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wistyallgood's review
4.0
" This is really just a drop of piss in your toilet bowl of a life"
-My oldest brother, while driving me to an academic event in middle school that was making me very nervous.
So, my dad came up to me, raving about this book, and told me to read it. Now, I'm a psychotic book organizer, and I read books in a very specific order.
So my initial thought was:
There's no easy way to say this, Daddio, but this would really mess up my reading schedule, so...no.
What I then thought: you know, my dad is such a good guy, and I'll just read this quickly to make him happy and then get back on the regular reading train. We can also have a book club, which I live for. Also, he had so much common sense, maybe this book will help me gain some of that.
What I said: Sure.
This ended up being an enlightening read! Seriously, I feel like I'm much more aware and I've learned so much. Plus, Macyoung wrote with a readable humor. I enjoyed his quotes at the beginning of each chapter, and I just have a new way of thinking!
To explain my quote at the beginning, which I added in honor of all of Macyoung's quotes: this book, though I don't think it was the point, made me feel very good about myself! He had some wise things to say about the school-system and knowing what really matters in life. I now know I shouldn't let stressful academic situations get to me, because they really don't matter in the grand scheme of things, just like my brother said!
I'm glad I read this book, because now I know a lot more, and I also made my dad happy.
-My oldest brother, while driving me to an academic event in middle school that was making me very nervous.
So, my dad came up to me, raving about this book, and told me to read it. Now, I'm a psychotic book organizer, and I read books in a very specific order.
So my initial thought was:
There's no easy way to say this, Daddio, but this would really mess up my reading schedule, so...no.
What I then thought: you know, my dad is such a good guy, and I'll just read this quickly to make him happy and then get back on the regular reading train. We can also have a book club, which I live for. Also, he had so much common sense, maybe this book will help me gain some of that.
What I said: Sure.
This ended up being an enlightening read! Seriously, I feel like I'm much more aware and I've learned so much. Plus, Macyoung wrote with a readable humor. I enjoyed his quotes at the beginning of each chapter, and I just have a new way of thinking!
To explain my quote at the beginning, which I added in honor of all of Macyoung's quotes: this book, though I don't think it was the point, made me feel very good about myself! He had some wise things to say about the school-system and knowing what really matters in life. I now know I shouldn't let stressful academic situations get to me, because they really don't matter in the grand scheme of things, just like my brother said!
I'm glad I read this book, because now I know a lot more, and I also made my dad happy.
teelock's review
5.0
Everyone needs to be aware of the tactics their enemy might use. This book consolidates illicit strategies that fighters use to earn less than honest victories. A diligent awareness of these underhanded tactics will prevent them from being deployed. Additionally, it can be useful to spruce up one’s own fighting form with a couple of these shocking techniques, just in case of an unstoppably rampaging opponent.
rball's review
1.0
The bottom line here is Marc has never been in a fight.
How do I know? The book is shot through with statements about technique that would be instantly disproven if he had ever tried them.
At one point, he has a diagram of proper punching form that shows "the correct way to punch" as having your wrist 45 degrees out of alignment with your forearm. Do me a favor and try that against a heavy bag.
How do I know? The book is shot through with statements about technique that would be instantly disproven if he had ever tried them.
At one point, he has a diagram of proper punching form that shows "the correct way to punch" as having your wrist 45 degrees out of alignment with your forearm. Do me a favor and try that against a heavy bag.
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