This volume emphasizes situations where an armed or unarmed individual meets up with an armed antagonizer, and breaks attackers down into categories by their weapon of preference, offering advice specific to each. Covered are bladed weapons (knife & sword), batons and clubs, and guns (short & long). You will learn what to watch for concerning suspects, how to guard against the unlikely, and how to stay focused. You will learn the best way to conceal weapons on your person, and how to be certain your weapons will be in working order when you need them.

Recommended especially for anyone who works in law enforcement, corrections, in a capacity for the military, or other public service employees. A good companion to this is Rex Applegate's "Kill Or Get Killed".


Timely, Accurate, and Realistic   November 19, 2002
I just finished this book and it has, without question, become an important book to read if you are in any way concerend with personal security. It is written for the citizen and is not yet another book geared to the police/military community.

Detailing Sockut's Israeli experience, his advice is very timely for Americans. While terror levels in the US do not reach Israeli proportions, his advice transitions easily to US urban street crime senarios, as well as preparting the reader, mentally, for what may become more common. And, if/when terror increases in the US, as it seems it will, this book is a broad based, yet quick, read of mental and physical security preparedness for the armed citizen.


WRITTEN BY A HEAVYWEIGHT TONY GAMPU   May 20, 2002
 13 out of 21 found this review helpful

Back in 1995, Sockut's book, SECRETS OF STREET SURVIVAL-ISRAELI STYLE, first hit the streets. Sockut wrote of the danger of a world-wide Islamic Terror Network (Al Qaeda) which would hit US economic targets (world trade center). Sockut took a lot of flak about this, being labelled "paranoid" among some other derogatory terms. Seems, like all visionaries, Sockut suffered criticisms from those who should have known better. Well, Sept. 11, 2001 has changed all that, Sockut's warnings and predictions have unfortunately come to pass, in spades. Sockut also warned of growing world crime. Well, what's happening in many countries around the world is bearing that out too. 9/11 has educated us all to these dangers which are only just beginning to engulf us. If anything, Sockut was too conservative in his early predictions. My hat is off to Sockut for being brave enought to speak his mind when we were all asleep and he was a lone voice in the wilderness. THIS IS A GREAT BOOK


sockut admires jim bowie   May 8, 2002
 4 out of 4 found this review helpful

i am a serious student of knife fighting who has read them all. I'm sorry to say, most are bull-throwers woh advocate "secret" techniques and "magic" knives (and who never used one in anger against a serious opponent) that's why i liked sockut's recommendations. he believes in knife fighting basics, without "smoke and mirrors." he also admires and advocates jim bowie's technique. bowie was a real knife fighter and not a walter mitty. but sockut, goes one step further. while advocating th bowie knife and technique, he knows most will not carry a full size one because blade length and weight. so he also recommends a good double edge fighting knife which can do everything the bowie can but chop. that's practical. that's real. my hat's off to sockut. he makes survival sense.


MUST READING FOR POLICE OFFICERS   May 4, 2002
 5 out of 5 found this review helpful

The International Association of Chiefs of Police recommened this book for police departments around the world. That's how I found out about it.

I started my journey as a Ranger in the U.S. Army and then went into Law Enforcement where I currently work in the anti-terrorist field.

In reading "SECRETS OF STREET SURVIVAL-ISRAELI STYLE", by Eugene Sockut, I was reminded of some of the greats that have written in the past like Fairbain and Appegate. People who have been there and done that and know what works.

I know for a fact that Col. Rex Appegate and Sockut were friends who corresponded regularly on all aspects of street survival. Both pushed the concept of Point Shooting. Appelgate presented Sockut with one of his knives from his collection.

People who read this book should understand that it is the effort of many people in Israel and Sockut to over come a situation that none of us would like to live under. The book is a tool to get us to think about the environment we live in and the threats we face and what methods we can use to protect ourselves. What Sockut carries for defense in his situation in Israel may not work in other situations, but the mindset that Sockut is putting out will. I do not get that he is telling us to copy him in the exact equipment that he uses, but rather to open our minds and be creative. When he shows us his two gun rig, it is to show us that carrying concealed is not as hard as
most civilians believe. David Steele, the gun writer, says: "Sockut's rig is well thought out." I agree.

I rate Sockut's book as aperfect five stars as it gets us to think about what threats we face and how we can counter them.