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Doran's Science of Self Defense FACSIMILE REPRODUCTION NOTES: This document is an attempt at a faithful transcription of the original document. Special effort has been made to ensure that original (mis)spelling, line-breaks, and vocabulary are left intact, and when possible, similar fonts have been used. However, it contains original formatting and image scans. All rights are reserved except those specifically granted herein. LICENSE: You may distribute this document in whole, provided that you distribute the entire document including this disclaimer, attributions, transcriber forewords, etc., and also provided that you charge no money for the work excepting a nominal fee to cover the costs of the media on or in which it is distributed. You may not distribute this document in any for- pay or price-metered medium without permission. SPECIAL THANKS Special thanks to Ken Pfrenger and Craig Gemeiner for making this document available to me for republication. Thank you! DEDICATION Special dedication to my lovely and understanding wife Mylinda, my energetic and enthusiastic son Christopher, and my stunningly beautiful daughter Allison. -Kirk Lawson LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. page. 1. SPARRING FOR “AN OPENING, (ON COVER.)............................................... 2. PHOTO OF AUTHOR, (FRONTISPIECE.)......................................................... 3. LEFT HAND LEAD FOR FACE—INCORRECT........................................... 9 4. STRIKING THE “TRAINING-BAG.”........................................................ 13 5. ATTITUDE—CORRECT....................................................................... 17 6. ATTITUDE—INCORRECT..................................................................... 21 7. SPARRING FOR “AN OPENING.”............................................................ 25 8. EXERCISES AT THE “WALL-PAD.”....................................................... 29 9. THE KNEE-KICK............................................................................... 33 10. RIGHT-HAND COUNTER ON NECK....................................................... 37 11. ESCAPING RIGHT-HAND COUNTER ON NECK........................................ 41 12. RIGHT-HAND CROSS-COUNTER........................................................... 45 13. STOP FOR RIGHT-HAND CROSS-COUNTER............................................ 49 14. PARRYING AND COUNTERING............................................................... 53 15. LEFT-HAND LEAD FOR FACE—CORRECT............................................. 57 16. LEFT-HAND LEAD FOR “MARK.”........................................................ 61 17. PARRY FOR LEFT-HAND LEAD FOR “MARK.”....................................... 65 18. GUARD FOR RIGHT-HAND SWINGING BLOW AT BODY............................ 69 19. PARRY FOR RIGHT-HAND SWINGING BLOW AT NECK............................. 73 20. STOP FOR RIGHT-HAND SWINGING BLOW AT NECK............................... 77 21. RIGHT-HAND UPPER-CUT.................................................................. 81 22. LEFT-HAND UPPER-CUT.................................................................... 85 23. RIGHT-HAND BODY BLOW ON “MARK.”............................................. 89 24. RIGHT-HAND COUTNER, OVER THE HEART.......................................... 93 25. SLIPPING.......................................................................................... 97 26. LEFT-HAND “BAT” AND RIGHT-HAND COUNTER.................................. 101 27. IN-FIGHTING.....................................................................................105 28. SIDE-STEP........................................................................................109 29. CHANCERY HOLD NO. 1.................................................................... 111 30. BREAK FOR CHANCERY HOLD NO. 1................................................... 113 31. CHANCERY HOLD NO. 2............................................................................ 115 32. BREAK FOR CHANCERY HOLD NO. 2................................................... 117 33. BACK-HEELING.................................................................................119 34. BREAK FOR BACK-HEELING............................................................... 121 35. CROSS-BUTTOCK...............................................................................123 Formerly instructor in boxing at University of Michigan, An Arbor Academy, Orchard Lake; Amabair Athletic Association, Memphis, Ten. Club, Hamilton, Canada; Cincinnati Gymnasium, Cincinnati, O. and etc. CONTENTS. page. Introductory................................................................................. 11 Explanation of Phrases................................................................ 20 Attitude........................................................................................ 23 Sparring for an Opening.............................................................. 27 Advancing and Retreating........................................................... 31 Right-Hand Counter on Neck...................................................... 47 Escaping Right-Hand Counter on Neck...................................... 48 Right-Hand Cross-Counter.......................................................... 51 Parrying and Countering.............................................................. 51 Left-Hand Lead for Face............................................................. 55 Left-Hand Feint and Right-Hand Finish...................................... 55 Left hand Lead for “Mark”.......................................................... 56 Parry for Left-Hand Lead at “Mark”........................................... 60 Left Hand Feint and Left-Hand Finish........................................ 60 Feint to “Draw”........................................................................... 64 Feint to Retire and Attack............................................................ 64 Guard for Right-Hand Swinging Blow at Body.......................... 67 Parry for Right-Hand Swinging Blow at Neck............................ 68 Stop for Right-Hand Swinging Blow at Neck............................. 68 Right-Hand Upper-Cut................................................................ 68 Left-Hand Upper-Cut................................................................... 71 page. Right-Hand Lead for “Mark”...................................................... 72 Right-Hand Counter Over Heart.................................................. 72 On-Handed Parry and Counter.................................................... 75 “Slipping”.................................................................................... 76 Left-Hand “Bat” and Right-Hand Counter.................................. 79 In-Fighting................................................................................... 80 Side Step...................................................................................... 83 Chancery-Hold and Back-Heeling—Remarks............................ 84 Chancery-Hold No. 1................................................................... 84 Break for Chancery-Hold No. 1.................................................. 84 Chancery-Hold No. 2................................................................... 87 Break for Chancery-Hold No. 2.................................................. 88 Back-Heeling............................................................................... 91 Break for Back-Heeling............................................................... 91 Cross-Buttock.............................................................................. 91 The Pivot Blow............................................................................ 92 Dumb-Bells—Remarks............................................................... 95 Dumb-Bell Exercises................................................................... 96 Addenda....................................................................................... 100 David H. Blanchard’s American Fair Play Rules........................ 107 Preface In offering this work to the public, I will not feign a humility which I do not feel; nor will I offer any apology. Were I not satisfied that it will fill a void in the literature on boxing I should not have submitted it to the search-light of public criticism. Though there are many books treating of the same sub- ject, written by able writers and famous boxers, yet so much of importance has been left unsaid; so little attention has been given to the details of the science—the authors, as a rule addressing themselves to those persons who have had the benefit of careful training under a competent instruc- tor—that much cause exists for complaint from the novice seeking light upon the subject. There are thousands of boys and men desiring to acquire the science of self-defense who, for various reasons, are unable or unwilling to put themselves under the care of a professional instructor, and who justly complain of their in- ability to become proficient in the science through the study of books; all of which apparently, intended as quiz- books. The object of this work is especially to deal with the be- ginner; as the title implies. Mr. Thomas Logan, in the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin, says of it: "Advance sheets show that it would even benefit many of the boxers and 'professors' now in the business." Particular stress is given to instruction in the proper and PREFACE. methodical action of the feet, for although all writers on the subject thus far
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