Books and Instructional Videos by Alain Burrese

Survive a Shooting

Survive A Shooting: Strategies to Survive Active Shooters and Terrorist Attacks $24.95

We live in a world that can, at times, be quite dangerous. The good news is that you do have options. You don’t have to be a helpless victim! There are things you can learn to increase your survivability. Survive A Shooting will show you how to escape, deny, and attack back. This book is designed to save lives! Yours and your loved ones. Hiding and hoping isn’t a plan for survival. Get this book and make a plan for the unthinkable, and you will be able to enjoy life safely knowing you are a survivor.

This is the most important book I hope you never need. Survive a Shooting on Amazon

Hard-Won Wisdom

Hard -Won Wisdom From The School Of Hard Knocks $18.95

The author’s actual experiences provide the backbone for this realistic look at self-defense. Barroom brawls, street fights, and barracks ruckuses combined with bouncing, security, and bodyguard work taught the author the realities of fighting and street violence. This informative and entertaining guide contains loads of serious lessons and practical advice on fighting and violence and gives you the knowledge you’ll need to prevail in a physical encounter (including how to be aware of and avoid an impending fight). In this revised and expanded edition of the Paladin Press classic, Burrese covers the physical aspects of self-defense such as punching, kicking and other related training, but more importantly, he covers the little discussed aspects of self-defense and fighting. Things such as: what you are wearing, who you are with, and most importantly your mental state and realizing when you don’t have to fight. If you want to learn how to avoid a fight, or what to do when you can’t or don’t want to, this book is one you will thoroughly enjoy and learn from. Click here for Amazon: Hard-Won Wisdom From The School Of Hard Knocks (Revised and Expanded)

Fighter's Mindset

How To Protect Yourself By Developing A Fighter’s Mindset $12.99

“The most important weapon in the self-defense arsenal is your brain. Learn how to hone your instincts, forge a fighter’s mindset, and keep yourself safe. An extraordinary and important read from an author who really knows his stuff!” –Lawrence Kane, author of Surviving Armed Assaults, among others

The Fighter’s Mindset is the foundation to build your safety and self-defense strategies upon. You must have the proper mindset to stay safe, aware, and avoid potential danger; and you must have the proper mindset to escape to safety or attack back if you are assaulted or attacked. Now, in How To Protect Yourself By Developing A Fighter’s Mindset, Hapkido, self-defense, and safety expert Alain Burrese outlines the most important ingredients to develop your fighter’s mindset. Learn how and why you must be aware, be decisive, be courageous, be willing, be vicious, be determined, be cool and believe in yourself. He even shares why being nice is a safety and self-defense strategy. Filled with practical advice and quotations from many leading experts, this guide to developing a fighter’s mindset will be the cornerstone to your safety and self-defense. Buy it. Read it. And learn from it to increase your safety and ability to defend yourself if ever attacked. Click here for Amazon: How To Protect Yourself By Developing A Fighter’s Mindset

101 Safety and Self-Defense Tips

101 Safety and Self-Defense Tips: Lessons From The Experts ($2.99 Kindle Edition Only)

Learn from the top experts on safety and self-defense in the field. This book is a compilation of lessons from 101 different books dealing with violence and survival. Besides learning from the included lessons, the book provides and list and samples to assist you in building your own safety and self-defense library. Learn from Loren W. Christensen, Kelly McCann, Rory Miller, Ira A. Lipman, Lawrence A. Kane, Kris Wilder, Michael D. Janich, Sammy Franco, Marc “Animal” MacYoung, Juval Aviv, Massad F. Ayoob, Peyton Quinn, Sanford Strong and more. Read these lessons and implement the lessons provided into your own living and training, but also seek out these books to learn even more. Click here for Kindle edition from Amazon: 101 Safety and Self-Defense Tips: Lessons From The Experts

101 More Safety and Self-Defense Tips

101 More Safety And Self-Defense Tips: More Lessons From The Experts ($2.99 Kindle Edition Only)

Learn from the top experts on safety and self-defense in the field. This second book continues in the same format as the first. It is a compilation of lessons from 101 different books dealing with violence and survival. Besides learning from the included lessons, the book provides and list and samples to assist you in building your own safety and self-defense library. Learn from Loren W. Christensen, Kelly McCann, Rory Miller, Ira A. Lipman, Lawrence A. Kane, Kris Wilder, Michael D. Janich, Sammy Franco, Marc “Animal” MacYoung, Juval Aviv, Massad F. Ayoob, Peyton Quinn, Sanford Strong and more.

Read these lessons and implement the lessons provided into your own living and training, but also seek out these books to learn even more.  Click here for Kindle edition from Amazon: 101 More Safety And Self-Defense Tips: More Lessons From The Experts

Lost Conscience

Lost Conscience: A Ben Baker Sniper Novel $17.99

After a tragic school shooting, former army sniper, turned attorney, Ben Baker must decide between what’s legal and what’s right. Together with long-time friend, and former sniper buddy, Frank Senich, the two seek justice against a child trafficking ring. The pair must draw on their military sniping skills and their expertise in hand-to-hand combat to see their mission to its end. A mission that includes meth addicts breaking into Baker’s house; long range sniping; confrontations with the County Attorney and Attorney General; and battles with a former SEAL sniper, truck stop thugs, child abductors, and a pair of giants, one of whom was kicked out of professional wrestling for injuring too many wrestlers. Along the way, in order to succeed, and more importantly survive, Ben Baker must lose his conscience. Click here for Amazon: Lost Conscience: A Ben Baker Sniper Novel

Advanced Praise for Lost Conscience:

“Alain Burrese’s Lost Conscience is a fascinating and intricate thriller — the perfect read for anyone who thinks the criminal justice system needs a kick in the teeth and a swift backhand to the jaw for good measure.” — Andrew McAleer, author of Fatal Deeds

“A hardcore thriller extraordinaire.” — Lawrence Kane, author of The Little Black Book of Violence

“A riveting read!” – Ed Kugler, author of Dead Center: A Marine Sniper’s Two-Year Odyssey in the Vietnam War “Action adventure at its best. Reminds me of Grisham with more action.” – Ken Farmer, Co-author of Black Eagle Force: Eye of the Storm

“Lost Conscious is a highly realistic, gritty, and in-your-face read for those craving an action-packed story torn from today’s headlines. It doesn’t get much better than this.” — Loren W. Christensen, author of nearly 50 books including On Combat and Dukkha — The Suffering: A Sam Reeves Martial Arts Thriller

“Benjamin Baker isn’t just another courtroom lawyer, he’s ex-military and not afraid to get his hands dirty when it comes to sexual predators of children. Look out John Grisham, Michael Connelly and Andrew Vachss, Alain Burrese is in town.” — Marc “Animal” MacYoung, author of Taking it to the Streets: Making Your Martial Art Street Effective

Tough Guy Wisdom

Tough Guy Wisdom $9.99

The Tough Guy Wisdom series is the ultimate collection of “Tough Guy” movie quotes and trivia. The movie lines you love, along with the settings, the actors/actresses in the scenes, movie trivia, and interesting facts about the actors who said them. For action movie buffs and tough guy film aficionados, the Tough Guy Wisdom series will “Make your day!”

“I don’t know who you are. I don’t know what you want. If you are looking for ransom, I can tell you I don’t have money. But what I do have are a very particular set of skills; skills I have acquired over a very long career. Skills that make me a nightmare for people like you. If you let my daughter go now, that’ll be the end of it. I will not look for you, I will not pursue you. But if you don’t, I will look for you, I will find you, and I will kill you.”

– Liam Neeson as Bryan Mills – Taken (2008, US release 2009)

Click here for Amazon: Tough Guy Wisdom

Tough Guy Wisdom II

Tough Guy Wisdom II: Return of the Tough Guy $9.99

The Tough Guy Wisdom series is the ultimate collection of “Tough Guy” movie quotes and trivia. The movie lines you love, along with the settings, the actors/actresses in the scenes, movie trivia, and interesting facts about the actors who said them. For action movie buffs and tough guy film aficionados, the Tough Guy Wisdom series will “Make your day!”

“Men are gonna get killed here today, Sue. And I’m gonna kill them.”

Kevin Costner as Charley Waite – Open Range (2003)

Click here for Amazon: Tough Guy Wisdom II: Return of the Tough Guy

Tough Guy Wisdom III

Tough Guy Wisdom III Revenge of the Tough Guy $9.99

The Tough Guy Wisdom series is the ultimate collection of “Tough Guy” movie quotes and trivia. The movie lines you love, along with the settings, the actors/actresses in the scenes, movie trivia, and interesting facts about the actors who said them. For action movie buffs and tough guy film aficionados, the Tough Guy Wisdom series will “Make your day!”

“Okay, you people sit tight, hold the fort, and keep the home fires burning, and if we’re not back by dawn, call the president.”

Kurt Russell as Jack Burton – Big Trouble in Little China (1986)

Click here for Amazon: Tough Guy Wisdom III: Revenge of the Tough Guy

Streetfighting Essentials

Streetfighting Essentials: Combining Western Boxing and Hapkido Into an Unstoppable Self-Defense System $29.95  

Real street fights are serious trouble – the kind of trouble that most martial arts don’t prepare you for. So what do you do when a street thug approaches, wanting to make you his next victim? Former security professional and hapkido black belt Alain Burrese has the answer. In this explosive two-disc set, Burrese teaches you how to blend the proven hand techniques of boxing and hapkido’s devastating throws and kicks into a streetfighting system that is sure to keep you on top and put your opponent on the pavement. Burrese begins by teaching you the “tools of the trade” – including killer punches, hammerfists, palm heels, elbows, knees, kicks and throws. Then, through chillingly realistic scenarios and slow motion photography, he shows you how to apply these tools against the kinds of punches, grabs, weapon attacks and gang attacks you’ll really encounter on the street. Streetfighting Essentials is a comprehensive self-defense system that bridges the gap between martial arts theory and streetfighting reality. Don’t settle for anything less. For information purposes only.

Originally produced by Paladin Press as a 2-disc DVD set.

Hapkido Cane

Hapkido Cane: Big Stick Fighting from the Dojo to the Street $29.95

An often misunderstood but potentially deadly weapon, the cane is one of the few self-defense tools you can take virtually anywhere no matter what level of security you’re facing. In this hard-hitting video production from Paladin Press, veteran fighter Alain Burrese shows you how to maximize the combative use of the cane, turning it from just a leg support to an invaluable part of your arsenal. Stripping away the flashy martial arts moves to leave behind the bare essentials of big stick fighting, Burrese teaches you the rapid, vicious strikes that take advantage of the cane’s size and heft, and then transitions seamlessly into brutal combinations of striking and blocking that will have your opponent wishing he’d never mistaken you for an easy mark. From there, he shows hooking and grabbing techniques that enable you to move into joint locks, chokes and stick submissions relying on street-proven principles of movement, not fancy dojo dancing. Whether you carry a cane out of necessity or choice, this video will give you information on big stick fighting you can use to keep yourself safe on the street. For information purposes only.

Originally produced by Paladin Press as a 2-disc DVD set.

Hapkido Hoshinsul

Hapkido Hoshinsul: The Explosive Korean Art of Self-Defense $14.95

Hapkido is a traditional Korean martial art that translates as “The Way of Coordinated Power”. Unlike the more popular and sport-oriented taekwon do, hapkido is a pure fighting art that combines powerful striking and kicking methods with devastating joint locks, throws and breaks. Alain Burrese received his education in this art at one of the premier hapkido schools in South Korea. He also tested its effectiveness as a bouncer in the toughest GI bars in Asia. Now, in this explosive new Paladin video, Burrese reveals the secrets of hapkido’s amazingly effective techniques and shows you how to use its fundamental wrist, elbow and shoulder locks to defend against a variety of street attacks. Drawing from his own real-world experience, he also shows you how to adapt these techniques to the needs of the bouncer, security specialist or law enforcement officer.

Originally Produced by Paladin Press.

Chokes and Sleeper Holds

Chokes and Sleeper Holds: Proven Techniques for Both Competition and the Street  $24.95 

Chokes and sleeper holds are some of the most powerful and effective ways of stopping a fully resisting attacker. Take away a person’s consciousness and you take away the ability to fight. This information packed DVD will provide you with the tools to apply chokeholds and sleeper holds quickly and correctly – making you a formidable person to be reckoned with. Self-defense instructor Alain Burrese provides detailed instruction that allows you to easily learn these chokes and sleeper hold techniques. Techniques that are very effective at stopping fully resisting attackers – both in competition, such as MMA events, and in real self-defense situations on the street. Learn how to properly apply these chokes and sleeper holds and you’ll have powerful tools added to your arsenal. Learn how to end a fight in seconds with techniques like these: rear naked choke, side shoulder sleeper, guillotine choke, front collar choke, one hand chokes, uniform or jacket techniques, and much more. Easy access menus. Running length approx. 79 minutes.

Originally produced by Aiki Productions.

Restraint, Control & Come-A-Long Techniques Vol. 1

Restraint, Control & Come-A-Long Techniques Volume 1:  Effective Arrest & Control Techniques for Law Enforcement and Security Professionals $24.95 

Restrain, control, and take people outside with techniques specific to bouncers, security professionals and law enforcement.  Hapkido, safety, and security expert Alain Burrese teaches how to use joint locks and pain compliant techniques to control and move people.  Burrese instructs on how to make your joint locks, holds, and take downs more effective when working positions that require you to go “hands on.”  Everyone who might need to control others needs to learn the techniques Alain teaches in this program.  Additionally, even though designed for law enforcement and security professionals, this DVD set is also an invaluable tool for any martial artist who wants to make joint-locking techniques street effective. Volume 1 includes: Communication, Cone of Power, Arm Bar, Lower Back Wrist Lock, Goose Neck, Chicken Wing, Standing Center Lock, Applications and more. Easy access menus. Duration 73 minutes

Originally published by Aiki Productions.

Restraint, Control & Come-A-Long Techniques Vol. 2

Restraint, Control & Come-A-Long Techniques Volume 2  Effective Arrest & Control Techniques for Law Enforcement and Security Professionals $24.95 

Restrain, control, and take people outside with techniques specific to bouncers, security professionals and law enforcement.  Hapkido, safety, and security expert Alain Burrese teaches how to use joint locks and pain compliant techniques to control and move people.  Burrese instructs on how to make your joint locks, holds, and take downs more effective when working positions that require you to go “hands on.”  Everyone who might need to control others needs to learn the techniques Alain teaches in this program.  Additionally, even though designed for law enforcement and security professionals, this DVD set is also an invaluable tool for any martial artist who wants to make joint-locking techniques street effective. Volume 2 includes: Spinning A Person, Combat Breathing, Thumb Grab Goose Neck, Split Finger Goose Neck, Fingers Behind Back Hold, Over The Top Chicken Wing, Four Corner Throw, Figure Four Lock, Rolling A Subject Over, Pressure Points, Applications and more. Duration 71 minutes.

Originally published by Aiki Productions.

Lock On Vol. 1: Wrist Locks

Lock On: Joint Locking Essentials Volume 1: Wrist Locks $24.95 

Joint locks can be some of the most difficult techniques to learn and master. That is until now. The Lock On: Joint Locking Essentials series is a comprehensive guide to joint locks and one of the most complete programs available for practical joint locking information. In this original Aiki Productions DVD series, Hapkido and Self-defense instructor Alain Burrese presents detailed instruction on the mechanics of each lock, proper execution, and various applications to enable the viewer to learn the essentials of applying joint locks in any situation. This program is a must for every serious student of martial arts and self-defense. Volume 1: Wrist Locks includes detailed instruction on a variety of wrist locks, including: an explanation of the wrist, outer wrist lock, inner wrist lock, reverse handshake, S locks, faucet locks, and more. If you want to take your joint locking ability to the next level, you must have Lock On: Joint Locking Essentials Volume 1: Wrist Locks

Originally produced by Aiki Productions.

Lock On Vol. 2: Arm Bars & Elbow Locks

Lock On: Joint Lock Essentials Volume 2: Arm Bars & Elbow Locks $24.95 

Joint locks can be some of the most difficult techniques to learn and master. That is until now. The Lock On: Joint Locking Essentials series is a comprehensive guide to joint locks and one of the most complete programs available for practical joint locking information. In this original Aiki Productions DVD series, Hapkido and Self-defense instructor Alain Burrese presents detailed instruction on the mechanics of each lock, proper execution, and various applications to enable the viewer to learn the essentials of applying joint locks in any situation. This program is a must for every serious student of martial arts and self-defense. Volume 2: Arm Bars & Elbow Locks includes detailed instruction on a variety of arm bars and elbow locks including: an explanation of the elbow joint, basic arm bars and variations, arm breaks, armpit clamps, and ground applications. If you want to take your joint locking ability to the next level, you must have Lock On: Joint Locking Essentials Volume 2: Arm Bars and Elbow Locks.

Lock On Vol. 3: Shoulder Locks

Lock On: Joint Locking Essentials Volume 3: Shoulder Locks $24.95 

Joint locks are some of the most versatile techniques found in martial art curriculums. They can be used submit opponents, control rowdy people, or injure attackers, making them ideal for various self-defense and violent encounters, and a must for anyone working in law enforcement or security. Unfortunately, they can also be some of the most difficult techniques to learn and master. That is until now. The Lock On: Joint Locking Essentials series is a comprehensive guide to joint locks and one of the most complete programs available for practical joint locking information. In this original Aiki Productions DVD series, Hapkido and Self-defense instructor Alain Burrese presents detailed instruction on the mechanics of each lock, proper execution, and various applications to enable the viewer to learn the essentials of applying joint locks in any situation. This program is a must for every serious student of martial arts and self-defense. Volume 3: Shoulder Locks includes detailed instruction on a variety of shoulder locks, including: an explanation of the shoulder, raising arm locks, pulling shoulder locks, various chicken wing locks, figure four locks, and more. If you want to take your joint locking ability to the next level, you must have Lock On: Joint Locking Essentials Volume 3: Shoulder Locks.

Lock On Vol. 4: Finger Locks

Lock On: Joint Locking Essentials Volume 4: Finger Locks $24.95 

Joint locks are some of the most versatile techniques found in martial art curriculums.  They can be used submit opponents, control rowdy people, or injure attackers, making them ideal for various self-defense and violent encounters, and a must for anyone working in law enforcement or security.  Unfortunately, they can also be some of the most difficult techniques to learn and master.  That is until now.  The Lock On: Joint Locking Essentials series is a comprehensive guide to joint locks and one of the most complete programs available for practical joint locking information.  In this original Aiki Productions DVD series, Hapkido and Self-defense instructor Alain Burrese presents detailed instruction on the mechanics of each lock, proper execution, and various applications to enable the viewer to learn the essentials of applying joint locks in any situation.  This program is a must for every serious student of martial arts and self-defense. Volume 4: Finger Locks includes detailed instruction on a variety of finger locks, including: an explanation of the finger, handshake techniques, pressing fingers down, forcing fingers up behind the back, escapes from various holds, and more.  If you want to take your joint locking ability to the next level, you must have Lock On: Joint Locking Essentials Volume 4: Finger Locks.

Lock On Vol.5: Combining Locks & Lock Flow Drills

Lock On: Joint Locking Essentials Volume 5: Combining Locks & Lock Flow Drills $24.95 

Joint locks are some of the most versatile techniques found in martial art curriculums.  They can be used submit opponents, control rowdy people, or injure attackers, making them ideal for various self-defense and violent encounters, and a must for anyone working in law enforcement or security.  Unfortunately, they can also be some of the most difficult techniques to learn and master.  That is until now.  The Lock On: Joint Locking Essentials series is a comprehensive guide to joint locks and one of the most complete programs available for practical joint locking information.  In this original Aiki Productions DVD series, Hapkido and Self-defense instructor Alain Burrese presents detailed instruction on the mechanics of each lock, proper execution, and various applications to enable the viewer to learn the essentials of applying joint locks in any situation.  This program is a must for every serious student of martial arts and self-defense.

Volume 5: Combining Locks & Lock Flow Drills includes detailed instruction on the four corner throw, Shionage in Japanese, a lock that exploits both the wrist and shoulder.  Then, Burrese provides instruction on how to go from one lock to another, building to three and four lock combinations, and concluding with longer series of flow drills.  If you want to take your joint locking ability to the next level, you must have Lock On: Joint Locking Essentials Volume 5: Combining Locks & Lock Flow Drills.