This book is a compilation of articles written by author David Weeks for COMBAT and MARTIAL ARTS ILLUSTRATED magazines, plus submissions to ZANI, the on-line e-magazine. As an added bonus there are two early articles from the now-defunct UNDERGROUND MARTIAL ARTS, plus excerpts from David's book 'ESSENCE OF A MAN: A Study in Male Violence'. The articles range from profiles of Jean Claude Van Damme and Steven Seagal, to interviews with martial artists and self-protection experts; analyses of Wing Chun kung fu and Filipino Escrima, and an in-depth interview with pioneering British martial arts instructors Jay Dobrin and Phil Chenery.