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It's Friday and time for this week's Legends newsletter; buncha stuff today...
First, info on our newest ESP RAW DVD (volume 161).
This one is full of some serious old-school boxing & wrestling meanness. Corkscrew Punches galore and Neck Crank and Combat Cradle Lollapalooza! [Details in the next block.] I want to offer a Hale and Hearty Kudos to the Survivors of this past weekend's Western Warrior Boot Camp! "En'e t'zar wasap'e tekwiniap'i!" [You are strong Warriors!] Who's ready to do it again? If you're ready to do it again, or are thinking about stepping up and trying it yourself, check out our Western Warrior Readiness Deal that will get you thru this man-made Hell and Back! [See the last block for details.] This week's article block is on one crafty, but not very ethical boxing master from the past. These giants of the past have so much to teach us.
And last, but not least, check out the ESP RAW Subscription service info. You can save yourself some money on this volume of RAW ($5.50 to be exact) and pick up 3 more volumes of RAW absolutely free. And become a member of the Vale Alliance absolutely free. Thanks everyone and have a great weekend! Sincerely,
Mark Hatmaker
Extreme Self Protection
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Kid McCoy's Corkscrew Punches & The Hook-Chancery Chase
This is a Combination Man/Combination Woman two-fer. We've got some sneaky old school boxing and wicked wrestling meanness to toss your way.
We are going to get inside Kid McCoy's Corkscrew punch.
If you don't know who Kid McCoy was, let's say this, on
several he took on multiple opponents one right after the other and knocked them out.
He often gave up weigh to accomplish this feat.
Most seem to think that the corkscrew can only be delivered with straight punches but we will go into detail on how to bang HARD with it while using your jab, your rear straight, but we'll get inside how McCoy used them also on his lead hook, and uppercuts. McCoy was literally a twisted genius. BTW-As a Bonus for purchasing RAW 161 I'll toss in a chapter on McCoy from our upcoming book on Historical Boxing. And for our grapplers and Combination Men & Women out there this volume features a 10-Point SubmissionChain we have dubbed The Hook Chancery Chase. It starts with, well, the hook chancery and before the pain is done we'll have hit False Spears, Double Spin Double Wrist locks, Hopping Keylocks, and much more mean fun. This volume (as with all volumes of RAW) comes with a printed syllabus for inclusion in your training notebook. ESP RAW 161 can be had this month for $32 (S & H included--Domestic & International) at the end of the month the price goes to $42 Domestic/$52 International. [Of course, it's only $26.50 for the RAW Crew.]
To pay only $26.50 for this DVD + receive 3 other RAW DVDs for free and gain free membership to the Vale Alliance, subscribe to our ESP RAW DVD Service.
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Kid McCoy's Corkscrew Punch
Hey Crew,
Below I offer a portion of a chapter from our upcoming book on Historical Boxing, this lesson is from Kid McCoy the inventor of the "corkscrew" punch.
This is only a portion of the chapter, the full chapter plus the "How-To" will be included in the RAW syllabi for all RAW Crew. Think that corkscrew can only be thrown with the jab or rear straight? Nope. McCoy has a lesson to teach us. I hope you enjoy!
KID MCCOY'S CORKSCREW PUNCH
The man born as Norman Selby in 1872, who later becomes Charles "Kid" McCoy (another fighter's name that he causally adopted as his own,) who later took on the nom de ring "The Corkscrew Kid," and then eventually, and simply, "Kid McCoy" was not a good man. He was a con man, a thief, a cheat, and a hustler. His out of the ring exploits could fill a book of nefarious deeds, but despite all this thuggish and disreputable baggage you can't take away the fact that he was one of the slickest boxers to step into the ring.
Selby, McCoy, or whatever name he was going by on any given day won the vacant middleweight title with a knockout in the 15th round of Dan Creedon in 1897. He never bothered to defend the title, but don't let that winning of a vacant title and lack of title defense allow you to assume McCoy was inactive or yellow. On the contrary, he was active as hell, and seemingly fearless. Consider the following.
In 1896, the year prior to picking up the middleweight belt he knocked out welterweight champion Tommy Ryan, a move that would seemingly make him the champion but he never claimed the welterweight title.
On the evening of November 12th, 1897 he knocked out George LaBlanche and Beach Ruble both on the same night-first round knockouts of both men.
The years 1897-1898 saw him on a 13 consecutive knockouts streak.
December 2nd, in the year of 1901 Kid McCoy didn't just fight three men in one night, he knocked all three of them out.
Let's also have a look at some of the men McCoy faced singly. Keep in mind McCoy was a natural middleweight but he took on and often did quite well against the following men: Joe Choynski, Tom Sharkey, Peter Maher, Jack Root, Philadelphia Jack O'Brien, Jack "Twin" Sullivan, Gus Ruhlin, and the estimable James. J. Corbett. These men were all vaunted heavyweights of the day, but McCoy had no problem saying yes to the bouts.
What McCoy lacked in morals and ethics he more than made up for in grit and power....
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Western Warrior Readiness Deal
Do you want to increase your old school boxing prowess-dirty tricks and all?
Do you want to wrestle, wrench , and crush with old-school aplomb?
Do you want to step up and take on the mantle of old school Warrior Spirit?
Do you want to forge yourself with Drills and Tactics that the legendary Warriors of the past used to build strong bodies, strong minds, strong characters, and strong spirits?
Then consider coming aboard the RAW Crew-Below are all of the premium benefits.
For just $26.50 per month/$36.50 International) and you'll get...
- One ESP RAW DVD every month. [Either the featured volume or your choice from our back library of 161 titles.]
- 15% off of all products and services in our store (Western Warrior Boot Camp Attendance included.)
- Free membership in The Vale Alliance.
- Free access to 5 Combat Conditioning WODs per week.
- Free access to 5 Days per Week of Combat Drills of the Day which cover Boxing, Wrestling, & Street work.
- Free access to the No Second Chance Book of Assignments our massive workbook of interactive readiness drills.
- Free access to The Vale Alliance forum where you will find instructional and historical material from myself and Coach Kris Iatskevich.
- Free access to Coaching Conferences via email, messaging, or phone.
- 3 Free RAW DVDs of your choice as a sign-up bonus.
- And-for the month of March all new subscribers will receive a free book of their choice from our 16-title (and counting) series of books from Tracks Publishing.
Again all of the above benefits for just $26.50 monthly ($36.50 International) far less than most every gym fee in the world.
If you are resolving to train harder, to box with edges (elbows and illegal blows), wrestle like a beast, and indulge in the warrior spirit past and present-come aboard crew and we'll go on this journey together.
Nar'u'at'u Tekwiniap'i! [Fight Warriors!]
Mark Hatmaker
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Seminars
We'll be in St. Louis on April 9th for our team-up with Danny Hoskins and the Native American Warrior Arts Crew for some blade-work with Danny, rough and tumble from me, and Rik Brown will be there as well swinging some bad-ass mace.
We'd love to come out your way. If you'd like us to come to you, see our Pick An Adventure Info and we may just come to you far cheaper than you'd imagine (I'm easy when it come to new friends and fun stuff.)
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