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100 Deadly Skills: The SEAL Operative's Guide
Spot Trouble Before It Finds You — Everyday Situational Awareness
Escape Restraints, Bad Neighborhoods, and Worse Situations
Improvise Tools and Defenses From Ordinary Objects
100 Skills, One Per Spread, With Hand-Drawn Diagrams
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Martin J.
"Packed to the bindings with common-sense, real-world tested tricks for just about any situation where you might need to get a little dirty to survive. Whether you're rounding out your skills or just curious about tradecraft, it's a worthy read."
Know what to do before you need to know it
Walk into any room already three steps ahead
Turn everyday objects into tools that get you out
Know what to do before you need to know it
Walk into any room already three steps ahead
Turn everyday objects into tools that get you out
Know what to do before you need to know it
Walk into any room already three steps ahead
Turn everyday objects into tools that get you out
Know what to do before you need to know it
Walk into any room already three steps ahead
Turn everyday objects into tools that get you out
Know what to do before you need to know it
Walk into any room already three steps ahead
Turn everyday objects into tools that get you out
Know what to do before you need to know it
Walk into any room already three steps ahead
Turn everyday objects into tools that get you out
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Prepare Smarter. Handle Anything With Confidence.
Learn practical, step-by-step skills for staying aware, staying safe, and getting out of situations most people never see coming. With clear explanations and a hand-drawn diagram for every skill, you'll understand what actually keeps you out of trouble, what to do if you're already in it, and how to move through daily life with the quiet confidence that comes from knowing you're prepared.
Skills Worth Sharing With The People You Protect
Preparedness isn't a solo project. Walk through the fundamentals together — how to read a room, secure a home, travel smarter, and stay calm when something goes wrong. Every skill is explained in plain language with a clear diagram, so anyone at the table can follow along, whatever their starting point.
One Skill at a Time, One Page at a Time
No prior training, no wading through theory. Each of the 100 skills gets its own two-page spread — a plain-language walkthrough on the left, a hand-drawn diagram on the right. Start at page one or open to whatever catches your eye. Either way you close the book knowing something useful you didn't know before.
MOST PEOPLE ARE NEVER TAUGHTHOW TO HANDLE THE UNEXPECTED
Nobody sits you down and explains how to read a room, secure a hotel door, or get free of a zip tie. Most survival books either assume you're already trained or bury the useful parts in theory. This one is written for civilians — 100 skills, one per spread, each with a hand-drawn diagram, in plain language you can act on.
MOST PEOPLE ARE NEVER TAUGHTHOW TO HANDLE THE UNEXPECTED
Nobody sits you down and explains how to read a room, secure a hotel door, or get free of a zip tie. Most survival books either assume you're already trained or bury the useful parts in theory. This one is written for civilians — 100 skills, one per spread, each with a hand-drawn diagram, in plain language you can act on.
THIS BOOK
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Written by a retired Navy SEAL with 20 years of service
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Every skill illustrated with a step-by-step diagram
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Written for civilians — no training or gear required
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One skill per spread, so you can open to any page
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WHAT READERS ARE SAYING
From first-time readers to people who already know their way around this world — here's what they took away from it.
Serious information
I wanted to learn self defense and I got that from the book. The details are very good and the pictures are genuinely helpful. A very serious book — it surprised me.
Packed to the bindings
Whether you're rounding out your skills or just curious about tradecraft, this is a worthy read. Common sense, real-world tested tricks and advice for just about any scenario.
Fascinating, practical, and entertaining
It goes beyond military tactics — it's about situational awareness and preparedness in real-world scenarios. The illustrations are great, and the step-by-step explanations make even the most intense techniques feel accessible.
An operative's perspective
The skills are practical, resourceful, real-world examples. Once you actually try something for yourself, it raises your confidence, because you've tried it and now you're more prepared if the need ever arises.
Simple and direct
Very simply structured — the left page describes the topic, the right page gets specific with well-drawn illustrations. Plenty of interesting ideas, useful for everyday life too.
A great starting point
One page explains the technique in detail, the next illustrates it with clear, easy-to-follow drawings. It teaches you things you didn't know and makes you think about improvisation and the extra uses of ordinary objects.
Everyone can take something from it
Very good quality, clear pages, no printing defects. There's plenty of solid advice and skills here that are useful in daily life. I recommend it completely.
A mine of practical ideas
On every page, a concrete idea for keeping yourself safe, at home or out. Pragmatic and well made.
An excellent compilation
Incredible, very clear, objective and useful. An important title for anyone hungry for knowledge in the safety and security space.