100 Deadly Skills : The SEAL Operative's Guide to Eluding Pursuers, Evading Capture, and Surviving Any Dangerous Situation

A hands-on, practical survival guide from retired Navy SEAL Clint Emerson—adapted for civilians from actual special forces operations—to eluding pursuers, evading capture, and surviving any dangerous situation.In today’s increasingly dangerous world, threats to your personal safety are everywhere. From acts of terror to mass shootings, and from the unseen (and sometimes virtual) matrix of everyday crime, danger is no longer confined to dark alleys or unstable regions. Potentially life-threatening circumstances can arise anywhere, anytime, and Clint Emerson—former Navy SEAL—wants you to be prepared. __100 Deadly Skills__ contains proven self-defense skills, evasion tactics, and immobilizing maneuvers—modified from the world of black ops—to help you take action in numerous “worst case” scenarios from escaping a locked trunk, to making an improvised Taser, to tricking facial recognition software. With easy-to-understand instructions and illustrations, Emerson outlines in detail many life-saving strategies and teaches you how to think and act like a member of the special forces. This complete course in survival teaches you how to prevent tracking, evade a kidnapping, elude an active shooter, rappel down the side of a building, immobilize a bad guy, protect yourself against cyber-criminals, and much more—all using low-tech to “no-tech” methods. Clear, detailed, and presented in an easy-to-understand and execute format, __100 Deadly Skills__ is an invaluable resource. Because let’s face it, when danger is imminent, you don’t have time for complicated instructions. Introduction Mission Prep Anatomy of a Violent Nomad Create an Every Day Carry Kit Build a Vehicle Bolt Bag Make a Concealable Compass Build an Improvised Concealable Holster Conceal Escape Tools Construct a Rectal Concealment Use Improvised Body Armor Identify Emergency Ballistic Shields The Violent Nomad Workout Infiltration Cross Enemy Borders by Sea Cross Enemy Borders by Air Cross Enemy Borders by Land Conceal Gear Using Caches Hook and Climb a Target Structure Scale a High Wall Blend into Any Environment Infrastructure Development Hotel Security and Safety Awareness Prevent a Hotel Room Invasion Conceal Belongings within Lodging Build a Room Hide Steal a Vehicle Operational Vehicle Prep Escape and Evasion Vehicle Prep Build a Vehicle Hide Steal a Plane Make a Water Bottle Silencer Transform an Umbrella into a Lead Pipe Turn a Pen into a Weapon Use a Fishing Weight as an Improvised Sap Make a Flexible Chain Weapon Make a Newspaper Nail Bat Deploy a Roll of Coins Surveillance Dismounted Surveillance Mobile Surveillance Make an Improvised Infrared Light Make a Tracking Device for Night Surveillance Detect Tampering of Personal Effects Determine Surveillance Discreetly Lose Surveillance Detect Tracking Devices Deceive Surveillance Cameras Access Create Improvised Lock-Picking Tools Pick a Lock Clam a Key Clone a Key Impression a Lock Bypass a Hotel Room Door Surreptitiously Unlatch Door Locks Defeat a Padlock Covertly Access Locked Luggage Open a Car Door with a Piece of String Discreetly Open Garage Doors Collection Install an Audio Device Turn a Speaker into a Microphone Construct and Install a Pinhole Camera Make Homemade Plastic Send Anonymous Emails Hide Information in Plain Sight Hide and Extract Data Using Everyday Photos Operational Actions Draw a Concealed Pistol Shoot from a Vehicle Win a Knife Fight Strike for a Knockout Deliver a Devastating Elbow Strike Make an Improvised Taser Make an Improvised Explosive Device Make a Diversionary "Flash" Device Make a Molotov Cocktail Pit a Target Vehicle Pistol Disarmament: Pointed at Chest Pistol Disarmament: Pointed at Back Survive an Active Shooter Make an Improvised Gas Mask Survive a Grenade Attack Wage Psychological Warfare Sanitization Leave Zero DNA Behind Leave Zero Fingerprints Behind Leave Zero Digital Trace Behind Trick Facial Recognition Software Trick Fingerprint Scanning Software Create a Hasty Disguise Get Past a Guard Dog Discreetly Clear a Flooded Scuba Mask Dispose of a Body Exfiltration and Escape Create a Rappelling Harness Escape a Multistory Building Survive a Drowning Attempt Escape from an Automobile Trunk Develop a Bug-Out Route Perform a J-turn Perform a Reverse 180 Survive Vehicular Impact Break Through a Two-Car Block Escape an Ambush Set Up Proper Posture for Escape Reposition Restrained Hands Defeat Handcuffs Defeat Zip Ties Defeat Duct Tape The Final BLUF Acknowledgments Glossary Resources and References Index A hands-on, practical survival guide from retired Navy SEAL Clint Emerson—adapted for civilians from actual special forces operations—to eluding pursuers, evading capture, and surviving any dangerous situation. In today's increasingly dangerous world, threats to your personal safety are everywhere. From acts of terror to mass shootings, and from the unseen (and sometimes virtual) matrix of everyday crime, danger is no longer confined to dark alleys or unstable regions. Potentially life-threatening circumstances can arise anywhere, anytime, and Clint Emerson—former Navy SEAL—wants you to be prepared. 100 Deadly Skills contains proven self-defense skills, evasion tactics, and immobilizing maneuvers—modified from the world of black ops—to help you take action in numerous "worst case" scenarios from escaping a locked trunk, to making an improvised Taser, to tricking facial recognition software. With easy-to-understand instructions and illustrations, Emerson outlines in detail many life-saving strategies and teaches you how to think and act like a member of the special forces. This complete course in survival teaches you how to prevent tracking, evade a kidnapping, elude an active shooter, rappel down the side of a building, immobilize a bad guy, protect yourself against cyber-criminals, and much more—all using low-tech to "no-tech" methods. Clear, detailed, and presented in an easy-to-understand and execute format, 100 Deadly Skills is an invaluable resource. Because let's face it, when danger is imminent, you don't have time for complicated instructions. From far-flung locations to our very own backyards, danger and disaster can strike at any moment, and survival comes down to preparation and knowing your enemy. Adapted by a retired Navy SEAL from the world of special operations, this manual draws on the unique skill set of a clandestine operative to radically improve your chances of coming out on top - whether you're faced with an active shooter or the zombie apocalypse. These one hundred deadly skills, which all rely on low-tech or "no-tech" tools (because complicated instructions are the last thing you need when facing imminent peril), include creating an every day carry kit; evading an ambush; escaping an automobile trunk; defeating handcuffs; making an improvised gas mask; disabling digital tracking devices; tricking facial recognition software; winning a knife fight; and surviving a grenade attack.--COVER. A Note to Readers Epigraph Introduction Mission Prep Infiltration Infrastructure Development Surveillance Access Collection Operational Actions Sanitization Exfiltration and Escape The Final BLUF Acknowledgments About the Author Glossary Resources and References Index Offers One Hundred Concise Methods Of Surviving Dangerous Situations Based On The Skills Of Military Special Forces Operatives, Covering Such Topics As Evading Ambushes, Escaping Confinement, And Winning A Knife Fight.