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I suspect a lot of the five star reviews are from friends of the author because frankly this book is principally an advertisement for his expensive seminars and/or DVD sets. It does not instruct the reader on how to survive the first 5 seconds period. What it does do beyond advertising is reinforce repeatedly that all the martial arts training in the world won't work without the right mindset or intention when applying it. This is absolutely correct, but this alone doesn't instruct the reader on how to survive the first 5 seconds of violence encounter. I suspect the author's seminar's and DVDs that actually present the techniques needed to survive a violent encounter are valid, but you won't find them in this book. Fortunately I saw this while searching for another book in the library and read through it in an hour and I'm glad I didn't pay for it. I recommend going to the author's blog and reviewing it. You can get the same information for free and then you can decide if you want to attend the seminar or buy the DVDs.