You are walking to your car at night, and you see someone moving toward you too quickly. Your heart starts to beat fast. Your hands feel cold. What do you do? Do you know how to protect yourself if they attack? Most people do not. They have no plan. They freeze. This book was written to make sure you are not one of those people. This is a training manual for real-world self-defense. It is not about sport fighting or winning trophies. It is about keeping you safe when it matters most. It teaches a proven and powerful martial art called Hung Gar. For centuries, this style was used for protection. It is built on simple, strong movements that do not require you to be big, young, or incredibly strong. It requires you to be smart, aware, and trained. The secret of this art lies in the way of the Tiger and the Crane. These two animals represent the two sides of a complete fighter. The Tiger is strong and direct. It uses crushing grips and powerful, smashing strikes to dominate an opponent. The Crane is evasive and smart. It uses angles, redirection, and sharp, precise attacks to the weak points of the body. Alone, each one is good. Together, they are unstoppable. This book will teach you how to use both. We will start at the very beginning, with your foundation. You will learn how to stand. This might sound simple, but it is the most important part. A powerful stance makes you unmovable. It connects your body to the ground, so you can hit with the full weight of your body, not just the strength of your arm. You will learn the core stances that make every technique work. Without this, nothing else will have real power. Next, you will learn the hand techniques of the Tiger. You will shape your hand into the Tiger Claw. This is not for show. You will learn how to use it to grab an attacker's arm and tear it away, causing pain and breaking their balance. You will learn how to use that grip to control them, to pull them into your strikes, and to make them helpless. The Tiger Claw gives you command over the fight from the very first second you make contact. Then, you will learn the way of the Crane. You will learn to block without fighting force against force. Instead, you will use the Crane Wing to deflect punches so they miss you completely. You will learn the footwork to step out of the way of danger, to angle your body to a safe place where you can see the attacker but they cannot easily hit you. You will learn the Crane's Beak, a hand shape that can strike like a whip to the most sensitive parts of the body, like the throat or the eyes, to stop an attack immediately. This book provides a complete system for defense. You will learn a set of five core blocks. Each block is designed to stop an attack coming from a different angle-a straight punch, a hook, an uppercut, a grab. You will not just learn to block. You will learn how each block can instantly become a painful lock on the attacker's arm or a throw that puts them on the ground. Your defense and your counter-attack will become one single, smooth motion. We will cover every part of a real fight. You will learn what to do when an attacker is very close to you. You will learn how to use your elbows and knees, which are like natural hammers on your body, to hit with incredible power in a tight space. You will learn specific, tested responses to common attacks, like someone trying to punch you in the face, someone grabbing your shirt, or someone trying to tackle you to the ground. For each one, you will learn a clear, step-by-step response that uses the Tiger and Crane techniques to end the threat. The final part of the book is about your mind. Self-defense is more than just techniques. It is about awareness. It is about knowing how to spot trouble before it starts and how to avoid it. This book is a direct, clear, and detailed guide.