The Art of Manliness: Classic Skills and Manners for the Modern Man by Brett Mckay, Kate Mckay Page B

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    The wood should begin to splinter. Today many doors are made of soft wood and are hollow. They should give way fairly easily, especially since a deadlock bolt extends only an inch or less into the door frame. Older completely solid doors will prove more resistant. Just keep on kicking until the door gives way and you can save the day.
    Avoid jump kicks. While you may be tempted to employ this manly move, jumping, even if preceded by “the crane,” diminishes your stability which causes you to lose power.
    Perform the Fireman’s Carry
     
    “A hero is a man who does what he can.”
    —Romain Rolland
    The fireman’s carry is hands-down the manliest way of carrying a person to safety. And it not only looks awesome, it’s actually an effective way to distribute someone’s weight, allowing you to haul them over long distances with minimal strain.
    Figure 3.8 The fireman’s carry is an effective way to distribute someone’s weight, allowing you to haul them over long distances with minimal strain.

1. Raise the victim to a standing position. This is no easy task when they’re dead to the world. Start by rolling them on their stomach and kneel by their head. Stick your arms under their armpits and around their back. Raise the victim to his feet. Lift with your legs, not with your back.
2. Shift your weight to your right leg and stick it between the victim’s legs. Grab the victim’s right hand with your left, and drape it over your shoulder. With your head under the victim’s right armpit, wrap your arm around the back of his right knee. Squat down and position his body on your shoulders. Try to equally distribute his body weight on each side.
3. Grab the victim’s right hand with your right hand. Your left hand is free to judo chop would-be assailants.
4. Transport your victim.
    Save a Drowning Person
     
    You’re at the lake with your friends and family. You’re grilling some tasty man burgers and taking in the beautiful sunny day. As you gaze over the water, you see a man thrashing his arms around and gasping for air. It’s time to get your David Hasselhoff on and save this drowning person. Your golden brown hairy chest was made for a moment like this. You start to run towards the lake.
    Unfortunately, since you’re at the lake and not the ocean, your fantasy of being the Hoff ends here. Contrary to what you see on television and in movies, your best move is not to dash into the water after the person. Drowning people aren’t only a danger to themselves; they’re a danger to the people rescuing them, too. Panicked and flailing about, they can pull and push you under when you try to help.
    If the person is near the shore or you’re in a boat, try these two methods first:
1. Pull the person to safety with a stick. Grab a long tree limb or pole and extend it out to the victim. Tell them to grab on. Pull them to safety.
2. Throw an object out to them attached to a rope. If you’re near a body of water, it’s always good to have a safety ring close by. If you don’t have one, improvise by tying a rope to an object and throwing it out to the person.
    Figure 3.9 Save a drowning person by throwing an object out to them attached to a rope.

    If the person is too far away to rescue with either of these methods, you’ll need to get in the water to save them. When rescuing a person from the water, take these precautions to avoid getting drowned yourself.
1. Calm the person down. As you approach the person, talk to them and let them know that everything is going to be fine. It makes getting them out of the water much easier.
2. If you have a floatation device and the victim is simply too far off for you to throw it from shore, swim out close enough to be able to toss it to them. If the floating object is tethered to a rope, pull them to shore. If not, simply have them grab on.
3. Approach the person from the back. You want to be out of the reach of the victim’s arms and legs. As mentioned above,