Thank you for the kind words. I appreciate the research and effort you made before deciding to purchase, I think this should always be done before ordering anything.
To answer your questions regarding tapes, if your player has NTSC then it's no problem, we've never had any complaints to date from people who's players also included NTSC.
I would recommend the following as Ikarus pointed out:
1. Fundamentals
2. The Get R.E.A.L.
3. Tool and Target
4. Our book In Total Defense of the Self
This will cover everything you asked about in great detail.