wow - if you have no experience in escapes and you want to perform 'true' escapes (meaning that you don't want to use gaffs) then you have a very long road in front of you..
lock picking requires more than just knowlegde & skill, there's a 'touch' that you'll achieve and nothing short of experience will teach you how to deal with all the various lock mechanisms in use today..
that said - if you're serious about this - then go out and get yourself a cutaway pin-tumbler lock, and a pick set - steer clear of pick guns if you really want to learn the skills.. with a cutaway - you can 'cheat' while you're learning and see what's going on inside the lock..
cutaway locks & picks:
http://www.cannonsgreatescapes.com/lockopen.html
if you
only want to do an escape routine - just get yourself a gaffed straight jacket and some gaffed handcuffs or a set of standard issue handcuffs and a few spare keys..
presented properly - nobody will know the difference but you..
if you really want to learn the art - start with cannon's and grab a few good books, some picks & some locks and study, study, study =)
