Defend yourself with salad tongs, hairbrushes--and even a dirty diaper! A sidewalk thief tries to steal your wallet, but you are unarmed. What do you do? With A Guide to Improvised Weaponry, you'll know how to protect yourself--even if all you have are your car keys and a candy bar. Written by Green Beret and combat expert Terry Schappert, this book teaches you how to turn your lipstick, your wristwatch--even the shoes on your feet--into strategic self-defense tools. Traditional weapons can be expensive, dangerous, and in the blur of an attack, easily turned against you, but with his life-saving advice, you can avoid these risks and defend yourself by deploying the hidden tactical uses of 100 ordinary items. Whether you're out grocery shopping, riding in an elevator, or enjoying a stroll through the park, A Guide to Improvised Weaponry shows you how to control your environment and become your own bodyguard--ready and able to act when you need to.

Unlock the powerful secrets of easy Self Protection in "How to Defend Yourself in 3 Seconds or Less: The Self Defence Secrets You NEED to Know!" A simple and insightful guide for beginners and experts alike! How to Unlock Your Brain's Secret Power... How Can You Win Every Single Fight... The 3 Second Rule (That most people have no idea about)... How can you train your brain to deal with panic... Illustrated Techniques Distraction and Evasion How to Fight...even when you can't see! The Most Common 'Mistake' with a popular technique... and much more! With most violent encounters the ability to defend yourself comes down to a matter of seconds where the right actions can be the difference between life and death. Developed with input from Top Martial Artists and Self Defence experts this illustrated guide reveals the secrets of real Self Defence and exposes the truth behind street violence. All designed to give you straight-forward, practical advice and keep you safe when it counts. Stay safe out there and get the edge today! Grab Your Copy Now!

Written in easy-to-understand steps and accompanied by clear illustrations, How to Defend Yourself teaches realistic self-defence techniques that can be applied in everyday situations.

The Judo Advantage explores the dynamics of how and why the human body works most efficiently for throwing, submission, and pinning techniques. Although judo provides the basis for the author's analysis, his insights also relate to other grappling sports such as Russian sambo, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, and Olympic and collegiate wrestling. You will learn how to Gain a competitive edge using the principles of human biomechanics. Master the ability to control your opponent's movements. Improve fluency for seamless transition between techniques. Generate incredible power and speed. This book features: In-depth analysis of stances, balance breaking, throws, takedowns, transitions, ground fighting, trapping, footwork, combinations, gripping, posting, linear and angular movement, torque, generating power, evading, generating force, changing directions, and stability Over 200 action photos Drills and winning insight for coaches and athletes of grappling arts Steve Scott merges traditional martial wisdom with modern kinesiology, the study of human anatomy and movement. This new biomechanical perspective helps competitors develop every facet of their grappling skill, giving them a clear advantage in controlling opponents.

Hone your senses, increase awareness, and learn the techniques that could save your life. Self-Defense: Steps to Survival will teach you to identify danger, avoid assault, and defend yourself and others against attackers in a variety of situations. Based on the proven strategies and techniques taught on campuses and in metropolitan areas worldwide, Self-Defense: Steps to Survival is both practical and immediately applicable for men, women, and teens regardless of previous experience. You'll learn these skills: -Assess your surroundings, notice warning signs, and remove yourself from potential harm. -Use the power of your own voice to thwart an attack. -Recognize warning signs of violence in an intimate relationship. -Resist and escape physical and sexual violence by strangers and acquaintances. -Free yourself from an assailant's grasp. -Develop an arsenal of strikes, kicks, and defense techniques for countering physical attacks. -Defend yourself against weapon attacks and multiple attackers. Don't live in fear! Self-Defense: Steps to Survival will change the way you approach everyday life, giving you the assurance that you'll be prepared for the unexpected. See all the titles available in the Steps to Success Series.

Most of us are under verbal attack everyday and often don't realize it. In "The Gentle Art of Verbal Self-Defense" you'll learn the skills you need to respond to all types of verbal attack

If what you are learning, or more importantly, HOW you are learning, you are in serious trouble should you ever need to use it for self-protection! This book will examine what factors make self-defence training great. It will look at the problems training and the mindset and training changes you can make right now to turn yourself into a formidable force to be reckoned with should you ever need to defend yourself. The self-defense mindset is an honest and open approach to training and the philosophy you need to protect yourself and improve your martial arts and self-defense skill set. Discover powerful crystals for rock-solid protection · Potent and effective crystal combinations revealed · Learn how to use self-regenerating protection shields · Stop psychic attacks and prevent them from happening · Free yourself from psychic energy vampires · Learn high-impact energy clearing techniques · How to repair, heal and strengthen your aura · Shield your home from negative energies · Make crystal grids to protect you and your loved ones · Plus so much more... This book will highlight your natural instincts that can get you out of serious situations as well as point out some that may land you in trouble. It will debunk myths that many people have about defending themselves in real-life situations and give you a clear understanding of the attacker’s mind-set as well as that of the person under attack. Much of what is discussed you already know, but it needs to be unlocked. Many of our survival instincts have been suppressed and dulled by the modern era in which we live; others have become outdated.

If you have walked down a dark alley in the dark of the night with no companions, you may identify with the feeling of your heart thumping against your chest. You keep looking over your shoulders, anticipating someone to mysteriously appear out of nowhere and pounce on you. You feel uneasy and afraid that someone will attack you or mug you. However, if you have had the ability to defend yourself, you would feel more confident and less afraid of being attacked. This is also the reason why many people have signed themselves up for self defence classes.Self defence simply means to be able to fight off the aggressor and successfully protect yourself. It is also a legal justification for any force exerted by someone when his or her wellbeing is being threatened. There are various methods to do so; hence if you are interested to learn how to defend yourself, the first thing you should do is to learn more about the styles of self defence that you can choose from. The most common method of dealing with aggressors would be to respond physically by dealing moves that will disarm him or throw him off long enough for you to escape. When you choose to utilise this style of self defence, you will be able to choose between fighting with your bare hands or with a weapon. However, besides using physical techniques, you can also use verbal skills to convince the aggressor to back down. This is a technique which may be preferred by ladies, especially those who do not have sufficient strength to fight back.Regardless of whichever self defence method you prefer, one thing is for sure - by learning how to defend yourself successfully, you will be able to prevent injuries and also increase your chances of surviving any assaults.

Talk Back / Fight Back Patient, client, employee, small business owner, taxpayer, investor, consumer—it's time to defend yourself! Why should anyone tolerate an HMO not paying for his emergency surgery because he didn't give notice beforehand or accept a higher auto insurance rate because she lives in a low-income community? A large body of laws and regulations exists to give average workers and consumers the tools to talk back and fight back.

Presents a basic program of self-defense to help teach effective physical, psychological, and verbal and non-verbal techniques to avoid and survive dangerous situations.