Description
Book SynopsisGet street-smart. Unleash your inner warrior. Forget everything you thought you knew about self-defense. Those graceful martial arts moves that are so effective in the movies are likely to get you killed on the street. In fight-or-flight mode, you won't have the calm thinking and fine motor skills to execute them. You need a simpler approach with a few fundamental moves that are easy to remember and perform yet devastating to an attacker. The solution? Self-Defense For Dummies, your guide to avoiding attacks, neutralizing attackers, and protecting yourself and your loved ones. In this book, you discover a self-defense system that works in the real world, where armed criminals target the most vulnerable and don't fight fair. Discover strategies to make yourself a hard target, as opposed to an easy oneHeighten your awareness of your surroundings and potential threatsSharpen your self-defense instincts and respond proactively to impending dangerMaster hand-to-hand combat basics and defend against grabs and holdsLearn how to use weapons and defend against them
Table of ContentsIntroduction 1
Part 1: Getting Your Head in the Game 7
Chapter 1: Laying the Groundwork for Self-Defense 9
Chapter 2: Wrapping Your Brain around Self-Defense Concepts 23
Chapter 3: Developing a Self-Defense Mindset 43
Chapter 4: Knowing What You’re Up Against 57
Part 2: Starting with Basic Self-Defense Tactics 71
Chapter 5: Deterring Attacks and Attackers 73
Chapter 6: Getting Loud, Angry, and Violent 97
Chapter 7: Adding Weapons to Your Self-Defense Arsenal 103
Part 3: Developing Hand-to-Hand Combat Skills 127
Chapter 8: Knowing How and Where to Strike to Gain the Advantage 129
Chapter 9: Mastering Basic Empty-Hand Techniques 151
Chapter 10: Adding Advanced Strikes to Your Arsenal 175
Chapter 11: Breaking Free of Grabs and Holds 199
Chapter 12: Down-and-Dirty Ground Fighting 215
Part 4: Neutralizing Weapon Attacks 241
Chapter 13: Clearing the Weapon and Attacking the Attacker 243
Chapter 14: Surviving the Horror of an Active Shooter 269
Part 5: The Part of Tens 283
Chapter 15: The Ten Commandments of Self-Defense 285
Chapter 16: Ten Tips for Survivors 289
Index 295
