NCJ Number
58226
Date Published
1979
Length
192 pages
Annotation
THIS BOOK OFFERS PRACTICAL ADVICE FOR WOMEN TO USE IN SELF-DEFENSE AND OUTLINES PHYSICAL TECHNIQUES AND VARIOUS EXERCISES NEEDED TO INCREASE STRENGTH AND AGILITY.
Abstract
ALTHOUGH TRAINING IN THE MARTIAL ARTS IS HIGHLY EFFECTIVE FOR SELF-DEFENSE, IT IS NOT USUALLY PRACTICAL FOR MOST WOMEN, IN THAT IT IS COSTLY, REQUIRES SUPERB PHYSICAL CONDITION, LONG HOURS OF PRACTICE AND CONCENTRATION, AND YEARS OF STUDY FOR ONE TO BECOME REALLY PROFICIENT. THE METHOD DESCRIBED HERE IS BASED ON THE USE OF COMMONSENSE AND THE NATURAL WEAPONS THAT EVERY WOMEN HAS AT HAND, WHATEVER HER SIZE, SHAPE, OR AGE. THESE TECHNIQUES, USED WITH CONTROL, SHOULD HELP WOMEN OUT OF MOST DANGEROUS SITUATIONS. COMMONSENSE RULES OF SELF-DEFENSE ARE THE FIRST TO BE LEARNED: (1) MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO AVOID BECOMING INVOLVED IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION; (2) IF CONFRONTED, SCREAM AND RUN; (3) USE SOME NONVIOLENT DEVICE THAT WILL DISCOURAGE THE ASSAILANT, SUCH AS CREATING A DISTRACTION, ACTING, BLUFFING, OR TALKING YOUR WAY OUT OF THE SITUATION; AND (4) BE PREPARED TO USE PHYSICAL TECHNIQUES TO PREVENT THE ASSAULT. SECONDLY, IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW IF THE ASSAILANT IS SIMPLY A PEST, AND CAN BE DISSUADED EASILY, OR IF HE IS REALLY DANGEROUS. FRIENDLY PERSUASION MAY BE THE PROPER TACTIC TO TAKE, DEPENDING ON THE NATURE OF THE ATTACKER. DISTRACTIONS ARE ALSO VERY GOOD DEVICES: E.G., THROW WHATEVER IS IN YOUR ARMS INTO THE FACE OF THE ASSAILANT. IF SCREAMING, ACTING, RUNNING, OR BLUFFING HAVE NOT RESOLVED THE SITUATION, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF PHYSICAL TECHNIQUES, WHICH, WITH PRACTICE AND CONTROLLED ANGER, CAN BE QUITE EFFECTIVE. THESE INVOLVE KICKING, STRIKING, AND EVEN BITING. EACH ACTION HAS ITS OWN PLACE DEPENDING ON THE ASSAILANT, AND THE POSITION OF THE ATTACKED AND THE ATTACKER. THESE TECHNIQUES ARE FULLY DESCRIBED IN NUMERICAL SEQUENCE FOR FRONTAL ATTACKS, REAR ATTACKS, MULTIPLE PERSON ATTACKS, AND MORE, WITH PHOTOGRAPHS TO ILLUSTRATE THE TEXT. (MHP)