Self-Defense: Steps to Survival

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, this book 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! This book will change the way you approach everyday life, giving you the assurance that you'll be prepared for the unexpected.