Knack self-defense for women : strategies, moves & everyday tactics to gain confidence & stay safe , None by Wright-Martell, Chris, None instant download

Knack self-defense for women : strategies, moves & everyday tactics to gain confidence & stay safe , None by Wright-Martell, Chris, None instant download

xi, 243 pages : 21 x 22 cm, The statistics are spine-chilling: One in four women will be assaulted in her lifetime. With Knack Self-Defense for Women, the female gender finally has a comprehensive, picture-driven guide to personal security that covers all the essential strategies to maximize personal safety. Full-color photos accompany step-by-step, detailed instructions on each move. You'll learn easy ways to improve your everyday security, and the book's hands-on chapters provide you with simple and effective tools, culled from more than twenty martial arts, that could prove vital during an assault. Post-assault strategies and crisis management are also covered, rounding out this indispensable resource to your new empowerment, Includes bibliographical references index, Includes bibliographical references (pages 234-236) index, 1. Self-assessment -- Home security -- Automotive security -- Workplace security -- Hands-on-training -- Carry a weapon? -- Your risk factors -- 2. Advance preparations -- Make safety plans -- Home invasion -- Go somewhere safe -- Dangerous places & situations -- Parties -- Give yourself the advantage, 3. Aware & alert -- The world around you -- Your own body language -- Access to support -- Unwanted attention -- Aggressive body language -- Deciding to act -- 4. Targets -- What is your goal? -- The eyes -- The throat -- The groin -- The knee -- Secondary targets, 5. Boxing -- Stance -- The jab -- The cross -- Defenses for straight punches -- Defenses for haymakers -- Modifying the basic punches -- 6. Kicking -- The groin -- Low line kicks -- The head: standing -- The head: down -- The body -- From behind, 7. Four handles -- Introduction to the clinch -- Wrist control -- Bicep control -- Shoulder control: underhook -- Neck tie -- Integrating the four handles -- 8. Controlling distance -- Entering cautiously -- Entering aggressively -- Entering from a strike -- Grabbed from the front -- Grabbed from behind -- Keeping your distance, 9.…