INTRODUCTIONWHAT IS SELF-DEFENSE?
A modern definition of self-defense is in order. One way of shaping self-defense is to explain what it is not. Personal self-defense is not warfare; it is not vengeance; it is not an art; it is not a sporting event; it is not a film or television fight scene.
Self-defense is preparation to minimize the possibility of assault. It is training to discover and use appropriate and effective physical actions if there is no practical accessible alternative.
Self-defense manual is the beginning of a process of learning how to avoid becoming a victim.
Many victims of assault are victims not because they lack the capacity to win fights but because they have been given perfectly no preparation to cope with this speci