Fight Like a Girl: An empowering self-defence guide for all women

by Della O’Sullivan

‘Fighting like a girl says I can be powerful in ways that are natural to me; I have access to power too – it may not look the same as your power, but it’s there and I can claim it.’It should never be a woman’s job to have to protect herself – but choosing to learn about self-defence can be incredibly liberating. Fight Like a Girl is a practical beginner’s guide, in which women’s martial arts expert and survivor Della O’Sullivan draws on her years of experience to give us the tools to protect our bodies and minds. A truly empowering illustrated handbook, it

easy-to-follow self-defence manoeuvreshow to spot red flags and protect yourself against alarming behaviourhow to adopt the mindset of a survivorIt is the book you’ll want to press into every woman’s hands.

Genres: Nonfiction

252 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 25, 2023

Reviews

[Mary · Rating 4 out of 5]

First off, a solid 4/5! Despite the missing PDF from the library, which wasn't the author's fault and posed a challenge to fully visualize certain details, this audiobook still delivers. Secondly, it left me itching to resume kick-boxing and be more mindful of my surroundings. Overall, I breezed through it pretty quickly and would definitely recommend!

[Julie · Rating 4 out of 5]

“You throw like a girl.’
‘You run like a girl.’
‘You’re such a girl.’
‘You fight like a girl.”

This book is a must read for all females or minorities that need to learn the basic or self-defence or need a refresher. I know this is a book I will peruse often to refresh my memory over time.

There are directions, pictures and a whole of lot of information of the best way to combat an attack from someone.

Absolutely essential reading for anyone who wants to feel confident in their ability to fight if they find themselves in a situation where they need to fight.

[Chels S · Rating 1 out of 5]

Woman tells me Tonic Immobility (an automatic, impossible to resist response of the body to life threatening danger.) can be removed by surrounding myself with 'calm people'. And even though this response is responsible for keeping victims alive against overwhelming odds, I should want to negate it because I'm a 'lioness' with 'claws and teeth'...no I'm not, you deluded moron.

[Madison M · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked the books teachings around resetting your mindset and becoming more in tune with your own power. However, for the martial arts techniques and how to guides, I feel like I’d honestly need to practise and study the book which at this moment in time- Ceebs. If I owned the book alongside doing a martial arts, I would have ate it up.

[Emma Wilberforce · Rating 5 out of 5]

Informative, detailed, reassuring