Self Defence


The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence
Meditations on Violence: A Comparison of Martial Arts Training & Real World Violence
Facing Violence: Preparing for the Unexpected
The Little Black Book Violence: What Every Young Man Needs to Know About Fighting
Tao of Jeet Kune Do
Principles of Personal Defense
Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai
Complete Krav Maga: The Ultimate Guide to Over 230 Self-Defense and Combative Techniques
When Violence Is the Answer: Learning How to Do What It Takes When Your Life Is at Stake
Deadly Force - Understanding Your Right To Self Defense
How to Defend Yourself in 3 Seconds or Less: Self Defence Secrets You Need to Know
A Professional's Guide to Ending Violence Quickly: How Bouncers, Bodyguards, and Other Security Professionals Handle Ugly Situations
Strong on Defense
Living the Martial Way: A Manual for the Way a Modern Warrior Should Think
Left of Bang: How the Marine Corps' Combat Hunter Program Can Save Your Life
Soke Behzad Ahmadi
Any self-defense situation has the potential to quickly become A 'life and death' situation, therefore your practice of martial arts should be undertaken, as if your very life depends on it . . . ...more
Soke Behzad Ahmadi, Legacy of A Sensei

Rory Miller
One of the hardest concepts about explaining deadly force is that so few people have a frame of reference. The cannot really grasp what it is to use deadly force or what it will be like to exist even for a few seconds in the conditions that would justify it.
Rory Miller, Scaling Force: Dynamic Decision Making Under Threat of Violence

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