Author: John Lofty Wiseman 162 pages, 21 b/w illustrations, 92 drawings, 205 x 140 mm, paperback
ISBN 978-3-613-50336-6
Our cities have become unsafe. Our society has never before seen so much latent aggression and plain open violence as in the last years. More and more men and women feel uncomfortable walking the streets alone. It is not surprising that the security business is booming. Not everyone can or wants to be guarded around the clock and police cannot be present at every underground rail station. Nevertheless, personal safety need not be left to chance, this book teaches all the basics of effective self-defence. SAS professionals show simple self-defence techniques that are suitable for every day situations, far away from any Rambo mentality. It shows how a confident appearance and attitude as well as anticipatory actions can avoid confrontation. Includes advice on how to calm down aggressors, move to a safe location, call help and what to remember when using public transportation or driving by car. More than 100 detailed drawings show easy to learn self-defence techniques suitable for countering anything from pickpocketing to knife attacks. The book also explains how to avoid being mistakenly identified as an aggressor who would later find himself in court with the real offender sitting on the bench smiling.