Self Defense Books & Videos

SAFE IN THE CITY

A Streetwise Guide to Avoid Being Robbed, Raped, Ripped-Off, or Run Over
by Chris Pfouts and Marc "Animal" MacYoung
This is an entertaining street-level look at how crimes are really committed in America's cities. Chris and Animal use their NY-L.A. experience to help you learn the games carjackers, muggers, "gangstas," rapists, junkies and conmen play-and how to avoidthem. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, softcover, 320 pp.

Fit to Defend DVD Set

2 one-hour lessons on each DVD! This four hour program is the ultimate guide to real, practical self defense that students can learn at their own pace and in the privacy of their own home. It is designed for solo or partner training, with the hope the whole family will get involved, as the techniques are designed for and executed by women, men and children. This DVD combines the devastating blocking and striking techniques of karate with the incapacitating grappling techniques of jiu jitsu.

FIT TO DEFEND is designed for people who want to have fun while learning useful techniques and exercises. The moves are kept simple but effective, and they can be applied in many different situations. 50 specific counters to over 30 different types of attacks are detailed. Though intended mainly for the non-practitioners, this DVD can be used by serious martial artists to augment their formal training.

STREET SMARTS, FIREARMS, AND PERSONAL SECURITY

Jim Grover's Guide to Staying Alive and Avoiding Crime in the Real World
by Jim Grover; foreword by Kevin Steele
Jim Grover's professional credentials in crime avoidance and self-defense are as good as it gets: on-site security specialist in the world's hottest of hot spots, firearms and combatives instructor to ultrahigh-speed military and police units, and hands-on security trainer to international corporations, among other sensitive assignments. Here is a compilation of the best of his enormously popular "Personal Security" column in Guns & Ammo and his feature articles in Handguns magazine. Learn how to vastly improve the physical security of your home; develop alert street smarts; stay safe while traveling in your vehicle, out of town or abroad; recognize and avoid crimes of the new millennium; keep your children safe from grade school through college; choose and use effective nonlethal weapons; engage in nasty unarmed combat if necessary; and utilize radically practical shooting skills that have been perfected in real-life situations. 8 1/2 x 11, softcover, photos, illus., 280 pp.

FIERCE AND FEMALE (2-tape video set)

Practical Rape Defense Tactics for Every Woman
by Melissa Soalt, aka Dr. Ruthless
This original Paladin production demonstrates 7 proven-effective prevention strategies every woman must know, then picks up where other tapes leave off—when you're already in a compromised position and a decisive and explosive counterattack is necessary. Tape 1 provides essential, uncomplicated techniques for stand-up attacks, showing you what to do—and not to do—in potentially life-threatening scenarios. Tape 2 delves into defense from lying down, rape-specific pins and assaults, providing comprehensive instruction for worst-case scenarios. With their realistic scenarios, full-force demonstrations on padded attackers and easy-to-follow instruction with at-home practice exercises, these gritty, no-holds-barred videos should be required viewing for all women interested in being safe, confident and secure. For information purposes only. Color, approx. 140 min.