The Guardian Angels, America's most celebrated public defenders, are now in Britain. Lisa Sliwa, who runs the Angels with her husband Curtis, has drawn on her experience on New York's meanest streets... This description may be from another edition of this product.
As a martial arts instructor who taught Self Defense for Women for over 20 years I can safely say that this is the simplest and most practical guide to physical self defense for women I have ever come across. It's full of no-nonsense techniques that WORK, as the experiences of many of my students can attest. It is a little low on conflict resolution (to say the least) but if your conflict ever has to be resolved with a good knee to the groin or fingers in the eyes then this is the book for you! It's an awful pity it's out of print. I recommend you also purchase Gavin De Becker's The Gift of Fear to complement it - this book explains how to sense danger and defuse or avoid it .before it gets out of hand
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