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What will you not find?:

Easy: Anything that has to do with a spesific art used as self-defence, booklets and manuals about a particular style of martial art, budo litterature and such. Naturally we will deal with that other places!

What I intend to include are selfdefense books, printed as well as e-books (electronic books) that deal with topic in general, printed material which is designed to give knowledge about awareness, conflict management, stress, violence, strategy, tactics, tactical communication, avoidance, fear, fight-flight responses etc. You will find self-defense books for women on this special page here.

How are things set up here?:

You will find each entry (title) in an alphabetical order. There is a small picture of the book, a short describtion, and a link (picture as well as text) to where you can read more in-depth about that spesific manual, book or booklet. Easy :-) And I do sound like a broken record rather often (it comes with the age...), but please, do tell me about stuff that you would like to see presented here - new or old - anything goes, as long as it is about the topic of defending oneself or others in a physical, verbal or mental sense. Send me tips on your favorite selfdefense books here!

Where can you purchase these books?:

Great question - glad you asked :-) On the following page I will give you some tips: Buying self-defense books - click here.

Here are the various entries:

Ending Violence Quickly

Title:

A Professional's Guide to Ending Violence Quickly

Author:

Marc "Animal" MacYoung

Language:

English

About:

Techniques, verbal methods, tactics, awareness

"Attack Proof - The ultimate guide to personal protection" by John Perkins, Al Ridenhour and Matt Kovsky

Title:

Attack Proof: The Ultimate Guide to Personal Protection

Author:

John Perkins, Al Ridenhour, Matt Kovsky

Language:

English

About:

Practical self defense techniques, fighting, training

"Be Alert, Be Aware, Have a Plan" by Neal Rawls and Sue Kovac

Title:

Be Alert, Be Aware, Have a Plan: The Complete Guide (...)

Author:

Neal Rawls and Sue Kovac

Language:

English

About:

Selfdefense, avoidance, strategies, counter meassures

Cheap Shots, Ambushes and Other Lessons

Title:

Cheap Shots, Ambushes and Other Lessons

Author:

Marc "Animal" MacYoung

Language:

English

About:

Awareness, tactics, escalations, motivation and more

Common Sense Self-Defense

Title:

Common Sense Self-Defense

Author:

Vince Tamura and Gene Shelton

Language:

English

About:

judo self-defense techniques

Conceptual Self-Defense - a Personal Guide to Self-Protection

Title:

Conseptual Self-Defense - a Personal Guide to (...)

Author:

C. V. Rhoades

Language:

English

About:

Tactics, escalations, techniques, fear, intuition etc.

Fight Back

Title:

Fight Back: Your Guide to Self-Defense

Author:

Eric Lee

Language:

English

About:

Techniques, tactics, scenarios

Freedom From Fear

Title:

Freedom From Fear

Author:

Peyton Quinn

Language:

English

About:

Adrenal stress, conflict management, psychology

Title:

Hidy Ochiai's Complete Book of Self-Defense

Author:

Hidy Ochiai

Language:

English

About:

Self-defense, success stories

How to Become a Lethal Weapon in Two Weeks!

Title:

How to Become a Lethal Weapon in Two Weeks

Author:

Kathi MacNaughton

Language:

English

About:

E-book (report): Techniques, methods, principles

How to Deal With Verbal Aggression

Title:

How to Deal With Verbal Aggression

Author:

Robert Agar-Hutton

Language:

English

About:

E-book: Conflict management

"How to Live Safely in a Dangerous World  - The essential, practical guide" by Simon Romain

Title:

How to Live Safely in a Dangerous World: The Essential (...)

Author:

Simon Romain

Language:

English

About:

Techniques, strategies, conflict management

Inner Secrets to Martial Arts Success

Title:

Inner Secrets of Martial Arts Success

Author:

Rod Turner

Language:

English

About:

E-Book: Techniques, MA, awareness, fear and more

Keep Yourself Safe: The Complete Guide to Self-Defence Techniques for Any Situation, by Janet Rodgers

Title:

Keep Yourself Safe, The Complete Guide to (...)

Author:

Janet Rodgers

Language:

English

About:

Practical self-defence for both genders, young and old

Knives, Knife Feighting & Related Hassles

Title:

Knives, Knife Fighting & Related Hassles

Author:

Marc "Animal" MacYoung

Language:

English

About:

Knife defense and offense, tactics, stances and more

Modern Self defense (on the beat)

Title:

Modern Self defense (on the beat)

Author:

R. H. Sigward

Language:

English

About:

Self defense techniques (ju jitsu)

On Combat

Title:

On Combat: The Psychology and Physiology of (...)

Author:

Dave Grossman and Loren W. Christensen

Language:

English

About:

Research, combat, psychology, physiology, PSD, survival

"Safe at All Times - Protecting Yourself and Your Family in a Dangerous World", by Janet Rodgers

Title:

Safe at all times: Protecting Yourself and Your Family (...)

Author:

Janet Rodgers

Language:

English

About:

Practical self-defense and safety tactics and techniques

SAS Security Handbook, by Andrew Kaine

Title:

SAS Security Handbook

Author:

Andrew Kain

Language:

English

About:

Techniques, tactics , strategy, planning

Antonino Rocca: "Self Defense and Physical Fitness"

Title:

Self Defense and Physical Fitness

Author:

Antonino Rocca

Language:

English

About:

Self Defense, fitness, training tips