Fearless : The Complete Personal Safety Guide for Women /
"Throughout this book, you will be encouraged to adopt a frame of mind that will allow you to reduce the threat of violence. You will realize that it is possible to protect yourself and to live without constant fear."--Introduction, p. [3]
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Toronto, Ont. :
University of Toronto Press,
2001.
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Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- section 1. General awareness strategies
- In your home
- In your workplace
- In your car
- In public places
- Travel safety
- Other safety tips
- In your relationships
- section 2. Resistance alternatives
- Verbal and other non-physical strategies
- Physical resistance
- Key concepts in self-defence
- The basics
- Basic hand strikes
- Basic blocks
- Basic leg strikes
- Release defences
- Defences against hair pulls
- Trips and take downs
- Ground techniques
- Standing strangle and choke releases
- Defence against standing holds
- Dirty tricks and other defensive strategies
- Defending yourself against multiple assailants
- After an attack
- Finding a good school in your area.