Self-Defense: Steps to Success

by Joan M. Nelson

Book Overview

This book is excellent as a course text or as a self-instruction guide. It uses a unique progression of skills - the steps to success - to help readers develop greater awareness and vigilance, sharpen observational and judgement skills, learn communication techniques to defuse potentially volatile situations, and acquire competency in physical self-defence tactics for use when preventive measures fail.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0880114304
• ISBN13: 9780880114301
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers
• Length: 148 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.5" x 11.0"

Customer Reviews

great guide to teaching self defense

I am a 2nd degree black belt in karate and also teach women's self defense. I started looking for references to guide me in developing my SD class and came across this book. This book has been a great help for me in organizing my class. I highly recommend it.

Great as a template for teaching self defense

Although the Karate influence on this book is hard to miss it is still an excellent template to how self defense should be taught. If you are an instructor you can use this book as a template to helping you design your lesson plans. If you don't like a given technique then insert one that you do like following the author's method and you will be surprised at the outcome. The method of instruction and reinforcement that the author utilizes will work for any introductory self-defense course. I've read this book 100+ times and I am still learning from it.

Complete Self Defense Course Curriculum

This book is oriented to teachers of a women's self defense course. It contains class activities, drills, standards for sucess in each technique, descriptions for performing the techniques, and safety techniques. I find this book extremely helpful for any one teaching a self-defense course. I refer to this book frequently. I am a law enforcement self defense instructor and a 1st degree black belt in judo.

Above average review text for self defense

I teach Kenpo Karate and have been active in Kenpo for over 26 yrs. The text by Joan Nelson is an excellent reference source for the lay public on self defense, but an invaluable tool for professional self defense instructors of most styles.