{"product_id":"9781594398995","title":"The Art and Science of Self Defense","description":"Author: Joe Varady\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781594398995\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: YMAA Publication Center\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 10 Jan 2023\u003cbr\u003ePages: 272\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Art and Science of Self Defense Training provides you with a condensed system of distilled self-defense skills and techniques, each carefully selected for its reliability in a high stress environment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Topics include situational awareness, avoidance, and how to take action should you need to physically defend yourself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMartial arts, combat sports, and self-defense are different realms; although interconnected they are not entirely the same. - This book can help bridge that gap.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis curriculum is streamlined and divided into nine logical stages of training that allows both martial artists and those with no formal fighting experience to quickly and methodically learn and develop reliable skills for self-defense.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile training in the martial arts or competitive combat sports can aid you in a self-defense situation, it does not prepare you for those aspects that are unique to actual self-defense.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book begins with the basics, upon which everything else relies  awareness, avoidance, and anticipation skills  before moving on to building a reliable arsenal of self-defense techniques. You will progress through a series of carefully selected actions for high stress situations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe aim of this curriculum is to improve confidence and skills in a structured and logical way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTopics include\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAwareness skills including situational, spatial, and environmental\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAvoidance skills to deal with fear, escape, and de-escalation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnticipation skills for being approached, posturing, and reading body language\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAction arsenal including targeting, striking, yelling, evading, and countering\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdvanced arsenals for dealing with ground fighting, weapons, and multiple attackers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether you are just starting out, or have been practicing martial arts for years, there are important self-defense skills for everyone in this book.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46830062239902,"sku":"ADS-9781594398995","price":89.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781594398995.jpg?v=1778559745","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781594398995","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}