Reimagining Women's Self-Defense

Foreword by Rory Miller
Introduction
Why This Book?
Who Is This Book For?
What to Expect
How to Use This Book



PART 1: PARADIGM SHIFT
Chapter 1: Protective Offense
Shortcomings of Martial-Arts-Based Women's Self-Defense Training
Protective Offense: the New Self-Defense
Suggested Practices



PART 2: SET YOUR MIND
Chapter 2: Me, Myself, and Conflict
Zen and the Art of Conflict
The Three-Headed Monster
Flip the Script
Mind-Setting Part 1
Awareness Part 1: Pay Attention!
Recap
Suggested Practices
Chapter 3: Where Wolf?
Acceptance and Pragmatism
Common Ground
Scary People
Concepts and Models
Social vs. Asocial Violence
Recap
Suggested Practices
Chapter 4: Prey or Privilege
Mind-Setting Part 2
Twelve Traits of Protective Offense
Recap
Suggested Practices



PART 3: THE SELF-DEFENSE CONTINUUM
Chapter 5: The Self-Defense Continuum-Overview
Recap
Suggested Practices
Chapter 6: The Self-Defense Continuum, Stage 1-Decide to Recognize Intent
Awareness Part 2: You See But You Do Not Observe
Nonverbal Deception
Verbal Deception
Devious Tactics
Wanting
The Safe Category
Setting Boundaries
Recap
Suggested Practice
Chapter 7: The Self-Defense Continuum, Stage 2-Deter the Interview
On the Fringe
Marc MacYoung's Five Interview Strategies
More Devious Tactics
Deter by De-escalation
Peyton Quinn's Rules of Escalation-Avoidance
Recap
Suggested Practice
Chapter 8: The Self-Defense Continuum, Stage 3-Disrupt Positioning
Marc MacYoung's Five Positioning Strategies
Nonviolent Disruption at the Positioning Stage
Make Like a Tree
Voices Carry
Recap
Suggested Practices
Chapter 9: The Self-Defense Continuum, Stage 4-Disengage the Attack
The Unfair Fight
The Grand Dilemma
Deep Self-Trust
Willing and Able
Self-Defense Law 101
The Three Fs (and Then Some)
Fight Theory
Seven Rules of Disengagement
Weapons
Basic Protective Techniques and Concepts
Recap
Suggested Practices
Chapter 10: The Self-Defense Continuum, Stage 5-Debrief After the Reaction
Mental Models and a PTSD-Resistant Mindset
The Early Debrief
Mid- to Long-Term Debrief
Intelligent Healing
Recap
Suggested Practices
Chapter 11: Continuing Education
Martial Arts, Self-Defense, and Other Alternatives to Investigate in Your Search for Protective Offense
Reading Nook
Playtime
Parent Playtime
Play Doctor
A Final Word on Continuing Your Education
Chapter 12: Reimagining Women's Self-Defense
The Ten Principles of Protective Offense



Acknowledgements
Bibliography
Endnotes
About the Author

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