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'Judith Fein has integrated the current body of research on assault prevention and self-protection with practical down-to-earth physical defense measures. Her message is one of action, and of hope. Any woman interested in a basic primer on self-protection and self-defense would to well to read this book.'-Alan J. Prater, Assistant Chief Deputy Sheriff, Shreveport, LA

'Winning is an attitude. Winning is having no other options in your mind. Winning is pure guts and determination.'-from 'How to Fight back and Win'

Judith Fein, Ph.D., black belt in tae kwon do, has conducted self-defense programs since 1974. She is a former military intelligence officer, and is on the faculty of San Francisco State University. Dr. Fein is a nationally recognized self-defense expert and is author of three books on self-defense. How to Fight Back and Win was written to complement Fein's Exploding The Myth of Self-Defense.

Contents

Preface
Acknowledgments
Lesson One An overview
Understanding this book
Introductions
Self-defense skills as survival skills
The myth of self-defense
The joy of self-defense
The fear of fighting
The three levels of defense
Key points to remember
Lesson Two Physical defense-basic skills: The stance and the punch
The fighting stance
The punch
Yelling as a weapon
How to practice physical skills
Practice drills
Lesson Three How to win-The physchology of fighting back
Victimization and personal power
Understanding assault patterns
Countering assault patterns
Transformations
Responding to the fears of fighting
Key points to remember
Lesson Four Physical defense-Basic skills: Kicking
The front snap kick
The side kick
The side kick-kicking to the front
The back kick
Practice drills
Lesson Five How to fight and win
What you need to know about the laws of self-defense
Principles of fighting
Key points to remember
Lesson Six Physical defense-basic skills: Blocking and counterattacking
Blocking
The downward block
The upward block
Counterattacking
Adjust your distance
Target your attack
Practice dirills
Lesson Seven Rape and sexual assault prevention-Stranger attacks
Strategies for countering stranger attacks
Stratagies for coiuntering an assailant with a weapon
Physical resistance and injury
The difference between victim and resister behavior
Key points to remember
Lesson Eight Physical defense-Releases: Grabs
When grabbed by the wrist
When grabbed by the arm
When grabbed by the hair
Practice drills
Key points to remember
Lesosn Nine Assault prevention-Known assailants
Scope of he problem
Prevention
Prevent entrapment
Suggestions for avoiding the 'dating game' trap
Rape avoidance and defense strategies
Key points to remember
Lesson Ten Domestic violence prevention
Nature and scope of the problem
Cycles of violence
Characterisitcs of batterers
Why women stay
Prevention
Self--esteem
How to help a friend
National U.S. Resources
Key points to remember
Lesson Eleven Physical defense-releases: Choke holds, bear hugs, and rear attacks
Choking attack
Escaping a 'bear hug'
Release from rear attack: Forearm around throat
Release from rear garrote attack
Practice drills
Key points to remember
Lesson Twelve Streetwise safety strategies
Keep alert in public
Acquire street smarts
How to fight street harassment
Strategies for automatic teller machine (ATM) safety
Taking mass transportation
Car safety and carjacking prevention
Key points to remember
Lesson Thirteen Physical defense-down defenses
Basic principles
Down defenses
Practice drills
Lesson Fourteen Protecting your home and familiy-mechanical security and psychological barriers
Basic concepts
Mechanical security
Physchological barriers to intrusion
Key points to remember
Lesson Fifteen Escaping multiple attackers
Prevention
Running away
If you are surrounded
How to fight back ad win
Key points to remember
Lesson Sixteen Protecting your home and family-Safety awareness strategies
Basic principles
Telephone safety strategies
Mailboxes and rental box tips
Personal check security
Front door safety
Close your drapes
Emergency plans
Good neighbors
Key points to remember
Lesson Seventeen On the road-Travel safety
Before you leave
Planning for security
If you take your car
If you rent a car
If you take a taxi
If you travel by air
Hotel and motel security
Keypoints to remember
Lesson Eighteen Defense against weapons
The weapons question
Prevention
Location of attacker
Assailant tries to force you into automobile
Armed assailant tries to sexualy assault you
Knife defenses
Practice drills
Key points to remember
Lesson Nineteen Physical defense-Self-defense weapons
Guns as self-defense weapons
Tear gas and O.C. (pepper)
Stun guns
Stun gun or tear gas?
Personal alarms
Key points to remember
Lesson Twenty Putting it all together
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AikiBib | May 29, 2022 |
Deep and exotic travels to unusual funerals and situations

Do you have an interest in different cultures, different religions, and (very) different kinds of funerals? The author says she does not know exactly where the souls or spirits of the dead are, but they are accessible to us, as we are to them. She says, “The modalities are different, but communication with the dead is a normal part of life for large swaths of the human population.” She says Americans have no permanent sense of place or connection to what came before us. She has asked people from countries as diverse as Nigeria, Tunisia, Thailand, Micronesia, French Polynesia, and Guatemala about their connection to those that came before them, and it is a normal part of their lives. She says knowing about ancestors helps people understand themselves because they know where they come from. They know who passed on their genes, culture, heritage and wisdom. Of course you can do DNA tests that tell you about your ancestors in terms of percentages and places on a map. But besides doing genealogy, there are also ways to connect to the actual people, and who they were.

The author is brave to share all this information. It will take me some time to consider her suggestions. Very interesting and exotic read. She has a Jewish perspective and it is important to know that before purchase. I have had Jewish friends and taught general studies in a day school, but never knew all the information in this book before.
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WiseOwlFactory | Feb 20, 2022 |
This review was written for LibraryThing Member Giveaways.
YES! Finally! This is the book I was born to read. From the moment I set my eyes on Chapter One, I was hooked. Judith Fein had a very special bond with her grandmother and did everything she could to find out about her ancestral home. But Grandmother wasn't telling, except for six small clues. Clues that would take Judith on the journey of a lifetime, back to the home of her grandmother and back to her beginnings.

As I was reading this book, I felt as though I was right there with Judith every step of the way. The only time I stopped reading was when I had to get some sleep and then I dreamed of the book. Of course, when I woke, I immediately took up where I left off. I laughed, I cried, I experienced nervousness as she drew near to the home of her heart. I willed myself to read faster as I neared the end because I wanted - no, I needed - to know that she found what she was looking for.

There were moments in the story that were so intense I wasn't sure I could get through them. One that stood out for me was when Judith was on the phone with her grandmother for the very last time. Grandmother was very ill and was very anxious, afraid to die. Judith spoke to her and told her that it was OK, that she should find the light and just walk towards it. Twenty minutes later, her precious grandmother was gone. It took me a good twenty minutes of my own to stop crying. What a precious gift Judith was given!

This story resonated with me because I have the same burning desire within me to visit my ancestral home, to taste and feel and see the places my ancestors lived their everyday lives. Judith made her dream come true and maybe with a little luck, perseverance, and hard work, I can do the same.

Anyway, read the book. You will not be disappointed. You may even be delighted. In either case, your life will not be the same.
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Valenchia | Mar 2, 2014 |
A fascinating look at Native American culture from a visitor's point of view. Judith Fein makes you feel like you are walking along with her as she visits people on the reservation.
 
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SusanMcDonough | Jun 25, 2013 |

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