In this world of uncertainty that we live in, we are constantly surrounded with potential violence. From the disgruntled fast food employee, to the jealous ex-boyfriend, to the obsessed sports fan, all are potentially waiting for a reason or a place to act out violently. It is somewhat amazing that we are able to navigate through it all as successfully as we do. However, sometimes we make an error in judgment or are simply in the wrong place at the wrong time and violence finds us.

Preventing and Surviving Violence: Self-Defense Training for Everyone takes a comprehensive approach on how to first avoid being in a violent situation and secondly how to react quickly, forcefully and decisively, should you be forced to defend yourself. True self-defense carries its own code and set of rules: mainly that there are no rules, and when your life is on the line the world is your weapon where anything goes.