Self-Defense Methods For the Small Person

As a young girl in a bad neighborhood, my parents thought I should learn some self-defense methods. A man who lived down the street volunteered to teach me, but he said I was too small for normal methods. The techniques I learned where developed at age 13 when I was a whopping 4 foot 6 [...]

Reasons for Women to Learn How to Defend Themselves

Below are some statistics that are a must for you to know as a woman or someone that cares for a woman. • Every two minutes, some woman, some place within the United States is being raped. That is 30 women every hour! • Every year, over one million women suffer some form of abuse [...]

Suggestions for Leaving an Abusive Partner by One Who’s Been There

Though I am not a doctor, my advice comes from a combination of personal experience and therapy given to me by professionals. Leaving someone controlling and/or abusive can be (and usually is) a dangerous situation, so more than anything, my wish to you is to call your local domestic violence hotline and get help [...]

Surviving Stalking – A Comprehensive Survival Manual

A practical and comprehensive survival manual for victims of stalking and related crimes, Surviving Stalking offers sound, realistic and practical advice to victims and guidance through each stage of the criminal justice processes in America, Britain, and Australia. Using case studies, Michele Pathé describes the traumatic effects of stalking, the course of these symptoms, and [...]