[.ca] Fearless: The Complete Personal Safety Guide for Women (ISBN 0802081126)

Don't waste your money:
The best thing about this book is the photo on the front cover, and it goes rapidly downhill from there. Please, please, please, I am begging you - if you are looking for resources for self-defence, look elsewhere. Trusting your life or body to anything presented in it is like buying lottery tickets to cover your retirement. Here's an example of what I mean. Is a sexual predator more likely to attack a woman in a big open area, and stand 3 feet away? Of course not, he's going to be in her face, restricting her movement as much as possible. So why doesn't the book work from there? In a car? On a couch? There's a brief section where the woman is on the ground/on a bed, but it is _so_ brief it is like the author is embarrassed by it all. I can't say it enough, don't buy this book

Smash the Offender into the Dirt:
As a second degree black belt, I know that it's training that matters. If your attacked, the first few seconds make all the difference. 1400 techniques bring you to the point of knowing the consequences of failure. It may be one technique in grained in your mind and body giving you a chance to escape. It will take every ounce of strength and courage for you to survive. "Fearless", opens your mind to the world of martial arts and street smarts. When two tigers fight one dies. If you learn one thing from this book it should be "Be Aware". Self safety is watching for signals, being aware of your risks, knowing the mind of the predator, and avoiding danger. Paul Danylewich book "Fearless" vividly wakes you up to the dangers on the street and violence that can happen within your home. Awareness means adding lights around your house, organize community watch groups, being assertive in meeting people (get to know at little about everyone new in your community), knowing escape routes to your safe room (reinforcing the structure), entering your home, answering the door, not being liberal in giving out private information on the phone, watching for behavior associated with a violent person, approaching your parked car, forcing bystanders involvement with an attack is underway, not getting out of the car if rearended, not getting out of the car with pulled over if isolated, running in pairs, personal safety on the elevator, taking money out of the atm, awareness about rape, things to watch for when you meet someone new, watching out for male pressure, the myths about rape, the dangers of drinking too much. Assertive communication is the first line of defense. Offenders are motivated to control their victims. Its your job to prevent them from gaining this control. Strategies include: passive resistence, assertive strategies, manipulation and negotiation, and physical resistence. After nine years of MA study three fundamental stand out: palm strikes, elbow strike, and eye gouges are devastating. Controlling the offender to the ground puts him in the most vulnerable position possible because he can be stomped to death or permanently maimed. Chokes and submission techniques are effective, but stomps are deadly. Danylewich demostrate a series of physical resistence techniques: basic stances, palm strikes, palm heel, finger claws to the face, eye gouges, groin grab, forearm groin strike, and frontal and back elbow strikes. Groin kicks can sometimes make the opponent madder, instead kick the knee cap. Longer distance weapons are explored, such as, front snap kick, side kick, and back kick. The author effectively illustrates and describes techniques against front and back grabs, chokes, and hugs. ...

I Really Like This Book:
As a female high school Physical Education teacher with two teenage daughters, I really like this book because it tells it the way it is. I know traditional martial arts instructors have bashed Danylewich and White Tiger Street Defense in the past. But the fact of the matter is, as Danylewich puts it, "women want to learn how to recognize and escape from various forms of violence" they do not necessarily want to become black belts and study karate for years. I know that martial arts experts in karate and kung fu hate "other" self-defense experts that base their advice on facts, interviews with offenders and actual case files rather than old Asian Grandmasters. By the way, those that are the most hostile seem to be male instructors - they just do not get it! What is amazing about fearless is that it really does provide a strong basis for women to stay safe and escape from violence - and it is written by a man who has taken the time to understand women's safety needs.

A necessity for all women!:
A friend of mine lent me this book and I have to say, it is great! It gives so much information on how to prevent assaults! It provides tips on how to recognize a dangerous situation and how to act when confronted with one. I feel more empowered after having read this book. I know I learned things that may make a world of difference in my life!

A Great Book for Women:
This is really a wonderful book on how to protect yourself from violence. The author is really in touch with what women need to learn. FEARLESS is based on the idea that " Knowledge is Power" More women need to realize that they too can learn to recognize how violence can happen to them on a date, on the street, or anywhere else. I saw a terrific mini workshop that the author did at the public library in Cornwall, Ontario - and it was an eye-opener. I think every public, school and college library should have this book available for their female students. I think it can help keep them safe. Half of the book focuses on prevention and awarness strategies, while the later half deals with resistance techniques that are simple and easy to use. Way to Go!! If anyone is interested, I found the authors web-site... We need to get this type of program in our high school today!!!