Fight Like a Girl... and Win: Defense Decisions for Women Book

Acknowledgments     xv
Introduction     1
Get Your Guard Up
The Fighter Within: Set Your Boundaries     9
Give Yourself Permission     14
Know Your Enemy: The Statistics     19
Men Versus Women     30
The Big Fears     44
Degrees of Defense     52
Levels of Force     56
Decisions     70
Mental Decisions
Decide to Believe in Your Fight     77
Decide You Are Your Own Bodyguard     85
Decide It Can Happen to You     90
Decide Your Chances Are as Good as Anybody's     96
Decide You Make the Rules     102
Decide to Live Life in a State of Awareness     112
Decide to Master Verbal Self-defense     117
Decide to Devise a Strategy     124
Decide What Your Strengths and Weaknesses Are     136
Decide to Act on Your Instincts     142
Decide to Recognize the Threat of the Initial Attack     148
Decide to Face the Fallout     157
Physical Decisions
Decide to Get in Shape     165
Decide to Move     172
Decide to Look Like the Animals Do     181
Decide to Protect Your Space     187
Decide to Remain Active Versus Reactive     192
Decide to Get Up Close and Personal     203
Decide to Go "Nuts"     207
Decide to Get Horizontal     213
Decide to Use Props     218
Decide to Use Your Natural Weapons     227
Decide to Strike Targets     233
Decide to Finish the Fight     240
Decide What to Do About Guns and Knives     244
Decide Timing Is Everything     258
Conclusion: The Final Round     265
Resources     269
Additional Reading     275
Notes     277