The SAS Self-Defense Handbook: A Complete Guide to Unarmed Combat Techniques »

Learn how the survival skills of the SAS can help you defend yourself in an urban environment.

Written by a former survival instructor of the SAS (Special Air Service—England's equivalent of the United States Special Forces), The SAS Self-Defense Handbook provides easy-to-follow illustrated instructions—for both men and women—on coping with all kinds of threatening situations, from muggings to knife attacks.

Divided into two sections, the book teaches you strategies for both avoiding conflict and getting out of a dangerous situation quickly and safely. Learn how mental attitude, body language, assertiveness, and the ability to overcome fear can prevent you from becoming a prime target for criminals. Learn which body parts are the most effective weapons in fending off an attacker, and which are the most likely targets for attack. Defend yourself from sudden grabs, strangles, weapons, and road rage. And find out how to deliver the SAS five-second knockout, a defense previously available only to British SAS Special Forces soldiers.