In 1987, while pushing her baby daughter in a pram, author Alison Sharman was attacked by a knifeman. The terrifying event changed her life. Since then, she has studied, and taught women all over Britain, the art of self defence. This important book relates her own experience of attack and explains the mental and physical skills women can learn to protect themselves from harm.

Put yourself into this scenario.
You are suddenly and unexpectedly awoken one night to find someone at the foot of your bed. You sit up, almost in shock, and see the guy making his way around the bed toward you with a knife. You have but a split second to jump to your feet and he is in your face. What would you do to get out of this situation?

Attacks On Women.
Let's face it our society has become desensitized to so many issues that it is hard for people to take violence seriously anymore. Sadly, this leads to people being oblivious to the fact that they are leaving themselves wide open to becoming victims. How many of us have walked through a dark alley or car park and thought nothing about it until reflecting upon the potential danger of the situation.