Books
- Fight Like a Girl…and Win: Defense Decisions for Women – Lori Hartman Gervasi
- The Gift of Fear – Gavin de Becker (A primer on trusting your Intuition)
- Dead or Alive – Geoff Thompson (Invaluable for overcoming Mirror Imaging)
Crime Statistics & Scholarly Articles
- (NSW) Bureau Of Crime Statistics And Research
- (AUS) ABS – Victims of Crime
- (AUS) Australian Institute of Criminology
- (NZ) Police: Victim and Offender Statistics
- (USA) FBI – Uniform Crime Reporting
- (CAN) Statistics Canada – Crimes and Offences
- (UK) UK Crime Statistics
- Self-Defense or Assertiveness Training and Women’s Responses to Sexual Attacks
- Does Self-Defense Training Prevent Sexual Violence Against Women?
- “I Can Take Care of Myself” The Impact of Self-Defense Training on Women’s Lives
Videos
Example of Target Hardening – ATM Scenario (Quirky, with quality info!)
- Examples of Emotional Climate Training: (Also known as ‘stress inoculation’ training)
- Verbal under stress (language warning)
- Physical under stress – simple & effective
- Physical under stress – realistic (trigger warning)
(woman defending against padded-up man)
(relevant portion of the video is 12-44 seconds)
Articles from the Web
- Differences between Self Defence and Martial Arts
- How to Choose a Self Defence Class
- The sorts of skills development you should be on the look out for in a Self Defence Class / School
- 10 reasons why advocating self-defense training for women is feminist and not victim-blaming.
- Self Defence, Feminism & Victim-blaming
Audio & Podcasts
- Verbal Judo – Doc Thompson (Book, CD Course)
- Womanly Art of Self Defense – Kori Miller (Podcast)
Websites
Crisis Telephone Numbers
- Lifeline: 13 11 14
- Kids Helpline: 1800 551 800
- Suicide Call Back Service: 1300 659 467
- MensLine Australia: 1300 78 99 78
- NSW Rape Crisis: 1800 424 017
- 1800 RESPECT: 1800 737 732
- Child Abuse Prevention Service: 1800 688 009
- Family Relationship Advice Line: 1800 050 321
- Parentline Australia: 1300 301 300
Personal Safety Apps
- bSafe: https://getbsafe.com/ (IOS & Android)
- Red Panic Button: http://redpanicbutton.com/ (IOS & Android)
- Kitestring: https://www.kitestring.io/
- React Mobile Safety App: (IOS & Android)
- Circle of 6 App: https://www.circleof6app.com/ (IOS & Android)
- Watch over Me http://watchovermeapp.com/ (IOS & Android)