What if your most useful self-defense technique happens before a confrontation begins?
A stranger keeps closing the distance. A conversation turns hostile. Your ride does not match the booking. Someone ignores your refusal-and explaining yourself again changes nothing.
100 Self-Defense Techniques (That Have NOTHING to Do with Fighting) explores the everyday decisions that can help you recognize problems earlier, preserve your options, and reduce unnecessary exposure to danger.
Across 100 concise tips, Raúl Rodríguez Clavero covers situational awareness, personal safety, prevention, and de-escalation in familiar settings: streets, public transport, home, work, social events, travel, and online interactions.
Inside, you will explore how to:
• Notice changes in behavior and surroundings that deserve your attention.
• Turn personal boundaries into practical decisions when words are ignored.
• Keep access to exits, transport, communication, and assistance.
• Handle pressure and escalating disagreements without getting drawn further in.
• Protect location information and recognize how online contact can affect offline safety.
• Plan for unwanted contact and situations that require additional support.
Every tip includes an everyday example, making the ideas easy to understand and consider in your own circumstances.
The advice recognizes that another person may ignore a refusal, that leaving can require planning, and that no phrase or precaution guarantees safety. The focus stays on realistic choices you can make with the options available.
Written for readers seeking an approachable introduction to personal safety, this book requires no martial arts experience.
Start with one tip. Consider where it fits your life. Build a practical habit from there.
