Watch Your Back: How to Avoid the Most Dangerous Moments in Daily Life

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Watch Your Back: How to Avoid the Most Dangerous Moments in Daily Life
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Roger Eckstine
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:192
Dimensions(mm): Height 267,Width 203
Category/GenreCombat sports and self-defence
ISBN/Barcode 9781510702714
ClassificationsDewey:613.66
Audience
General
Illustrations 200 color photos

Publishing Details

Publisher Skyhorse Publishing
Imprint Skyhorse Publishing
Publication Date 6 October 2016
Publication Country United States

Description

Concrete Strategies for Staying Safe and Protecting Yourself from Assailants Do you ever feel the urge to furtively look over your shoulder to check if someone's following you? Have you second-guessed a decision to walk in a poorly lit area late at night? When you see crime reports on the news, do you ever wonder if it could happen to you? Every day, unsuspecting people fall victim to muggers, pickpockets, carjackers, and other criminals. What can you do to make sure you're not one of them? In Watch Your Back, Roger Eckstine presents dozens of possible risky scenarios that can occur in daily life and ways to counteract each threat. Potential hazards include: Paying for gas at the pump Using the ATM Road rage and the belligerent fender bender An active shooter attack Concealed carry and the rigors of daily life And much more! Eckstine illustrates his points by referencing case studies and news clippings of real-life events. He describes various ways people can be prepared both mentally and physically for altercations, with an emphasis on training yourself to constantly observe your surroundings. Additionally, he suggests emergency devices, personal weaponry, and communication tools to help in dangerous situations. You and your loved ones deserve to feel safe all the time. Watch Your Back has the advice you need to make this happen.

Author Biography

Roger Eckstine is one of the most prolific writers of in-depth tests and evaluations of firearms to emerge over the past twenty years. The author of the Shooter's Bible Guide to Knives, Eckstine brings his eye for function and detail to his writing after a lifetime connection with weapons. He is currently a contributing editor with Gun Tests magazine and lives with his wife and family in Houston, Texas.