Foundational Texts
Author | Title |
MacYoung, Marc | Cheap Shots, Ambushes and Other Lessons |
Miller, Rory | Meditations on Violence |
Schneider, Gavriel | Can I See Your Hands |
Thompson, Geoff | Watch My Back |
Thompson, Geoff | Dead or Alive |
De Becker, Gavin | The Gift of Fear |
Thompson, Geoff | Fear: The Friend of Exceptional People |
Miyamoto, Musashi | The Book of 5 Rings |
Sun Tzu | The Art of War |
Miller, Rory | Training for Sudden Violence |
Grossman, Dave | On Combat |
General Self-Protection
Author | Title |
Freeborn, Varg | Violence of Mind |
Larkin, Tim | When Violence is the Answer |
MacYoung, Marc | Cheap Shots, Ambushes and Other Lessons |
Miller, Rory | Meditations on Violence |
Schneider, Gavriel | Can I See Your Hands |
Thompson, Geoff | Watch My Back |
Thompson, Geoff | Dead or Alive |
MacYoung, Marc | What You Don’t Know Can Kill You |
Miller, Rory | Facing Violence |
Quinn, Peyton | Bouncers’ Guide to Barroom Brawling |
Strong, Sanford | Strong on Defense |
Thompson, Geoff | Three Second Fighter |
Thompson, Geoff | Notes from a Factory Floor |
Communication
Author | Title |
Amdur, Ellis | Words of Power |
Miller, Rory | ConCom: Conflict Communication |
Thompson, George | Verbal Judo |
Law Enforcement/Security
Author | Title |
Burrese, Alain | Survive a Shooting |
Christensen, Loren | Defensive Tactics |
Christensen, Loren | Far Beyond Defensive Tactics |
De Becker, Gavin | Just 2 Seconds |
Malpass, Michael | Taming the Serpent |
Martin, Dennis | Working with Warriors |
Schneider, Gavriel | Beyond the Bodyguard |
Siddle, Bruce | Sharpening the Warriors Edge |
Psychology
Author | Title |
Thompson, Geoff | Fear: The Friend of Exceptional People |
Grossman, Dave | On Killing |
Sutton, Chris | Psychology of Self-Defense |
Threat Assessment
Author | Title |
Calhoun, Frederick | Threat Assessment and Management Strategies: Identifying the Howlers and Hunters |
Cawood, James | Violence Assessment and Intervention |
Meloy, Reid | International Handbook of Threat Assessment |
Valdiserri, Anna | Creepology: Self-defense for your social life |
Van Horne, Patrick | Left of Bang |
Training
Author | Title |
Miller, Rory | Training for Sudden Violence |
Coyle, Daniel | The Talent Code |
Larsen, Matt | Modern Army Combatives |
Murray, Kenneth | Training at the Speed of Life |
Grossman, Dave | On Combat |
Herman, Judith | Trauma and Recovery |
Combatives
Author | Title |
Morrison, Lee | The Complete Book of Urban Combatives |
Applegate, Rex | Kill or Get Killed |
Ben Keren, Gershon | Krav Maga: Real World Solutions to Real World Violence |
Ben Keren, Gershon | Krav Maga: Tactical Survival |
Ben Keren, Gershon | Krav Maga: Extreme Survival |
Fairbairn, W.E. | Get Tough! How to Win in Hand-to-Hand Fighting |
Lee, Bruce | Tao of Jeet Kun Do |
MacYoung, Marc | Multiple Attackers |
McCann, Kelly | Combatives for Street Survival |
Intuition
Author | Title |
De Becker, Gavin | The Gift of Fear |
Miller, Rory | Living in the Deep Brain |
Strategy
Author | Title |
Miyamoto, Musashi | The Book of 5 Rings |
Sun Tzu | The Art of War |
Bonaparte, Napoleon | The Art of War and Power |
Other
Koster, Denise | Refusing to Accept the Unacceptable |
Millman, Dan | Way of the Peaceful Warrior |
MacYoung, Marc | In the Name of Self-Defense |
