Van: In the past six weeks I've read DeBecker's 'Gift of Fear', Izumi's 'In Self Defense', Ayoob's 'In the Gravest Extreme' and 'Handgun Primer'. All of the above relate well to the preceeding thread regarding awareness, mindset, performance under stress........
Along this path, there is a myriad of selections to further my study. What two or three books or reference sources would you recommend I read next?
I have been adding in aspects of this forum and the above material into my beginner classes. Also, I add in a little of what I have learned from Raffi D. sensei and Evan sensei as well. There appeared to be a lot of interest, but to be certain, I did a 'take home' survey with '20 Questions' to find out if the interest was really there (no names on the forms). One question was 'do you like the weekly self defense portion of the class and should I continue it?' The response was a unanimous yes, so I will continue to include it in the training. The benifit to me is that I get to try out group scenarios and practice things that have come up on this forum and others.
Any and all inputs are welcomed.
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Rich in Richmond on the James