Watch Your Back: How to Avoid the Most Dangerous Moments in Daily Life Paperback – September 20, 2016

An excellent study supplement for students of firearms instructors. The book is printed on glossy paper and all photographs are in color and aid the understanding of various points made in the accompanying text. There are twelve chapters and though the instructor might not be covering all topics depending upon the student's needs the material is there and might lead to future classes once the student realizes that there is more to cover and learn. I do not suggest that one purchases this book and use it for its information alone but to rather seek out a professional instructor.Appendix A - How to Watch Your Back: A Quick Reference Guide to Preventive Measures gives quick recaps of the chapters and I find them quite helpful.Appendix B -Principles of Everyday Survival if read and re read until the principals become part of your daily behavior will go a long way in keeping you away from situations where you will never have to wonder, "How in the world did I get into this situation?"I do recommend this book for all its helpful and well thought out information. And yes, I am a firearms instructor for many years.

If you are like me, and have a violent neighbor that has threatened you and now must look to learn self protection (mentally, physically, emotionally, legally, and financially), this is a great resource! I am new to all of this and it is as foreign as the back side of the moon to me, so finding a resource that is not overwhelming is very helpful. I would attach a photo (pages 168-169) highlighting Appendix B: The Principles of Everyday Survival, but either Amazon or my laptop are not working properly to allow me to do so. Again, this is a great primer for those seeking to start learning how to prepare and protect themselves from others that would seek to harm them.

Good stuff. Lots of Situational Awareness examples.

It is just not a good subject matter for me. I just wanted to try something different but I didn't care for it personally

I purchased this book after seeing it mentioned on the Armed Citizens Legal Defense Network website journal. I am enjoying it thus far.It is great having different topics for each chapter, and making you think more about your daily habits, appointments, etc., and especially about anything you do at a public ATM, gas pump, bank, video rental machine, convenience store, etc. Pay more attention to people and environments, and always trust your gut if something seems off.At the end of each chapter there are summary points of the information for review. It teaches you about how to build in new, perceptive safety habits to pay attention to wherever you go, not to be paranoid but just to think of possibilities and avoid potentially dangerous situations.

There's a lot of stuff in here nobody really likes to think about. Most of it is probably never going to come up, but it's a great idea to read through it and just keep the knowledge at the back of your mind where it will kick in if something unforeseen arises! This is written in very clear and understandable language, and serves as a good tutorial for those people who need a little push towards being more watchful and aware.

Liked:-Deep dive into making administrative gun handling safer-Deep dive into specific contexts for when criminal assault happensDisliked:-Quasi-endorsement of the Lethal Lace product (which is an extremely unsafe "holster" product) Given that this book was written in 2016, I'd like to see an updated version with newer recommendations.-Endorsement of the XD series pistol

The question remains only partially answered. How to approach dealing with a few of them is answered. How to avoid them?