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a civilly responsible citizen is directly related to your awareness of the
issues, training in your occupation and the mindset that you bring to
solving and working with the issues that find value for you.
Self-Defense effectiveness follows the same set of rules. The books
that AWT recommends are split into four different categories:
Awareness - Books which illustrate the skills and
mental tools you will need to be more aware of your surroundings, your
habits, and others. In this way you will be able to recognize
potentially dangerous situations before they are allowed to escalate.
By being aware you will be able to exercise the most effective self-defense
tool available. Avoidance. In addition to the training
that you will receive at AWT, the Director and Staff of AWT have devised a
list of books that we recommend to help increase your knowledge on this
subject and make awareness of both good and potentially dangerous situations
part of your every day life.
Mindset - Books which help with developing a positive mindset with
respect to yourself and your ability to overcome the possibility of an
unavoidable encounter. Many times the survivor of a harmful or lethal
encounter is the individual with the most self-worth and a determined,
aggressive mindset and not the one that is the strongest or most skilled.
If you defend yourself with absolute dedication and fury while maintaining
mental control you will most likely survive any threat to you our your loved
ones. The books that the AWT staff recommend in this category
illustrate the concept of the proper mindset in their stories or
instruction.
Training - These books are not substitutes for hands on training from
skilled and up to date instructors. They are however, good references
after classes have been taken and the basic concepts and correct
implementations have been learned. The books recommended in this
category illustrate the same techniques and skills that are taught at AWT.
There are a few good instructors and it is important to grow your knowledge
through different points of view and experiences.
Information - This category contains general information to
facilitate your knowledge about legal issues, Second Amendment Rights and
other general information. It is important to make sure you get as
much information as possible about the laws in different countries or states
that you will be visiting. We will continue to update this section
with books that are as up to date as possible. Other general
information in article form will be posted under Educational Articles.
Our goal by providing you with these recommendations is to facilitate the growth
of your Awareness, Mindset and Training in conjunction with the training you
will receive through AWT so you can provide a Civil Response
to any potentially harmful or life threatening situation.
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