America's Top Krav Maga Experts Offer a Street-Tested Program that Shows Women How to Protect Themselves from Attackers and Flat-out Kick Some Butt. Designed to turn an attacker's size and strength against him, Krav Maga is the ideal self-defense system for women of any age or size. Illustrated with over 300 step-by-step photos, this new book breaks down the vital elements and tactics of Krav Maga and enpowers women with the confidence to protect themselves in an increasingly dangerous world. Teaching real-world self-defense in the shortest possible time, Krav Maga for Women describes and illustrates the strikes, kicks and throws that can prove life-saving. It offers a two-part program of fitness training and street fighting skills that gets the reader in shape and ready to confront an attacker. Originating in Israel where military service is required of all women as well as men, Krav Maga is the official system used to transform ordinary people into effective members of one of the world's most respected armies.