Quote by Massad Ayoob

Self-defense is not just a set of techniques; it’s a state of mind, and it begins with the belief that you are worth defending.

— Rorion Gracie

“Violence is about the attacker, not the victim. If you weren’t there, your attacker would have chosen some other victim. You are all real,…

— Kaje Harper

At what point is someone precluded from availing themselves of the justification of self-defense because of their own poor judgment or bad behavior?

— Dan Gelber

“Self-defense is an act that implies you have something valuable to defend. After the instinct, you begin to wonder. What, specifically, was I aiming…

— Emily Arsenault

As we have seen, the first public expression of disenchantment with nonviolence arose around the question of 'self-defense.' In a sense this is a…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

There are countless books written on self-defense. Not all are non- sensical, but many are. Nathaniel Cooke has clearly thought a great deal about…

— Robert Twigger

“Defending yourself is not the same as offending your enemy. Watch what you say.”

— Holly Chamberlin

“Self-defense was an accepted motive for murder.”

— Farrah Naseem

Concerning non-violence: it is criminal to teach a man not to defend himself when he is the constant victim of brutal attacks.

— Malcolm X

“In self-defence, you know, all life eventually accommodates itself to its environment, and human life is no exception.”

— Jacob Riis

Self-defence helps with your confidence, and if you ever find yourself in that type of situation, you are more physically capable.

— Cobie Smulders

“Should your opponent threaten you, you must not defend yourself with violence until you have attempted to get away-to flee from the scene altogether.…

— Richard Maxwell Brown