Book cover for "The Timeline of Self-Defense" by Randy King. The cover has a black background with three bold horizontal color bands. The top yellow band contains the word "BEFORE" in large orange letters with the subtext: awareness, avoid, evade, escape, vanish, selection. The middle red band contains the word "DURING" in large black letters with the subtext: approach, "the dump," interview, physical. The bottom blue band contains the word "AFTER" in large teal letters with the subtext: short-term concerns, long-term recovery. A red circular badge in the lower left reads "Awareness, avoidance, and de-escalation skills to stay safe." The author's name Randy King appears in white text at the bottom right.

Randy's Book Launch

May 05, 20261 min read

I pre-ordered a digital copy of “The Timeline of Self-Defense” by Randy King and it magically appeared in my app this morning!

Self-defense soft-skills is a huge part of my coaching. Excellent self-defense soft-skills are very life coach-y, and excellent life coaching will make you safer.

Randy is one of my favorite instructors. I’ve trained with him at Violence Dynamics and also on the Rand-Rory Tour a few years ago with Rory Miller—hence, the name “Rand-Rory” which is a play-on “randori” for martial arts nerds.

Randy’s approach to Boundary Management has been very influential on my coaching.

The “During” part of the timeline is scary, but training for it is actually fun.

Most people don’t want to think about the “After”, but it is vitally important and having that training has helped me help others during medical emergencies.

Even though I haven’t read the book yet, based on my prior experience with Randy I can already recommend it.

Just think about how excited I’m going to be after I read it and I can write a proper review!

Order your copy today! Get a digital copy and read it right now!

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I'm a Certified Personal Coach, graduated from Thriving Coach Academy which is an ICF accredited program. I am also an Endorsed Colleague of 500 Rising. I also have a black belt in Okinawan Kenpo and Kobudo. And I used own and operate a popular fine dining Italian restaurant.

Amy Stewart-Cooper

I'm a Certified Personal Coach, graduated from Thriving Coach Academy which is an ICF accredited program. I am also an Endorsed Colleague of 500 Rising. I also have a black belt in Okinawan Kenpo and Kobudo. And I used own and operate a popular fine dining Italian restaurant.

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