Includes bibliographical references and index.

The fighting stance: security awareness -- Developing a security focus: identifying critical assets -- Building skills with basics: learning to identify threats -- Playing with blocks: vulnerabilities and protecting what's important -- Practice makes perfect: karate forms and organizational memory -- Punching: when they are close enough to kiss: internal threats -- Getting your kicks: responding to external threats -- When things get down and dirty: workplace violence -- Freestyle sparring: learning to fight back: emergency operations planning -- Down, but not out: disaster drills and recovery -- The dos and don'ts of self-defence: understanding your premise liability -- Weapons of organizational self-defence: security protection systems -- Personnel safety is personal safety -- The wrap: good security is good business. A practical how-to guide for improving workplace safety and security without spending significant resources.