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Nonviolent Self Defense (NSD) is a system of
self-protection Self-defense (self-defence primarily in Commonwealth English) is a countermeasure that involves defending the health and well-being of oneself from harm. The use of the right of self-defense as a legal justification for the use of force in ...
and humane control developed in the 1970s by
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-trained educational
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Dr. William Paul (1939–1989). NSD was devised for use by mental health professionals who dealt with potentially violent psychiatric patients on a daily basis. NSD is a system of integrated self-defense and control skills based on whole-body movement and pliancy. The system features evasion, deflection, dodging, disengagement, and restraint. NSD does not allow any offensive movements (kicking, striking, etc.) other than the use of humane restraint. Nonviolent Self Defense is now used by mental health, social service, law enforcement, and education professionals throughout the United States for nonviolent crisis intervention.


See also

* Hard and soft (martial arts) *
Nonviolence Nonviolence is the personal practice of not causing harm to others under any condition. It may come from the belief that hurting people, animals and/or the environment is unnecessary to achieve an outcome and it may refer to a general philosoph ...
*
William Wayne Paul William Wayne Paul (1939–1989) was an American martial artist, educator, psychologist and social/political activist. Born in Nevada County, California, Bill Paul lived in three group homes and attended four high schools during adolescence. He ...


References

* Paul, William Wayne (1980) Aggression, Control and Nonverbal Communication: Aspects of Asian Martial Arts (Doctoral Dissertation, Harvard University, 1979) * Smith, Robert W. (1999) Martial Musings: A Portrayal of Martial Arts in the 20th Century. Via Media Publishing, * Howard, Kent F. (2016) Crisis Intervention Training with Nonviolent Self-defense, INRSeminars.com * Howard, Kent F. (2016) Crisis Intervention Training with Nonviolent Self-defense (DVD), INRSeminars.com * Howard, Kent F., nonviolentselfdefense.blogspot.com Nonviolence Self-defense Medical ethics {{Psych-stub