Body Language of an Attack (Plus a New Release)

by Kirsten Weiss ~ Like Kass and Shannon at the Writers’ Police Academy, I recently had my own up-close research experience, during which I learned the body language of an attack.

In June, my sister talked me into an “extreme close quarters” combat class. We both take martial arts, and we’ve both been practicing at the shooting range. So though I was hesitant—mostly because it would involve twenty-four hours of training over the course of a summer weekend—I agreed.

I rationalized it as boo...