Defense Readiness

Defense readiness, similar to combat readiness, means a practitioner or self-defense practitioner, regardless of whether it is a martial art or other means, is a person who has the full spectrum of knowledge, understanding and training/experiences that provide socially acceptable self-defense. 

Defense readiness, or better yet self-defense readiness, is about a certain state of being with the purpose of managing resources and training in preparation for self-defense in a conflict be it either social or asocial in nature. 

When you look at defense readiness you have various levels. The highest levels are held by professionals. The mid-level is one where the individual requires the resources to maintain self-protection while living in an environment that exposes them to higher levels of conflict and violence. The low level is one that in most cases the person will live and work in an environment that exposes them to very little conflict and often no violence to speak of except in rare cases, i.e. most often a social type. 

What does defense readiness consist of? A complex and in-depth subject that would take up many, many postings. A good source of what it takes to become defense ready is provided at the "no nonsense self defense" web site by Marc MacYoung.

Consider the site as a primer and the bookshelf he provides is an excellent source of further study.