As Pontes (A Coruña). Galician instructor Jose Rodríguez López, known to many as "Cope", has reached number 1 in Amazon sales with his book "El Arte de Salir Ilesa" (The Art of Coming Out Unharmed), a work that proposes a different approach to female self-defense: teaching how to prevent an assault before it happens.
Far from being a manual based solely on combat techniques, the book centers its philosophy on prevention, observation, and decision-making. Its main message is that the best defense begins long before physical confrontation.
"Most people think about self-defense when the assault has already begun. My goal is to teach how to detect danger earlier, avoid risky situations, and help make better decisions when there is still room to do so," explains Jose Rodríguez López.
The author has accumulated over 35 years of experience in the field of self-defense, during which he has trained thousands of people, including women, members of the Security Forces and Corps, security guards, and other professionals who carry out their activities in high-risk environments.
All that experience has been condensed into simple, practical, and accessible language for any woman, regardless of her age or physical condition.
Through real examples and everyday situations, "El Arte de Salir Ilesa" teaches how to recognize warning signs, avoid common mistakes that increase vulnerability, improve safety when moving around, act more effectively under pressure, and understand that self-protection begins long before there is physical contact with an aggressor.
The book's success on Amazon confirms the growing interest in female personal safety and the need to bring this type of knowledge to society.
However, Jose Rodríguez López assures that the project's true objective goes far beyond sales figures.
"If even one woman manages to avoid an assault thanks to something she has learned from this book, all the effort will have been worth it."
In addition to publishing the book, the author continues to give seminars and lectures on female self-defense in various parts of Spain, promoting a culture of prevention and self-protection based on anticipation, common sense, and preparation.
For Rodríguez López, personal safety should be part of everyone's education.
"We don't wait to have an accident to learn to drive. Similarly, we shouldn't wait to experience a dangerous situation to learn to protect ourselves."
With "El Arte de Salir Ilesa", the Galician instructor aims to provide practical prevention tools to all women who wish to feel safer in their daily lives, not through fear, but through knowledge, preparation, and confidence.
“"If even one woman manages to avoid an assault thanks to something she has learned from this book, all the effort will have been worth it."
“"We don't wait to have an accident to learn to drive. Similarly, we shouldn't wait to experience a dangerous situation to learn to protect ourselves"
