Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Simple and Effective Self Defence Techniques for Women

Women are the most common target of attacks all over the world. The fairer sex are perceived to be weak and defenseless so they are usually the main target of crooks - which are usually males. This is the reason why women should be well prepared when such a situation happens. It is very important to not underestimate your capability to fight back and defend yourself. There are various self defense techniques that you can apply whenever the situation calls for it. Let us share to you some of them.

1. Avoid walking alone especially at night. Crooks operate all day long, but they often attack their victims at night because it's dark and not much people are aware of what is going on around. If you really need to go out, bring a companion with you.

2. Never let your hair loose when you feel that someone is following you. The attacker may use your hair to pull you closer to him or he could use it to stop you from getting away.

3. Always bring a whistle with you. When you feel that someone is behind you and you feel that that person is following you, blow your whistle as hard as you can to catch the attention of other people. There's a huge chance your attacker would back out from his plans this way.

4. Attack your attacker on his sensitive areas. When you're already in that situation wherein someone is attacking you, make sure that you attack your attacker with all your strength in his sensitive areas such as his groin area or his eyes. This could take him down for a bit, giving you the opportunity to escape safely. Your attacker could recover quickly so you have to make sure you run right away once you've attacked him.

5. Grab the attention of many people as possible if you're being attacked. If you know that you can't take your attacker down on your own, try to get the attention of as many people as possible. Shout at the top of your lungs so that they could come and help you. Shouting can also make your attacker back out for the fear of getting caught.

6.Walk with confidence. Never ever walk with your head down. You must be alert and aware of what's happening to your surroundings so you can prepare yourself if someone is about to attack you. Always be observant of your environment.

7. If you really have to go out at night alone, make sure to walk on well lit areas and as much as possible, avoid walking in areas such as dark alleys, deserted places and dark narrow streets.

9.Take up self defence classes. If you are looking for a great place to learn self defence and basic combat techniques, then you might want to take up Muay Thai classes. What's good about Muay Thai is that there's no need for any weapon to defend yourself. You can defend yourself merely by using your body parts such as your elbows, knees, hands and feet.

10. Carry self defence products with you. Self defence weapons could be helpful in giving you the opportunity to escape and seek help. Pepper sprays, stun guns, taser guns and knives are some of the most popular self defence products sold in the market today.

11.Crooks are getting smarter and smarter these days. They can get inside your vehicle without you even knowing it so before getting inside the car, check the backseat to make sure that no one's hiding in it.

12.Ready your car keys even before going to the parking lot. As much as possible avoid searching for your keys on your bag right beside your car because that could be a perfect scenario for an attacker to attack.

13.Use your common sense and intuition at all times. If you think or feel that you're in danger then you must act upon it right away.

Let us face it. We are living in a dangerous society. We are all at risk of getting attacked that is why it's very important, especially for women to learn how to defend themselves.

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