WHAT IS SELF-DEFENSE/PERSONAL SAFETY?
It’s Not Just about
*Walking with keys in your hand
*Parking close to your destination
*Parking near lights
*Checking your backseat
PERSONAL SAFETY/SELF DEFENSE IS ABOUT:
*Being aware of your environment/surroundings
*Creation of reaction time
*Exuding confidence
*Appearing prepared for anything
*Knowing when a confrontational situation begins
HOW A PREDATOR SELECTS A TARGET:
*Gathering Intelligence
*Stalking a potential target
*Testing the potential target
A PREDATOR’S STRENGTHS:
*Knows how people react to suspicious noises
or incidents when stalking a person
(does the target call friends, 911, etc)
*Confident police will only be called after the attack
*Follows a plan (is prepared)
*Will abort if everything is not right
A PREDATOR’S WEAKNESSES:
*Overconfidence
*Underestimates the victim
*Too large of an ego
*Timing has to be perfect to avoid detection
PREDATOR’S TOOLS TO STEAL YOUR POWER:
*Deception
*Intimidation
*Verbal Threats of Force
*Physical Force
WAYS TO AVOID BEING TARGETED FOR ATTACK:
*Good Command Bearing
*Good Posture and Walk Purposefully
*Scan the area when you are walking
*Eye lock and challenge
*Don’t be afraid to acknowledge people
BE AWARE OF AN APPROACH TEST:
*A predator may approach and ask a question to size
up a possible target
*Lead the dance and pull the subject into your world
HOW TO TRAIN FOR A CONFRONTATION:
*Take a self-defense class
*Learn a few techniques and practice your proficiency
*Crisis rehearsal and how to do it
*Always win in your rehearsal
*Under stress you will perform how you have been trained
(Example: FBI and Wheel gun shoot out)
KNOW WHEN THE CONFRONTATION BEGINS AND WHAT TO DO:
*The confrontation begins immediately upon perception of a threat
*Will your surroundings allow you to retreat
*If retreat is not an option identify the threat
*Begin reviewing what techniques you know
*Prepare yourself to utilize your techniques
*Don’t force the technique utilize what the predator gives you
KNOW THE WEAPONS YOU WERE BORN WITH:
*Fingernails (Scratching or gouging the eyes)
*Teeth (Bite whatever the predator gives you/bite it off)
*Your voice (screaming or yelling loud enough directly into the ear can create pain
to the ear)
It also draws attention to the situation
*Your mind (your only limit is yourself/anything can be a weapon)
*Hands, elbows, feet, knees, head, etc.
RESIST OR NOT IS A PERSONAL DECISION:
*Remember that no matter how hard you try to avoid a confrontation or even if
you decide to submit some people will not be satisfied with a sexual conquest.
There are psychopaths that enjoy a slow torturous kill.
IF YOU RESIST KNOW WHAT TO CONSIDER A VICTORY:
*You are not going for a kill/incapacitation
*You are fighting to escape
(As soon as you can get away and scream the entire time)
WINNING MIND:
*You are a person of Worth
*You may get hurt or wounded but you will survive
(Trauma medicine is advancing everyday)
*NEVER GIVE UP
OTHER ALTERNATIVES TO A PHYSICAL CONFRONTATION:
*purchase a pepper spary/small knife for your key chain and be prepared to use it
*an ink pen, car keys, high heels all can be used as edged weapons
*consider faking a seizure (predators don’t necessarily want to deal with that)
The only guarantee in life is that you have to live with your decision. You need
to decide long before you are in a confrontational situation what you will do. If
you wait until the confrontation it will be too late. If you have decided you are
going to defend yourself then you need to be planning your defense when you
identify a possible confrontational situation instead of deciding if you are going
to defend yourself or not.