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Sat Jun 23, 2012 10:38 am  |
I think this is a really important topic. A girl from my hometown was just murdered (by someone she knew). It seems that there are awful stories that pop up left and right.
Have you ever taken a self defense class? There's lots of good videos on youtube that are basically self defense techniques.
I used to do my grocery shopping kind of late at night. I have really been trying to change that. I know it's not a good idea, even though it's really close to my house.
I've seen studies where psychologists showed different attackers various women (their backs were facing the camera) who were walking down a hallway and when asked who looked like the most vulnerable victims to them or an "easy target", nearly all chose the women whose arms and legs were out of sync while she walked (kind of in a sloppy fashion) and overall, she didn't look confident and her head was not held up high.
Tips:
Walkers / joggers:
If you have car trouble and are walking to look for help, always walk against the traffic so that you can see what is coming
If shadowed by a car, run back in the direction from which you came. If you continue in the same direction, you will make it easy for the shadowing to continue
Be wary of alert passengers
Don't use an ipod/mp3 when walking in isolated areas at any time
Regularly change your routines
Mark out houses at intervals on each route you take that may be used as "safe houses" in the event of attack such as shops or houses that you know to be occupied by a friend or acquaintance. Try to incorporate these houses every time you vary your route
Be alert at all times
Don't presume that because your area has been "safe" thus far, that it will continue to be so.
Make sure your cell phone is fully charged before leaving the house!
Carry mace/pepperspray on your keychain.
Clothing:
Think about your clothing - where will it be worn? Will you be going out after work? Get into the habit of leaving restrictive clothing and shoes for those occasions when you are certain that you have no reason to anticipate danger, such as large crowds, being picked up after work or going out and so forth.
Choose a wardrobe which maximizes freedom of movement. The best self defense techniques will not help you if you cannot run away because of tight skirts or shoes with straps and high heels. In these situations, it will be necessary to disable your attacker to ensure you are not followed unless you have some means of a quick exit such as a motor vehicle. This places additional, unnecessary pressure on you to be successful. Further, if you focus too much attention on disabling you opponent, you may not be sufficiently aware of an additional threat to yourself
More here:
http://www.safetyforwomen.com/tips.htm
http://www.womenonguard.com/safety_tips.htm |
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