Tips for Self Defence
Every day we face the risk of being attacked. Attacked by the
street robbers, home intruders, rapists and violent persons of
other sort. If you, your relative or a friend are attacked, you
have a right to ward off an attack by using a force. According
to the terms of law, the reasonable use of force somebody need
for protection against the use of unlawful force by other
person, is called "self-defense". This definition is quite
simple and easy to understand, but we avoid to use it due to its
evident scantiness.
The real self-defense is actually the complicated polyhedral
conception which involves lots of various aspects. In a broad
context we can consider self-defense as a person's ability to
resist different kinds of negative influence that somebody tries
to exercise upon him (her). Repelling an attack of a street
robber, shooting at a burglar, preventing Internet attack,
responding to verbal abuser, exposing a fraud, surviving
terrorist attack, showing political protest against antisocial
law - it all can be referred to self-defense. Self-defense plays
a great part in everybody's life, but we often don't give a
proper weight to it. Self-defense embraces a huge variety of
skills we use not only in particular defensive situations but in
a thousand events of our daily routine.
To resist a negative external influence every self-defender
must have a kind of inner core which gives him a power, makes
him being strong in front of agressor's eyes. You must be strong
to say 'em "Hands off! Go away from me!" It's not a matter of
physical strength - you have to be a person of a powerful spirit
in the first place. There's a kind of rebel in a heart of every
real self-defender. The rebel who doesn't want to take things as
they are, who doesn't allow you to bend the neck under
surrounding pressure Traditionally, there are two general
approaches to self-defense. The first defensive approach is
relatively simple. Usually who fires first, wins the game. It
evidently has some drawbacks. First, when you entirely rely on
weapon, you become dependent on it.
The second approach to self-defense bases on martial arts
training.. Every combative school has some special features. And
there's virtually no use in giving any manuals for fighting - it
would be much more useful to watch some of these videos or visit
our discussion center. The principal benefit of martial arts
training is that it really gives you the confidence in your
strength, your defensive abilities. It's the kind of weapon you
carry every time and you can always rely on. Although martial
arts training involves a large variety of extra skills which
seem useless to many people who want to acquire only the
physical aspects, that appear to be directly connected with
self-defense.
Some tips for Self Defense :
Always keep control under your surroundings. Show potential
attackers that you guess about their intentions - it could guard
you from the possible attack.
Avoid dark, deserted routes, even if they're the shortest.
If you're attacked, don't lose self-control, don't fall into
panic, don't stop thinking. Fear is one of your most dangerous
enemies. The key to successful self-defense is self-control and
rational thinking.
Alcohol is also one of the worst self-defender's enemies. Don't
lose control under yourself . Don't expect unknown people to
help you if you're attacked or pursued. They usually don't want
to get involved in such cases.
Your weapon must be carried only in the pocket or holster, i.e.
you should always be able to pull it out quickly. The bottom of
your bag or purse ain't a good place to keep a weapon.
Avoid to shake your weapon at the attacker. It can be used
against you in attack if it is taken away from you. Weapons are
destined to shoot, but not to menace.
Avoid to come to single combat even if your opponent is
obviously weaker than you. The knife in his hand can suddenly
alter the balance of power.
Don't demonstrate your gun to police officers. Police have shot
innocent people because they were holding weapons when the
officers arrived.
Remember that courts often disapprove of the use of force, even
justifiable, in the acts of self-defense.
Don't pick up any suspect objects in public places. You can run
against masked bomb. Don't open suspect letters or postal
wrappers.
Keep all the doors and windows in your house locked every time.
Keep a loaded gun in a secret place you can easily reach in
alert.
When you're at the parking, going to enter your car, look around
with attention to make sure that no one is watching for you.
Avoid to carry the strangers even women while driving the car.
Keep yourself within the law. Police don't like wild cowboys and
terminators.
The use of deadly force may be justified only to defend against
force, or the threat of force of nearly equal severity.
Then you talk to police, remember that anything you say can and
will be used against you in a court of law.
For more information on Self Defence please visit the Self Defence resource center.