Reprinted Articles

When thinking about self defense most people take for granted that it must be self defense techniques or sprays, batons, tasers and so on but the true professionals know very well that something else has to be learned in order to practice real effective self defense. The most effective self defense has several steps and the first and most important one is awareness.

It is extremely important that you are aware of the possibility to become a victim of crime. In fact everyone is a possible victim 24 hours a day. Only when you recognize this fact you can possible start preparing your self defense. There are many types of crime and the type of assault that is most likely to happen to you depends mostly on place and time. Crime is not only assault, robbery or rape.

Depending on the country you live in or visit some types of crimes are more likely to occur than others. The place you are finding yourself on this moment surely has it’s own type of crime. Dark alleys are the perfect spot for assaults, busses and metro or crowded places are frequented by pick pocket thieves and parks are the “preferred playground” for rapists. Now you have analyzed your daily situation, the places you frequent and the time of day and night you can move on to the next step in complete self defense: Avoid

In order to save our lives when confronted with a sudden attack or assault we must be able to defend ourselves with the use of self defense techniques and tools but the best defense is to avoid these type of situations and if we take some time to become aware of the problem by analyzing our personal conduct and situation surely we can avoid many attacks without having to use self defense techniques. The first step of this process is awareness, followed by avoidance. This is the most effective self defense system. Don’t fool yourself thinking that you are save and nothing will happen to you. Be prepared, be aware and avoid every place and situation that can turn into an assault on you or your beloved ones

Tags: Sports