Self Defense Products For College Students - Self Defense on Campus

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Apr 222010
Jack Krohn asked:

Mom and dad may not know how potentially dangerous college campuses are. One on six women are ***** while in college. On campus crime is growing as the number of students grows. The bad guys see young naive college students as new prey. So what should they do?

What is easy to carry and easy to conceal? The answer is basic self defense products for college students. Students face unknown dangers if they come home alone too late or walk through the college campus when most of the students are out or locked safe in their dorm room.

There are many scenarios that justify the needs for some type of products that promote self defense. Perhaps a student is at the computer lab till late at night, innocently gathering information for an English paper that is due in a few days. This scene plays out of the computer lab into the hands of a perpetrator bent on committing an act of violence. The studying student could be caught off guard and find him or herself a victim of a random act of violence.

Or, the student could be prepared with self defense products for college students. You could have a personal alarm that is designed to as loud 130db. All the student needs do is is activate the alarm by pulling the strap that is attached to the alarm pin. This alarm can be carried in a purse or hooked to a belt for easy access. The sudden loud noise of this little alarm startles the attacker and immediately others know that there is possible danger.

Another scenario could involve a stalker. Maybe you have been finding notes where you generally sit in some of your classes. Someone knows your name, your schedule, what dorm you live in, and you find that you are freaked out at the thought of some sick person following you around. You don’t feel safe and your friends may just see it as some silly infatuation that some guy has for you. Maybe it’s nothing, but you are scared.

What you need are some self defense products for college students. Could be a personal alarm that you carry around in your purse or maybe a stun gun or pepper spray they all are designed to give you time to get away from a dangerous situation anywhere on campus. When are you getting some?

Some states and college campuses may have restrictions on some self defense products so check your local police or campus police department first before you buy anything.

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What Exactly is Self Defense and Deadly Force?

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Nov 052009
Brian Garvin asked:

There’s a lot of talk these days about the term Self Defense. It is the process of protecting yourself against someone with intentions of causing you some type of bodily harm. In the United States, most of the assault cases that go on are from very disturbed single individuals or small violent factions known as gangs. The word gang is a broad interpretation because not all gangs that attack people are street gangs.

If you feel you are in danger, obviously you have a right to protect yourself as well as your family. Many Jurisdictions allow what is called the use of Deadly Force to neutralize your attacker. If you are being tried for a crime and you want to use the Self Defense justification, you must prove what is called Legal Provocation. This means you need to prove that if you didn’t defend yourself, there would have been a great chance that you could have been seriously injured or even lost your life.

If you ever plan on taking any of the Martial Arts Styles, you’ll realize quickly that you will be trained in a lot of Self Defense Techniques. Some styles are specifically administered and taught in such a way where you can only use them to defend yourself, while other styles teach you to attack and defend yourself at the same time. In some countries it is legal to carry weapons, like firearms, knives, swords and pepper spray
which you can use to defend yourself against an unprovoked attack.

Some other countries will not allow this, and will make you obtain a license. In other cases you’re allowed to obtain and keep certain weapons without a license. Some people used improvised objects as Self Defense Weapons. For example, they’ll use an aerosol spray can or a baseball bat or a pen or pencil. As a general rule, these are not as effective as weapons specifically built for the purpose of defending yourself like mace which is sometimes referred to as pepper spray.

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Self-Defense and Common Sense

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Sep 042009
Wanda Hall asked:

Women today are constantly being instructed by the media that they must learn to be independent. This does not simply mean that a woman needs only to be able to financially support themselves, but also they must be able to physically defend their person. To achieve this, many women need to learn the art of women’s self-defense. The achievement of mastering these skills in women’s self-defense will not only help the individual to learn basic protection, but build confidence. There is a certain pride in knowing that one can defend themselves against an invasive attack or physical assault.

Learning the skills of women’s self-defense can also benefit an individual in other ways. A women’s self-defense class can be a fun and interesting method for burning calories and toning the overall body. The art of women’s self-defense teaches women to use the abilities given to them by Mother Nature. Women are naturally stronger in the lower body and must not be afraid to use their legs when defending their person. The women’s self-defense course will teach the female to kick or stomp on their attacker and when all else fails, run. Building up the leg muscles for defense will tone and slenderize the thigh and give definition to the calves and ankle areas.

However, that does not mean that one can neglect their upper body. Even though women are naturally stronger in the legs, a women’s self-defense class will also give instruction for using the arms, hands, and fingers for defense in an assault. The development of these skills will allow a woman to not only become proficient in women’s self defense, but assist in the general overall toning of the body.

Once a woman becomes interested and encouraged by the results seen and felt through participation in a women’s self-defense class, she may become motivated to do even more. The courses taught to learn the skills of women’s self-defense, also encourage the possible victim to flee from possible attack. The newly skilled woman many now discover that they would like to participate in some sort of cardiovascular enterprise to enable themselves to be confident of the ability to escape from a potentially harmful situation. Because the woman took the initiative to become involved in learning the skills of women’s self-defense, they may now discover that they have lost those unwanted extra pounds and became healthier as well.

Women’s self-defense classes do not only teach the necessary skills to defend one’s self, they also give instruction for avoiding a potentially hazardous situation all together. It is important to consider what hazards are potential problems on every occasion. The single woman who is having an early dinner with friends may believe her parking spot is ideal because it secluded and her new car will not be damaged. However, upon exiting the restaurant at a later time, she now finds that her car is in a dark and dangerous place.

It is imperative that a woman look at the environment she places herself in. Although it is extremely important for a woman to participate in women’s self-defense classes, it is even more imperative that she avoids a potentially dangerous situation in the first place.

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Martial Arts and Self-Defense Training Without Self-Control

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Jul 082009
Jeffrey Miller asked:

What happens when you train in the martial arts or study self-defense, learn techniques designed for damaging human beings, but never develop the master’s trait of self-control. This story is true and highlights how, through our own lack of self-discipline, we can cause more damage to ourselves than we ever feared from an attacker in a self-defense encounter.

Today, I have a high number of parents bringing their children to me, along with many adult students, looking for lessons in self-discipline and self-control. The reason is because, even for the uninitiated members of the general public, the image formed when you think of a martial artist or someone learning self-defense includes that of a highly disciplined person.

But, it wasn’t always this way. In fact, we still have practitioner’s today who have missed the lessons of humility, discipline, respect, and self-control as a part of their training. And, those who do talk about learning and practicing self-control, are usually talking about the discipline that makes them practice or attend martial arts classes on a regular basis. Watch one of the popular mixed martial arts (MMA) or other fight-challenge programs, and what you’ll see are people who brag about their abilities, bad-mouth other people, and routinely get themselves into fights outside of the ring.

The story that I’m about to tell you is one-hundred percent true. It actually happened to me. And the most amazing things were that:

1) The attacker was a black belt martial artist who professed to be learning self-defense, and…

2) I was an on-duty police officer at the time!

I kid you not!

You see, I was stationed in, what was then, West Germany with the United States Army. I was a military policeman working the night shift, when my partner and I got a radio call, dispatching us to a particular unit. The call was in reference to a combative soldier who was drunk and disorderly. Apparently the soldier was in the process of attacking officers and screaming racial slurs.

When we arrived at the scene, what we found was a soldier who was VERY drunk. The man was not only taller than me by almost four to six inches (I’m 5′ 6″), but he was also very muscular. The officer on-duty for that unit was trying to calm him down, and my partner and I were attempting to find out why he was ranting and raving when we arrived.

At the sight of two armed police officers entering the area, it was almost if a switch had been thrown in this man’s head – a switch that triggered the “bad-ass” personality. Because, as soon as he saw me, he locked on and headed straight for me. My partner was busy trying to get details from other witnesses so we could use the information in a way that would de-escalate the situation and get the man calmed down.

Before the soldier got within reach of me, he suddenly stopped and realized that I had shifted my position to prepare for whatever was to come. I never broke eye contact (never a good idea, especially against someone who is trying to dominate with their spirit and intensity), and when he saw this, he stopped and his demeanor changed.

Who knows, maybe it had more to do with the fact that I was wearing a .45 caliber pistol on my right hip and a two foot long nightstick hung from my left. Either way, and just for a minute, he seemed to reassess his situation and tone down his energy level.

I proceeded to ask him what happened to which he started to convey the story that he was out with some friends from his unit. They were out drinking to celebrate the fact that he tested for, and earned his black belt that day. His story, and his anger flared again when he told me that they were all screwing around after they departed the club when it got rough and his friends ganged up on him and threw him down on a gravel walkway.

I outwardly congratulated him on earning his black belt while inwardly thinking that it never a good idea for a black belt to get intoxicated. There’s way too many things that can go wrong and, with the alcohol coursing through your system, regardless of how “well” you feel, the fact remains that you simply will not have the same coordination, control, or focus should you be attacked. And besides, wouldn’t that be the perfect time for someone who really wants to take you out to attack – when you aren’t functioning at a hundred percent?

But, something happened. As he was describing the situation, his attitude changed again. As he was trying to describe the incident, he seemed to be dancing around exactly how things got started or why they got “rough.” As his agitation grew, he started to tell me that he was a black belt and didn’t have to prove how tough he was. He told me that, that was the point of training – to be disciplined, respectful, and in control of yourself so that you didn’t get yourself into messes like this.

As I was agreeing with him, he went into a sudden tirade about how tough “I” thought I was because I wore a badge and a gun – that I wouldn’t be so tough without the nightstick and the firearm. I attempted to calm him down but he seemed to lock onto the fact that I was armed and that I was trying to appear more “tough” than him in an attempt to intimidate him.

To this, I took a step back and assured him that I wasn’t trying to intimidate him. As he continued to point out the weapons, I told him that I’d hand my nightstick and helmet to my partner. When he continued on about the gun, I reminded him that, “the gun stays.”

No sooner did I hand over my nightstick and turn back toward the drunken soldier, he moved in on me, telling me how he didn’t need to prove how tough he was, but he was going to show me how tough I wasn’t!

Well, long-story short, I didn’t prove that I was tougher, but he DID end up, face-down on the floor in handcuffs. But, the worst was yet to come – for him. And, you know what… I really felt bad for him, for a minute.

What happened next should never happen to anyone – tough-guy or not. While we were trying to restrain the still belligerent soldier on the floor, who should walk through the door but… His wife and young son!

They had to witness their drunken, obnoxious, and out-of-control husband and father being taken away in handcuffs. And all I could do was look at the woman and move my lips to the words, “I’m sorry.”

This would be bad enough, if the story ended right here. If the worse that happened was that this new black belt and military soldier – this man who should have developed discipline from two different directions – lost his self-control after drinking too much and then lost his temper after his friends took advantage of his condition. If that was the worst, it would still have been pretty bad.

But you know what. As a cop, I saw this kind of thing all the time. It really wouldn’t have been much of a story if it weren’t so commonplace. But, this story wasn’t commonplace. It turned out to be nothing short of disgraceful.

We later learned that the soldier and his friends did, indeed, go out to celebrate his new promotion to black belt. However, the story that he told us from there, was anything BUT the truth.

It seemed that, once the soldier got some drinks into him, he began to strike and kick at his friends. They asked him to stop to which his actions became more aggressive until finally the friends took action and had to knock him down to get him to stop using his “karate-moves” on them.

After that, all hell broke loose as he felt like he was disrespected. In fact, what had happened was that this man never exercised good judgment in the first place when he decided to go out into public, bragging about his martial art rank and skills in the art of self-defense. He exercised even less discipline when he allowed himself to get drunk to the point where his childish actions cause his friends to attack him out of self-defense.

And finally, his lack of self-discipline and self-control caused him further humiliation as he had to be drug out of a building by police, right past his wife and son. They had to watch as he was arrested and jailed, not just for drunk and disorderly conduct, but for assault on a police officer, assault on commissioned officers, and for acts unbecoming a member of the armed forces.

All because he never learned the first lesson – the first level of self-defense – respect and self-discipline.

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Self Defense Classes Can Teach You How to Not Become a Victim of an Attacker

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May 212009
Ralph Winn asked:

Did you know that women are the most likely victims of an attacker? That is why it is so important for women everywhere to learn self defense. There are many self defense classes that can teach you many lifesaving tips. You need to know what you can learn from these classes. Learn more about this now.

Did you know that women are the most vulnerable when it comes to attackers? Most women don’t realize that when an attacker is looking for a victim, they are looking for an easy target. An easy target is someone that never pays attention to what is going on around them, someone that looks down when they walk, or just someone that doesn’t look like they will cause the attacker problems by fighting back. You don’t want to be this victim and you can prevent that by learning self defense. Self defense classes can teach you many things that can help you if the unthinkable should happen to you.

Here are the most important things that self defense classes can teach women everywhere.

One: You will obviously learn many different self defense moves that will help you fight off an attacker. It is important to remember that once you learn these moves, you need to practice them weekly so that you don’t forget them. This will always keep them fresh in your mind.

Two: Most women don’t realize how powerful a weapon your voice is. Self defense classes will teach you that you can use your voice to scream and attract attention. No attacker likes attention, so by screaming, you will be giving yourself a chance to get away or of getting the attention of someone that can help you.

Three: Self defense classes will also teach you how to be confident in yourself and project that to others around you. In other words, you will learn how it is important to always walk with your head up and be alert no matter where you are. If you don’t look like a victim, then you will more than likely never become one.

Four: Self defense weapons are another thing you can learn about. You will learn how to use your hands, keys and many other things that can be used as weapons against an attacker.

These are just a few of the important things you will learn with self defense classes. The one thing that you want to remember is that you never know when or if you will become a victim of an attacker, so being prepared for this to happen could save your life and get you out of this dangerous situation. So, start learning self defense now so you will always know what to do if you find yourself in this dangerous situation.

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The Self Defense Moves That Will Keep You Safe

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May 042009
Anthony Enriquez asked:

When someone mentions the word self defense they usually think of traditional styles such as Karate. In the past martial arts were intimidating to others because they were relatively unknown and foreign.

Today things have changed significantly. Numerous traditional martial arts have been proven to be insufficient in a life threatening situation. Many have found out the hard way that learning some form of karate or Kung fu will not guarantee your safety and keep you from being attacked. What we have to realize is that all styles are not created equal, all self defense moves are not high percentage, and mastering a martial art will not make you invulnerable to attack. The reality is that anyone can be beaten in a physical confrontation despite their knowledge.

It is now more understood that the best self defense moves are those that involve your mind and are less of a physical nature. The main factor of surviving the streets is knowing your surroundings and knowing how to prevent an attack from happening. If your intuition tells you something seems dangerous or strange, pay attention. It’s there to assist you in staying safe.

If you are a woman seeking to learn effective self defense moves to protect yourself from an attacker on the streets, I strongly recommend that you seek out a women’s self defense program versus a traditional martial arts class. Karate classes are great in the respect that they strengthen your body physically, but unless you are training for a competition it is probably not going to be what you are looking for.

A basic women’s self defense course will be fairly brief and simple so that you can absorb what is taught. It will be taught by a qualified instructor that will go over strategies on effective ways to avoid confrontation and how to escape life threatening situations quickly and effectively. Staying safe outside of your home doesn’t mean you need to dedicate years to Kung fu training. It means you need to acquire some basic knowledge, a few highly effective techniques and learning to trust your intuition. If you take some time to learn this basic information then you can keep yourself safe by avoiding potentially dangerous situations.

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What is the Best Self Defense?

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Apr 192009
Joe Byers asked:

The rise of Mixed Martial Arts competitions and UFC competitions has led lots of people to asking, “What are the best self defence methods to use?” There are many self defense methods and techniques to choose from, and this leads to a lot of people wondering are there techniques that are better than others?

Well, this depends on the circumstance that you’re in. Some techniques give you an advantage from a standing position, others give you the advantage in grappling, or ground fighting. Some give you an advantage in any situation.

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Women's Self Defense in the Military

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Oct 172008
Wanda Hall asked:

There are no women’s self defense classes in the military. Why you ask? The military does not discriminate against gender and teaches women the same self defense techniques as men. Women’s self defense in the military usually starts off at book camp. Here after weeks of physical conditioning and indoctrination into the military life style, the women get their first chance at women’s self defense classes. These classes will show this new warrior how to take out an attacker in various ways. The woman will learn self defense using her hands, her bayonet, her rifle, and her grenades. Women’s self defense takes on new levels in the military and once trained the woman becomes a deadly fighting machine.

The first women’s self defense technique taught is hand to hand combat. Here the woman learns to use her hands, legs, feet, and head as a weapon when in close proximity of her enemy or assailant. She will learn the pressure points that will not only injure but demoralize her enemy. Using all the extremities of her body the woman solider will be able to take down a man twice her size. With a combination of martial arts and other lethal methods, the woman will be able to take a man off his feet and disable him from further attack. The hand to hand training takes place in about two days, far more women’s self defense than you would get in a hour class at the YMCA.

The next phase of women’s self defense in the military is bayonet training. Here the soldier will learn how to kill a man using her bayonet either on her rifle or in her hand. She will learn that the bayonet can slash the throat of her attacker by coming down at an angle in a downward motion. She will be taught how to stick the bayonet into her attacker’s body, twist it to cause the most internal damage possible, and then pull it from his body. She will also be taught to use the **** of her weapon to deliver a powerful downward stroke that will kill or knock out her enemy.

Also during the boot camp experience, the soldier will learn universal women’s self defense methods that will allow her to fire her rifle and throw a grenade. Even though a woman is not legally allowed to fulfill combat roles, in the event of ambush or unrecognized enemy threats a woman can be forced into combat just as a man. She needs to know how to use her rifle and to use other military weapons to protect herself and her fellow soldiers. The lack on knowledge of women’s self defense techniques can get her and her comrades injured or killed.

The branch in the military dictates the extent of women’s self defense classes a woman will receive. Some branches are more stringent than others. Remember that woman’s self defense is used to define that it is a woman that learns the craft and not specific to either gender.

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Women's Self Defense Moves to Destroy and Dominate!

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Aug 252008
Steve Gib asked:

I would like to show you some women’s self defense moves that you can use to protect and defend yourself against a male attacker. I will give you valid tips and advice if you ever encounter a mugger, rapist, or murderer. I have two distinct techniques I would like to talk about, mainly being the eye gouges and groin strikes, kicks, and pulls.

Even though these women’s self defense moves work, you have to remember that you have to follow through with other techniques and moves to further damage and injure your attacker. One move I recommend is ripping your fingernails into your attackers eye sockets and rip them apart. You can collect DNA under your finger nails and hurt him good. You don’t have to have super long nails, but as long as they are over 2mm you will be good.

You want to have a list of women’s self defense moves memorized and big key component on male attackers is the groin attacks and strikes. If you can kick him in his ******** all the more power to you. You can also follow through with biting, pulling, punching, ripping, etc. This move can be used in a variety of different ways so don’t forget to follow through and cause as much damage as possible.

Another women’s self defense move I recommend is smashing the adams apple and throat of your male attacker. Since women are genetically smaller then males you need as many techniques as possible to injure your attacker. Hitting him in the throat can interrupt his breathing. Oxygen is essential to fighting so if you can cut his supply off you will have better chances of escape.

Remember that you always want to follow through with your initial attack, followed by more including punches, kicks, elbows, head butts, knees, whatever you need to do to cause as much damage as possible so you can escape a heck of a lot easier. Using the groin attacks techniques, the throat smash and eye gouge will give you an advantage in any physical encounter! I hope you enjoyed these womens self defense moves!

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Alternative Self Defense Technique You Must Know

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Dec 192007
Imran Al asked:

The importance of self defense cannot be underestimated because we are often faced with dangerous situations on a daily basis and we have some conventional techniques of incapacitating an attacker to prevent further assaults. However, self defense techniques are not limited to the use of force or using physical power; we have many other ways in which attackers can be confronted with sustaining any damages.

One of these methods is by keeping pepper spray or stun gun handy all the time, especially if you are used to walking around. The only precautionary measure to be adopted in this case is to be very careful because some self defense moves can be deadly and can do allow more harm that good, therefore must it must be executed properly. You can also consider screaming or using voice or body language to deflect an attacker from carrying out a dastardly act. This method is know in the field of self defense as de-escalation or conflicts management.

Moreover, in a situation where you are not bothered to apply some self defense techniques, the best weapon to be used in this case is avoidance techniques. The attacker could be more armed, stronger or can call for reinforcements – in case you are proving very difficult for him, in a situation like this you are totally powerless against them and you can easily get injured or lose you r life in the process. The best solution in this case is to avoid walking in a dimly lit places or places that are too secluded. If you are in your home you just have to get all your doors locked up and refuse to entertain any unknown visitors – visitors must be well identified prior to visits, otherwise don’t give audience until you are comfortable to enough to do so. You must never walk alone; always have someone to walk with especially on the night.

Furthermore, you can also adopt the use of personal alarms to scare off an attacker or intruder for self defense. You ability to scream might be incapacitated by your human ability. Therefore, the use of these alarms can generate a high pitched noise so that neighbours can hear from afar. For example the tactics adopted by some local security men in one of the African countries is adopt the use of high pitched whistles to make distress calls. This way you scare away an attacker(s) and get the attention of authorities.

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