| It is fairly obvious that women are targeted for small | | | | defense products. If you have a specific route and |
| thefts, petty crimes and mugging by a far higher | | | | schedule each day, try and change the route if you |
| number of criminals than men. Additionally women are | | | | cannot change the schedule. Even when you are |
| the target of perverts and rapists who stalk and | | | | equipped with self defense products that can help you |
| pester all the time. | | | | incapacitate the attacker, the escape option should still |
| Women's self defense has never been more | | | | be considered the first option. |
| important. There is a need for every woman to learn | | | | - Self defense products - To start with by just being |
| the art of protecting herself if attacked. This does not | | | | aware of the dangers that are around you help. Post |
| mean that every one of us needs to make muscles, | | | | that, it is necessary that you have some knowledge |
| do weight training, and become hardy and tough. There | | | | about the various products that you can use in the |
| are various aspects of women's self defense that you | | | | time of need. While keys, sharp pens, a handbag filled |
| can explore before you make your choice of the self | | | | with pebbles and a belt can be used when caught |
| defense mechanism that you want to be prepared for. | | | | unawares, there are special self defense products that |
| The option you choose should also be based on the | | | | are available that slow down or hold back the assailant |
| level of danger that you face in the course of your | | | | in their tracks. While the normal pepper spray, stun gun |
| daily life. Waitresses, air hostesses and certain security | | | | and personal alarms exist, there are also certain |
| personnel need to be more trained and careful than | | | | disguised items that can be used by women easily. |
| others. Professions that necessitate meeting and | | | | Among them is a lipstick pepper spray or a personal |
| becoming friendly with strangers are also at a higher | | | | alarm in a keychain. Ensure that you know how to use |
| risk than others. | | | | your self defense product completely before you start |
| - Avoidance - One of the first things that women | | | | relying on them for your safety. |
| should adopt for self defense is to start thinking about | | | | - Self defense training - While every woman does not |
| self defense in an active manner. Avoid dangerous | | | | need to undergo self defense training, it is important |
| situations and try and remain in areas where there are | | | | that you understand the weak points of the human |
| some people. If you do have to venture into lonely | | | | body. The nose, the eyes, the crouch and the chest |
| areas, make sure that you are alert all the time. For | | | | are some areas that you should target. Those in jobs |
| that matter, it is necessary that you are alert even | | | | that involve meeting strangers and leaving for home |
| when you are in the company of other people. If you | | | | late in the night or in the wee hours of the morning |
| feel that you are being stalked by someone, remain | | | | should choose more specialized self defense |
| calm. Panicking will not result in anything. Face the | | | | techniques like Tae Kwan Do, Kenpo, Judo, Hapkido, |
| stalker and look him in the eye. Such overt confidence | | | | Kung Fu or Karate. Each of these techniques is based |
| is likely to have the cur scurrying back but if it does | | | | on the art of self defense and therefore includes |
| not, you should have the back up of certain self | | | | technique that can thwart attacks. |