| The use of keys in self defense situations has | | | | your attacker. The keys will slide onto your own |
| become a practical and easy way for people to feel a | | | | fingers, harming yourself more than you will harm your |
| little more secure when walking to there vehicles late | | | | attacker. In all likelihood your attacker will not be injured |
| at night, or when walking around in general. This is due | | | | whatsoever. |
| to the fact that the item that they are holding is not | | | | The correct method for using your keys to defend |
| illegal. People feel very comfortable holding keys in plain | | | | yourself can be effective, if it's done the right way. |
| view, and if trouble comes their way they have a | | | | Place a key in between your thumb and finger and |
| weapon they can use to protect themselves with. | | | | hold the key firmly. If you wish you can also place a |
| The unfortunate issue when it comes to using your | | | | finger in the ring to better secure the keys from falling |
| keys in self defense situations is that 90% of the time | | | | out of your hand. This method will make the keys |
| the person using them fails and becomes a victim, due | | | | much more secure in your hand, and will prevent the |
| to a lack of knowledge on how to properly hold their | | | | keys from sliding or shifting during impact. |
| keys for self defense purposes. Many people walk | | | | By holding the key this way you can begin stabbing |
| around with a false sense of security because they | | | | and slashing as if you were aiming at the face or eyes |
| believe that by placing the keys between their fingers, | | | | of your attacker. You will feel that you will have a |
| and having one finger inside the ring area while making | | | | better grip using this tactic but be prepared; your finger |
| a fist will stop an attacker if they were to strike them. | | | | will be a little sore after performing the exercise. This |
| This is unfortunately far from the truth, because the | | | | exercise will give you some realism on how much |
| keys in between your fingers are not secure enough | | | | force you will need to injure someone. Remember; |
| to withstand the impact of your blow. You will actually | | | | knowledge is power, but you must possess the proper |
| cut and scrape your fingers while making impact on | | | | knowledge for it to be effective. |