Self defense and self protection are important for women because they are more likely to be victims of violent crimes such as rape and sexual assault. Many a times women feel frightened to walk alone and they wonder what they should do if approached by a predator. If you are facing a situation where you think you are in trouble, you must slow down your steps and collect all your small tools that are their in your handbag. Follow the below mentioned self defense tips to keep yourself safe and protected.
Use handy tools: As you have already collected your tools from your bag, use them to attack the stranger. Use whatever you have to protect yourself and harm the attacker, so that he is injured, make sure you are not to violent, because if the attacker dies this may lead to serious consequences. Things like pepper spray, small knifes, pens, etc., can be used to harm the attacker and it is suggested to carry such things whenever you are out.
Use your arts and skills: If you have learned any self-defense tactics or have any other skills, try to use it on the attacker to protect yourself from the attack. It is necessary that every women today should attend empowerment programs and learn unarmed or empty hand self-defense techniques to prevent crime from happening.
Know which body parts to hurt: If you are not good at self-defense tactics then use this tip. Try empowering your full energy levels and hurt them on the sensitive body parts. But, before that you should know, hurting which body parts gives you protection. Hurt them on the sensitive parts like head portion, eyes, heart, etc. Maximize the harm so that there will be a chance for you to escape.
Try to escape or make some noise: Ultimately, if all this doesn’t workout, try to escape from the clutches of the attacker. If you are unable to do so, then try making loud noise so that people living or traveling in that area will come to your rescue. Or else, if you have mobile in your hand try to make a call to your friend or family members to tell them about the situation and ask them to come to the place as early as possible.
For women, being a target of a violent crime is frightening and tragic, but if you learn some self-defense tactics you can control every situation and defend yourself.