The truth about Complete Self Defense

Self defense techniques , sprays, tasers and other items come to mind when mentioning self defense but the truth is that real self defense has little to do with these items or techniques. They are only the last resort when everything else has failed. The Institute of Security and Tactical Applications teaches people a set of conditions that have proven to be very effective in reducing crime. The first step a person must take is Awareness.

Awareness is a very important if not the most important part of complete self defense. An unaware person is more likely to be victim of a crime than an aware citizen. Awareness starts with recognition. You must recognize that you and everyone else on this planet are 24 hours a day a possible target for crime in one form or another. Crime does not only presents itself in the form of robbery or armed assault or rape. Crime has as many faces as there are people and only if you recognized for yourself that you are a possible victim you can take the first step to defending yourself in an effective way.

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

When recognizing and analyzing your personal situation you now know your vulnerabilities when it comes to defend yourself. You now know where and when you are in a situation that can be used against you to attack you. So the next step is to avoid these places or change the time of day or night so attacks are less likely to occur. For example don't go through the dark alley during nighttime only to get 5 minutes earlier at home. Take the longer road if this gives you more street illumination, more people around you that can help you when you are in distress. Dont open your wallet or purse so everyone can see there is money in it. Don`t visit places known to be a bad neighborhood. Don't go walking in the park with a mp3 player (you will lose an important part of your sensorial capacity. There have been many attacks on people with walkmans, mp3 players or ipods just because of this reason. There are many ways to avoid being a victim of crime and 80% of the things you can do are within the steps I just described. The solution is not only taking a course of self defense or buying defense sprays and other items.

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