Need advice: Used pepper spray against an agressive man

I was taking my dog for a walk as usual and there was an old man (a private parking vigilante i suposse) standing there, he has always been there but i never had any incident with him until today, i always restrain my dog to pee when i see the home owners outside, so i did, lifted my dog and walk passed him by, as i was doing so he told me to take my dog to other place, then insulted me, at that moment he was close and i tought he was coming at me so i did a goofy hook kick to the air to try deter him (i do TKD lol), but it only angered him and he rushed towards me, i inmediatly got on a bladed stance and started backing off while i had my dog on one arm, as i was backing off i pulled out my pepper spray and shot him directly in the face, he stopped chasing me and then i returned home

Now i'm pretty much lost on what should i do know, report him? Im concerned that he wasn't coming towards me and i would look like the one who started, but im more concerned if the guy has a gun or hitmen contacts and he plans to take revenge on me or my family, i live just a few house from where he is and i walk pass by that parking 4 times every day, please i really need suggestions

Submitted April 04, 2025 at 01:24AM by mizukiyayoibringsjoy https://ift.tt/GLBliAS

Smart or dumb to carry a weapon?

You could save yourself and convince someone to not come near you but thinking you're protecting yourself is usually a false assumption. I think it just makes things worse and escalates something that doesn't need to be that serious. I'd probably carry a weapon if I was out in the woods in bear country or be useful in a dog attack.

I had a friend who thought he was protecting himself by having a gun but got drunk one day, pulled it out, fired it, and went to jail.

Submitted April 03, 2025 at 09:10PM by spankyourkopita https://ift.tt/BctxITY

I think some cartel just signalled that they don't want me here

I'm out camping next to some roadside memorial that I didn't think much of, a couple guys got out and prayed to it in Spanish, then they kinda stood and stared at me while I was hanging out in my car and talked to each other. Less than a minute after they drove off I heard gunshots down the road.

I've got dunes for cover if I need it, in case they come back after sunset looking for trouble. I'm packing up camp now. 3 mags loaded and carrying. while I work. Any advice?

PS if I don't comment tomorrow, there was a nice sunset, and I fell in glorious combat.

Submitted April 02, 2025 at 09:22PM by DesertDwellingWeirdo https://ift.tt/o5R97zv

E-Book You Can Read For Self-Defense On The Street

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Submitted April 02, 2025 at 03:57PM by Worldly-Marketing425 https://ift.tt/qpUNEe2

How would someone defend themselves when being attacked from behind?

Sorry if I can't post this, first time posting here. I hope I'm not breaking any of the rules.

I am a writer and am currently writing a story and need some advice about self defense, as a character in my story is attacked and they need to use self defense in a scene. I hope this post is allowed as I don't know much about self defense. Let me tell you about the scene in the story:

The character was surprised and is being attacked from behind. The attacker has a knife to the character's throat and their other arm is over the character's mouth (so they don't scream).

Here's information about the character:

The character that is being attacked is male, 6'1" and 180 pounds. He is in great physical shape (he works out daily). He does not have any type of weapon on him at the moment (the scene where he gets attacked is right after the character leaves the airport after arriving on a plane) and doesn't carry one usually. He is also trained in self-defense (I haven't specified how he has trained since I don't know much about self defense).

The attacker is also male, around the same height as the character and is in average physical shape.

How would someone defend themselves like this since the character knows self defense? Thanks!

Submitted April 02, 2025 at 12:56PM by esor_rose https://ift.tt/zbU0E1N

Body freezes….?

I genuinely dont know why this is happening recently. I trained boxing, but when i get into hectic situations my body just freezes, and i feel genuinely cold, unable to take action. Heart starts pounding and aching aswdll.Its not fear, im taller than most of my opponents anyways. My limbs go numb aswell lmao. I remember sparring and i never had a similar feeling. How can i untrain that?

Submitted March 31, 2025 at 07:05PM by Ok_Advice9133 https://ift.tt/ygWFi4n

Thoughs on wearing a chainmail shirt in high knife crime areas?

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Submitted March 31, 2025 at 09:20AM by goofy_goober_eve https://ift.tt/odcag4u