For context I'm a runner and there's this dog in my neighborhood who constantly keeps getting out and keeps getting extremely close now I know you usually can stare down a dog (it's a big dog) and they won't do anything but they get extremely close usually and that kind of hostile and I am a smaller dude what could I do in that situation?
This recently happened to me: I was about to test my new pepper spray like I usually do. I sprayed it, and everything seemed normal. I went to wash my hands as a precaution, but then I scratched my eye, and it started burning so much that I couldn’t open it. I mean, I had already washed my hands and everything, even though no pepper spray had gotten on me. Is the burning I felt the usual level of pain when you’re exposed to pepper spray, or is that the minimum level of pain one can feel from it?
Hey, so I'm a disabled woman who will be moving out of my parents place within 1-3 years. I have full use of my limbs but I'm really not the strongest. I use mobility aids very often (wheelchair, rollator, crutches and a cane). I have back problems that often limits my movements/strength etc. I'm also in Canada, so I can't have guns, tasers, pepper spray, knifes etc for self defense. I was wondering what are my options of learning how to physically defend myself. Like who can I see to learn? What type of gym do I contact?
I'm asking because I was "attacked" by a psycho while walking my service dog with my cane this summer. Dude was trying to kick my dog but was unable too. My body was extremely sore afterwards but if my sister wasn't there he would have been able to harm my service dog and I. He kicked me and tried pushing me down but dude was unable too. Since that incident, I've been more self conscious how I can't really defend myself if the guy was much taller and bigger and if I was walking alone with my dog.
Help pls.
Is there any decent pellet air pistol for concealed carry and self defense?
Unfortunately, I find myself in a situation where personal safety is back at the forefront. Situational awareness, de-escalation, and escape are my primary tools, and have mostly worked in the past. I am looking for suggestions for when those things fail.
I understand that carrying a firearm is the gold standard, and used to carry daily years ago. But for personal reasons, owning a firearm is not currently an option. I do carry a knife or multi-tool (for cutting things, not people), but do not plan to ever deploy it in a self-defense scenario. I have just enough training to know that knives are bad news. I also have some pepper spray on my keychain, but it is inconvenient to carry. I also have a pretty mean right hook.
What I am hoping for is some specific suggestions for things I can and would carry that would help even the odds or to create an opportunity to escape. For example, I work in a profession where I am often wearing a skirt suit or a dress, and don't often have pockets. So, some sort of pepper spray that I could carry IWB in a skirt would be ideal. Or something equivalent to the Flash Bang bra holster but for pepper spray. Or a good tac light for IWB carry that still packs enough of a punch to disorient someone. I have thought of getting one of those garter wallets to keep pepper spray in. If I can carry it while wearing a pencil skirt without pockets, that's what I'm looking for. The best defense tool is the one you will actually carry, and I'd like to have as many options to choose from as possible.
For reference, I'm a little over 6' tall and--to put it politely--thicc enough that someone trying to carry me off without seriously injuring themselves in the process is unlikely. But that also means that running is not my strong suit either. I'm also not a fan of ever turning my back on an assailant.
Any suggestions? I'm planning to eventually take some Krav Maga or Jiu Jitsu, but that may be some ways off.
Hello people of this reddit form? I am looking for advice in regards to self defense weapon more specifically knives and non lethal
Happen about 20 mins ago from this post but was being followed home (for about a mile, guy was on a bike doing laps on the blocks I was walking waited for me outside a 711 till I got a ride out of there)
In short I want to find reliable weapons for self defense in case I get into a situation were escaping isnt an option and if required I need to take down a person
People say pepper gel is not good because we have to aim very good, but is that really difficult?
how often do you need to replace pepper spray? and what OC ratio is ideal to stop a large adult man and/or large determined dog? OC-based sprays the best?
what quantity is needed to stop a single man?
gel based the best to avoid blowback?
Is there a reliable product that can deter a dog attack? I frequently visit my local park for walks, and I’ve witnessed close calls with dog attacks. These incidents mostly involved pet owners who didn’t keep their dogs on leashes and then aggressively approached someone. I considered purchasing a retractable self-defense baton, but I’d prefer to avoid causing any harm to the dog. Is there a legitimate spray that could be used to deter a dog from advancing?
So I believe there is a specific person who wants to invade my home. He doesn't know my address, but he somehow managed to get my phone number. I have blocked him but if he can find my phone number then what's stopping him from finding where I live? I can't go to the police, there isn't enough evidence to prove his intent. I have a sort of plan in case he chooses to invade my house. I don't know if this will work though. Basically my plan is to get an aluminum baseball bat and hide behind a corner near my room. He will eventually need to go next to said corner, where I would take him by surprise. I know nothing about this kind of stuff, so there are probably multiple flaws with this plan. Is there anything I should do in case of this situation differently, or completely change my plan?
FYI if he breaks into my house he's probably looking for me specifically
Do you think a pepper spray could stop 2 or 3 opponents from atacking me like you now, the young guys thinks they are like a gang no they always come in group to atack
I (24F) was filling up gas last night with my sister in the car while we were on our way home. It was dark outside but since our area is usually safe and doesn’t have many homeless people like in the city, I wasn’t expecting any weirdos to be out until this stupid guy came out from the store asking me for money.
I’m used to dealing to dealing with this in the city so I just shook my head and ignored him while I was filling up gas. He wasn’t being aggressive just annoying so I figured he would leave us alone but then he went to my older sister’s side of the car and I texted her there was someone there but then another trucker nearby told him to leave us alone and then thankfully he left.
I’m just mad at myself for not saying or doing more because he could’ve potentially hurt my sister. I wished I had gone over and told him to fuck off myself instead of being frozen in place but I was just too nervous that if I did anything he would pull out a gun. I do train in MT and BJJ but I’ve only been doing it for a year and I’d be too scared to actually fight someone on the streets unless they hit me first.
How do I start being more assertive with creepy or aggressive people on the streets?
Thanks!
I'm middle aged, not the biggest guy in the world, EDC is a P365, strong side knife and surefire wedge light. It just seems as if most places I would want to learn don't seem to cater to practical self defense as much as scoring points in competitions in the related art.
I would like to learn some basic judo, standing BJJ, maybe some akido tosses. I have almost no interest in one on one ground combat it seems like a good way to get your head stomped on by someones friend. I would like to learn to deliver an effective teep, leg kick, and learn to throw a proper punch but have no interest in getting in a ring.
Basically I would like to learn a set of skills to be able to break contact, establish range, and go to more effective tools if I feel my life is threatened.
Do any MMA gyms focus on practical self defense? Or is it all people that have doing martial arts from birth and want to be Jon Jones.
i was thinking recently, about a selfe defense item that utilizes smelling salts, it can disorient an attacked for a short period of time, which can be useful, maybe smellign salts in little tiny teabag like bags attached to some body part that you can try to get near the attacker's face, or dissolve in a quick drying solution that sticks on the attackers face that can be sprayed from a spray canister
Recently the community I live near is growing in more and more crime. Now obviously there's basic things I do already. Including I have a fence all the way around, no gate currently as I couldn't afford it, it is a 6 ft deer fence (wire fence), I have multiple security cameras, 2 in the front, 1 on the side, 1 in the back. Pretty much full 360 coverage. However it's an old house with not much for car coverage. I park one car in a garage and I pull my truck up to the garage door pretty much touching the garage door. Boxes and truck are locked obviously.
But now people have started draining gas tanks, could I electrify my truck boxes or something, Iv considered attaching a battery or something to the fence as well. The police basically won't do anything anymore in our community, basically lock them up for a night and release. I'm done worrying and I want some ideas. I hate the idea of people coming near my family
So recently I (highschooler) was in math class and this boy reached over and sprayed the pepper spray on my bag. I got in trouble with the principal because we apparently aren't allowed to have pepper spray at school. The thing is... Every girl carries it. At my school people come from all around the state, we take public transportation and are used to be catcalled and having creepy people running their hands through our hair. I've been sexually assaulted twice and am terrified. I don't know what to do. I understand that most normal schools don't allow it but my schools different. No one even noticed the girls all have pepper spray on them until this guy sprayed my pepper spray on the ground. Some of these girls travel up to 4 hours on public transportation just to get to school everyday. Starting at 4am and getting home at 8pm. Us girls need it. What do I do?
Why do people say bear spray is weaker than the pepper ones I dont get it. When you go buy a bear one they say it is twice as concentrated and 50% stronger than a pepper spray (Nato brand) and it is supposed to bring down a bear so why in a human is less efficient? Why dont use a pepper human spray against a bear then? Can someone explain it to me cuz I am really not following that logic
I almost found myself in that situation and though I'm done.
I've got 2 pepper sprays, one in each hand. Three people are trying to jump me.
What odds do I have?
Country's Poland, btw
Hi all,
I recently found some less lethal .50 launchers/guns like those made by Umarex. Unfortunately there is little information online about the actual effectiveness of those tools when it comes to stopping power etc.
Where I live, models are limited to 11 joules and I wonder if such a piece could ever stop an intruder or attacker - some folks posted clips online in which they test these pieces and easily knock out an attacker, others do the same experiment with virtually zero effect on the attacker.
I am curious about your experiences: Do you think these pieces do work? If so, why? Or if you don’t - why?
Looking forward to hear from your experiences.
Thanks in advance.
This happened a few years ago, probably around 2021, i originally posted it to a sub for creepy people encounters but it got no traction, probably because there was very little interaction.
I was walking through a bit of an alley that connects a square or sort of courtyard with the street (not the stereotypical dark alley but enough of a jack the ripper vibe to get you thinking, especially at night when this took place) as i walked out some guy entered on the right and walked past me (can't really remember him so i can't give a description, but before he walked past me we made eye contact, then laughed and continued on.
I know it's not a super scary encounter where violence was threatened (though i have one of them i may post it at some point) but what kind of person laughs at random people on the street? i probably did the right thing by not escalating and walking away from the person, although i do regret not having my head on swivel mode afterwards, after all i have no idea what this guy saw in me or thought of me to make him laugh.
MS Paint drawing, the red path is the path the creep took and the green path is me.
Also does anyone use body worn video as part of their strategy? these days i often have a few hidden cameras that i like to alternate between, the legality of it is probably a subject within itself but it's fun watching the footage back and then i delete it if nothing happened.
https://x.com/endwokeness/status/1864737190544081076?s=46
Unfortunately , I bet the store cashier will be prosecuted in a liberal city.
i’m 5’4 98 lbs and this mammoth of a girl who’s 5’11 and like 150 lbs who’s somehow younger than me started talking about wanting to fight me out of nowhere and keeps talking about it so i want to know how to defend myself against her and win if she actually tries to fight me
Hi! I’m looking for something for self defense but I’m kind of at a loss for what to do. Everyone’s been telling me pepper spray and tasers but I can’t use pepper spray because I’m severely asthmatic, it could kill me. Taser options are severely limited in my state and the best ones don’t do much other than cause a bit of pain. My mom got one and my brothers tried it to test it out and they both were perfectly capable of continuing what they were doing. A gun isn’t possible because my state does not allow anyone to have a gun or register a gun under the age of 21. Not sure what other options I have that would be easy to carry or keep in my car.
I’m 20 and live alone in an apartment and was looking to get something practical and useful to use worst case. I have two families both with small children that live below me and I’m the only man in the house. Pls let me know
What is the best defense against a group of pack animals, like dogs or monkeys?
Something that will make them run away and has a long range so I am not putting myself at risk when defending.
Are some newer paintball guns powerful enough and effective in this way that I described?
