Testing a normal-looking baseball cap that gives a gentle buzz if a person, car, or dog is closing in from behind. Trying to gauge if runners / night walkers would trust it. Vote + share any concerns below. I’ll post the anonymized results next week. Thanks!
Hello people. I am a small framed female with a leg injury that makes it hard for me to walk long distances so i was thinking running away from danger would be very difficult. I know that learning martial arts and self defence is pretty much useless if your opponent - which means 99.9% of guys for me - are twice your size. So i was wondering if you know of a good tool or some kind of weapon to not only shock the attacker but hopefully buy a looot of time. As i was searching, i saw the regular teaser guns, small knives, flashlight or even pepperspray but i always wonder, even if i land a hit successfully what's stopping the guy to just take it from my hand and game over...? Obviously outside a real gun, no small knife will completely neutralize the danger unless i cut straight thru his throat but then i just committed murder... which is not ideal. I mean if you really think about it unless you are built or train like a gazelle, a fit male can easily run you down even if you buy some time and make distance... Have you ever thought about this? Weapons be turned against you? Is there a thing that is good for this problem? I'm sorry if it's a bit confusing, this is my second language.
Grabbing someone’s neck, lifting them up and slamming the back of their head against a table or desk.
Also is there a martial art where this tactic is covered?
My MiL's husband had a manic break and threatened my family. He's had episodes like this before and has put a gun to someone's head. That someone is now dead, not because of him, but I can't use her to testify against him or anything like that. I mentioning it to show how far he'll go. We ARE leaving but as a poor we can't leave immediately. We are trying to get my MiL to leave with us. She has Parkinson's and she'll just become a victim if we leave her behind. He does own guns but my SiL, who is a police officer, is supposed to come and retrieve them. I know my best solution would probably be to get a gun myself but one, I probably can't afford one right now and two, I don't think I can get one soon enough for it to be relevant. I need to be able to protect my family if something happens, what do I get?
In a situation when you have to shoot in self defense, do you think high capacity, and spraying and praying will win? Or do you think keeping cool and shooting deliberately and accurately will win?
My therapist explained it this way. There are 3 zones. 1. Passive 2. Assertive 3. Aggression.
I’m a very chill person and lack assertiveness. Instead of being able to weave in and out of the 2nd zone I sit in the passive zone until I explode directly into aggression. There are situations that call for assertiveness without dipping into pure aggression, especially when it comes to self defense.
Does anyone have any pointers on how I can practice this? It may save my life some day if I learn how to be assertive when I need to be instead of going straight into aggression or staying passive. I work in customer service and I’ve been trying to implement this when I can.
