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PLEASE DO NOT FIGHT PEOPLE WHEN YOU ARE IN A SITUATION LIKE THIS!
When you are in a high-stress environment, you will lose your high-motor skills. This means that doing complex tasks will be EXTREMELY DIFFICULT if you are not a properly trained professional!
For example, the pocket knives shown in this text post. PLEASE DO NOT GO OUT AND PURCHASE A POCKET KNIFE AS DEFENSE! First, many states have banned weapons like this because if you are not professionally trained in how to use them, YOU WILL BE INJURED!!! Like I do NOT care if you’ve watched butterfly knife tutorials on YouTube (I’m looking at you, middle school boys) WHEN YOU ARE PUT IN A HIGH-STRESS ENVIRONMENT, YOU WILL NOT REMEMBER HOW TO USE THESE WEAPONS UNLESS YOU HAVE BEEN SPECIFICALLY AND PROFESSIONALLY TRAINED IN HOW TO USE THESE TOOLS IN STRESSFUL ENVIRONMENTS! These are short-range weapons and if you don’t know what you’re doing and if you’re being approached/attacked by someone larger than you, THEY WILL GRAB/HIT/KICK/PUNCH/HURT YOU WHILE YOU FUMBLE TO UNSHEATH YOUR LEAF-SHAPED POCKET KNIFE. When you are in a high-stress environment, you will go into fight/flight/freeze. Most people will go with flight or freeze. Fighting will only do you good if you are either a professional or in a situation where it’s your last resort.
THE ONLY TIME YOU SHOULD FIGHT SOMEONE IS IF YOU ARE BEING LIFTED/CARRIED/RESTRAINED/ETC BY SOMEONE. For example, if a large man were to pick you up to put you in the back of a van, this is where you will bite/kick/wiggle/hit/scream/go absolutely Batshit to get out of his grasp and escape. Also, I need you all to know that kicking men in the balls is not always effective.
KICKING MEN IN THE BALLS IS NOT ALWAYS EFFECTIVE!
For some men, having their junk kicked/smacked/crushed will absolutely destroy them, for some, it will be a momentary pain they can battle through, for others it will do absolutely nothing. PLEASE DO NOT USE KICKING SOMEONE IN THE BALLS AS YOUR SELF-DEFENSE TACTIC BECAUSE IT WILL MOST LIKELY NOT WORK. Even if the person has sensitive junk, they can still grab your leg, knock you over, etc.
As for devices that produce loud noises: these can be very effective, but it can also be detrimental to yourself. Loud noises can be unpredictable and can harm yourself as well and any other people in range of that sound, which can make people nauseous/dizzy/etc. I’d say the risk to yourself is not worth purchasing one of these devices.
Now, for the bane of my existence: pepper spraY:
PLEASE, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, DO NOT USE PEPPER FUCKING SPRAY!
This shit is by far one of the biggest self-defense scams in my opinion. They are unpredictable, unreliable, and can be WAY too complicated for high-stress environments. First of all, you have to get your pepper spray out. I know a lot of women say they keep it in their purse, but finding ANYTHING in your purse can be a hassle, nevertheless when you’re in a situation where you’re threatened with bodily harm and your body is Flipping the Fuck Out. After you have your pepper spray out, you now need to figure out which end the nozzle is facing. This is important because if you have the nozzle pointed at yourself, well, you’ve now pepper-sprayed yourself. Ok, so now you have located your spray, have the nozzle pointed at the attacker and are ready to spray. First, they have to be close enough that the spray will reach them. This means that they’d likely be close enough to grab you in a second or two, so you better get this shit right otherwise you’ve just been standing there while they approach you. But what if you’re downwind? You can’t just run around the other side and spray them, this isn’t a choreographed confrontation and you DEFINITELY will barely remember how to do anything when confronted with a high-stress situation like this, and now you end up having that spray blow back into your face.
PEPPER SPRAYS ARE COMPLICATED WEAPONS AND YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO LIMIT THE VARIABLES NEEDED TO SUCCESSFULLY DEPLOY THIS WEAPON. PLEASE DO NOT PURCHASE THESE AND USE THEM AS YOUR ONLY TOOL OF DEFENCE.
Instead, buy a tactical flashlight.
These are basically portable Bright as Fuck flashlights that are simple to carry around and are pretty simple to use. And, best of all, they’re highly effective.
Ever turn your phone on at night and blinded yourself even though it was on night mode AND the lowest brightness setting? Imagine that shit but with a mini-fog light. These tools are super useful, not just in a confrontational situation but also when walking home at night when its dark or when you just need a really strong light.
Let’s say a guy’s approaching you from across the street and you are threatened, take out your flashlight and press the button. The beam will hit that mofo in the face and he will be dazed/confused/blinded/stunned. This will give you an opportunity to GET THE FUCK OUT. Sometimes all you need is a few extra seconds to sprint the fuck away. Also, some of these lights have a strobe function and will Extra Fuck Up someone approaching you.
But please, once again, do not have violence be your main defense against someone. Even if you have a black belt in Karate or Jiu Jitsu, if you have not been trained to use your fighting skills in a high-stress environment, you will forget how to do a flying sidekick and instead will flail around while panicked. Do not go out and buy a knife, you do not know how to use it properly and you will most likely injure yourself instead of the person attacking you. Do not rely on pepper spray, it is unpredictable and complicated to depend upon in a life-threatening situation. And please, take a self-defense class where they actually teach you stuff like this. Knowing how to punch and kick is really helpful, but unrealistic. Find an instructor who will teach you practical defense tools like evasion and long-distance defense.
PLEASE REBLOG THIS VERSION! TOO MANY PEOPLE DO NOT KNOW HOW TO PROPERLY USE WEAPONS AND WILL END UP HURTING THEMSELVES!
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