Everyone is more or less at risk of experiencing violence during their life. This is especially true for minorities, and as leftists in today’s political climate. The risk of violence will undoubtedly increase as political climates change, so we must be ready to defend ourselves, our comrades, our family and friends, and our communities.
I practise Krav Maga (I know) and have a limited background in wrestling, Karate, and Judo. It would be great to hear everyone’s thoughts on strategies and tactics for self-defence so we can help each other become more prepared to face violent situations.
If there’s enough interest in the topic I think it would be a good idea to start a community for self-defence.
I’ve almost got raped/robbed/murdered one time and my self defense was acting dumb and running away,I tricked the guy into thinking I don’t know what he’s doing then I managed to make him walk a direction then I ran the other way, with stuff like this I don’t think you have much choice to act badass,like I could’ve easily beaten him but what if he had a knife,safest option for me was avoiding
That’s an amazing response to that situation. Your mouth is your best weapon. If you can escape unharmed then that is the best outcome. It’s not about being a badass. It’s about surviving.
But what if you’re ever put in a situation where you are actually being raped or murdered? Have you considered if you are able to beat and demolish someone until they are incapacitated?
That is what scares me
I’ve found that regular consistent training has given me a ton of confidence in my ability to defend myself. Knowing that I’ve trained for the worst situations makes me more confident and relaxed in my life. If you can, I would recommend looking into finding a good school in your area!
I guess in a life and death situation I’d something crazy like pop the offender’s eyes or push them into traffic or bite their ears or nose or doing all of that, it also depends on the situation that I can’t control, What I have what I could what I can reach for what I can think of etc… there’s also a last resort option I have but I prefer not talking about it, the goal isn’t killing or defeating, it’s buying time to run away.
About self-defense training I don’t think it will do very well in an actual self-defense scenario, the offender will try to get you at your worst, and nothing is under your control, also how many hours of martial arts do you need to defeat a guy who just got into “knife wan do” (the art of just stabbing), like there’s rules and techniques, things that don’t exist in the real world, Another thing is that I am small, Yk like I’ll never have a chance to survive against even a 173cm man… Idk maybe all of this is just drowning my confidence and makes me underestimate my strength or maybe not, idk, That incident fucked with my world perception and I don’t like that.
I get where you’re coming from. It’s important to be realistic about our abilities and training outcomes. At the same time, I think it’s better not to have a defeatist or victim mentality (not saying you do) and train so that that we can bring more things under our control through our skills and abilities and give ourselves more options so that we may fare better in confrontational situations where an untrained person would fare worse.
If there is a good Krav school in your area I would recommend checking it out. If it’s a good school it will train as close to reality as possible, no rules (safely of course). We practise gun and knife defence, but I’m under no illusions about my skills and would only engage if I knew I was going to die otherwise. I’ll give up my wallet or car if I’m being robbed, not worth dying over.
Unless you have too much confidence in yourself, acting badass is never advisable, you are giving your opponent information, it’s like telegraphing one’s attack, it is wiser to act harmless and surprise your enemy. I’d recommend buying pepper spray, if you see it is sound to use it, don’t show it and wait until they are close to you, use it and run, knives are useless after that unless you are way too close and they are too experienced.
It’s illegal here after some women used it to steal jewelry, almost every other thing that can be used for self-defense is illegal except for very bright flashlights, might buy one ig
I would not give a fuck if it is legal or not, you probably can get it anyway, and it is better to be safe, but I understand.
If there’s one rule Algerian police doesn’t give a fuck about it’s not this one, it’s an item that will get confiscated at the border if bought from outside and is illegal to manufacter.