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Numbers
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2 out of 5
WOMEN WHO EXPERIENCED PHYSICAL
OR SEXUAL VIOLENCE NEVER SOUGHT
HELP OR TOLD ANYONE ABOUT IT (2017)
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1. Safety The primary importance of self-
defense is for women to be able to
protect themselves against anything
that’s unacceptable in terms of
social conduct.
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2. Confidence
There is nothing more empowering
than having the confidence to
analyse a dangerous situation and
take actions to overcome them
effectively.
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3.
Empowerment
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It empowers women to lead a
healthy and fulfilling life by
encouraging them to deal with
stressful and dangerous situations
independently.
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4. Discipline
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It teaches discipline which transfers
over to all other areas of life. It
helps women be calmer,
understanding, flexible, gain body
and mind control, be more
responsive than reactive, more
observant, and achieve cognitive
awareness.
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5. Health and Fitness
Self-Defense programs are also a
fun way of exercising and building a
healthy body, thereby improving
physical and mental health.
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PREVENTIVE MEASURES
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3. Be aware of your surroundings.
• Study and familiarize your neighborhood, place of work, school, in and
around public transit areas, nearby establishments, and all places you
frequently go.
• When something or someone is out of place, take note.
• Avoid creating patterns
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4. Watch out for warning signs and pre-attack indicators
• Forced Teaming
• Charm
• Too Many Details
• Loan Sharking
• Unsolicited Promise
• Discounting the Word “No”
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5. Create layers of security for your home.
• Keep your home, car doors, and windows locked.
• Don’t open the door for strangers.
• Use blinds or curtains so it’s difficult for a predator to easily see inside
your house.
• Set a motion activated light.
• Keep a dog
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8. Don't overshare on social media
•Avoid posting about your whereabouts
•Avoid pinning exact locations
•Don't post about your travel plans
•Expensive new purchases
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PREVENTIVE MEASURES
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9. Stay fit and strong
•Exercise regularly
•Jog/run
•Eat healthy food
•Sleep on time
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VERBAL DEFENSE
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• Verbal Compliance
• Avoid arguing with close-minded and aggressive people. If you allow the
perpetrator to maintain his dominant role, there will be no need for
violence.
• If you feel a person is beginning to feel provoked by something you’re
doing or saying, reverse course and/or leave.
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VERBAL DEFENSE
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2. Verbal and Physical Dominance
• One of the best ways to de-escalate an attack using physical and verbal
dominance without physical contact, is to put both hands up as a barrier,
create distance, and say in a very loud, commanding voice, “BACK OFF!”.
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3. Physical Compliance
• The goal of self defense is to survive and prosper, minimizing injury or damage. And
the best way to do that when faced with a deadly threat, where giving up a physical
object will end that threat, is to comply.
• Of course, when a predator wants you or your family, compliance is not a good
option, especially when the predator’s goal is the act of violence or murder.
• If there is one rule in self defense, it is never to comply with a predator who wants
you.
How can we decrease this bad statistics? By knowing to fight for our rights and that would start by knowing how to protect ourselves in case of danger. And we could protect ourselves by learning self-defense and and inculcating its importance.