What would you do if you found yourself face to face with a would-be assailant? Unless you have trained in self defense, and have com-mitted time to self defense training and on-going practice, you may not know what techniques would work best to keep you out of harm’s way.

1. Self Defense
What Self Defense Tactics
Should You Use?

2. What Self Defense Tactics Should You Use?
W hat would you do if you
found yourself face to
face with a would-be assailant? Unless you
have trained in self defense, and have com-
mitted time to self defense training and on-
going practice , you may not know what
techniques would work best to keep you out
of harm’s way.
Before discussing what to do once an at-
tack has been instigated, let’s look at what
may have started it in the first place.

3. Self Defense Tactics and Effective Self Defense
When discussing self defense and
personal safety, it is important to first look at
how to avoid dangerous situations
altogether.
No one wants to be in the position of having
to defend themselves. Luckily, through the
simple act of paying attention, you can take
large steps towards staying safe.
It is easy to think you are paying attention
when you go about your tasks. However,
take a look at some of these tips for
increasing awareness and decide for yourself
just how much and how often you’re really
paying attention!

4. Self Defense Tactics and Effective Self Defense
 Put cell phone away and look around when
walking through a parking lot, store, or
other public place.
 Look around parking lots as you locate a
parking spot. See anything out of the
ordinary?
 Glance at cars as you park. Is there some-
one sitting in the car next to your driver’s
door? Find another place to park!
 Look around your property as you pull into
the driveway.

5. What Self Defense Tactics Should You Use?
Awareness can go a long way in avoiding
danger. But should situations arise that war-
rant self defense, you certainly need to know
how to handle yourself.
1. Some altercations begin with a simple ver-
bal tussle. A verbal confrontation could be
due to pride, hurt feelings, or other emo-
tional issues like anger. If not carefully
navigated, there is the potential to escalate
into a physical confrontation or a fight.
2. Sometimes, physical alterations are simply a
surprise. An example of this may be a rob-
bery or sexual assault.

6. What Self Defense Tactics Should You Use?
The first case
In the first case, it is difficult claim self
defense if you actively engage in a verbal
confrontation with another person. This is
true even if you view yourself as the poten-
tial victim. The best self defense tactics at
your disposal in this instance are patience
and verbal skills. Diffuse the situation with
words to avoid a physical fight.
Self defense is based on the presence of
unprovoked danger threatening physical
harm or damage; a danger that will harm you
physically (not emotionally).

7. What Self Defense Tactics Should You Use?
Because of the laws surrounding the use
of self defense, it is important to understand
your role in any situation. In this first exam-
ple of a verbal altercation, active participa-
tion in the conflict eliminates the ability for
you to claim self defense. Period.
Using verbal self defense is the best thing to
do if you find yourself in a situation where
another person would like to wage a war of
words with you.

8. What Self Defense Tactics Should You Use?
The second case
What if a bad guy stands in front of you
and threatens you with physical harm? What
will you do in self defense? What tactics
should you use to ensure your survival?
The emphasis here is survival. You
cannot permit pride or any other emotions
like anger to rule your head. To protect your-
self fully, it is important to think clearly. A
clear mind is the path to determining the best
self defense tactics to use to get out of the
situation unscathed.

9. What Self Defense Tactics Should You Use?
Experts recommend de-escalation as an
excellent tactic to calm a potentially explo-
sive situation which could lead to physical
violence. De-escalation is the use of words
to end an attempted assault. In this potent
tactic, you use your voice and its tone, ac-
companied by body language to talk your at-
tacker down emotionally. Shouting “No!” or
“Stop!” is an example of how to thwart a
sudden attack. In the case of a verbal con-
frontation, it is simple to state “I don’t want
any trouble” as your first line of defense.

10. What Self Defense Tactics Should You Use?
Should verbal diffusing fail, and you find
yourself unable to get away from an attacker,
it is then necessary to neutralize your assail-
ant and no more. You should be careful that
you do not go beyond the limits of self de-
fense.
Real self defense involves the utilization
of effective self defense tactics that will
help you ensure your survival with only as
much physical force as is necessary. Spe-
cifically, enough force to neutralize your at-
tacker and cause the attack to stop.

11. Self Defense Tactics and Effective Self Defense
I f you are confronted with a situa-
tion in which you have no choice
except to fight for your life in order to sur-
vive, what will you do? What self defense
tactics will you utilize?
Assuming your self defense actions
aimed at diffusing the situation failed and
you are now confronted with an individual
who is poised to attack you. What are your
options?

12. Self Defense Tactics and Effective Self Defense
Your Options
There are at least three options of self
defense training available to you in the face
of an individual poised to attack you.
Flight. You’ve certainly heard of the fight
of flight response. In the face of danger,
most of us instinctively want to run. And
that is the exact thing that you should do if it
is possible. It is far better to give up your
pride, your wallet or your car than your life.

13. Self Defense Tactics and Effective Self Defense
Throw off your attacker and escape.
With just a little training, you can learn how
to throw an assailant off balance by using
simple, quick unarmed self defense
techniques. Even without a weapon, you
can deliver an effective blow and create an
opportunity to end an attack.
Through self defense training, either
with a video or through a class, you can
learn how to escape from an attack using
just your hands, fingers, and feet.

14. Self Defense Tactics and Effective Self Defense
In self defense, many of the techniques
taught are aimed at creating a diversion and
temporarily disrupting the focus of the at-
tacker. Small diversions may give you
enough time to run away and get help.
There may be many instances where a
person can use simple self defense tech-
niques to gain control over a situation and
end an attack. However, there are no guar-
antees and therefore the best form of self de-
fense goes back to that of awareness.

15. Self Defense Tactics and Effective Self Defense
With an unarmed attacker, you can use
the appropriate self defense techniques you
have learned in your self defense class or
video and fight until you are able to gain
control over the situation.
It is important to always remember that
your goal in using self defense tactics is to
survive – preserve yourself and escape with
minimum of injury. It is not your objective
to permanently silence your opponent. The
lines of self defense are clear and you want
to avoid being criminally liable for excessive
use of force.

16. Self Defense Tactics and Effective Self Defense
This is the mistake of some who claim
self defense. But by taking any self defense
activity past the point of stopping an attack,
you actually turn the tables and put yourself
in the role of attacker.
An effective self defense is anchored on
the correct self defense tactics and the proper
application of techniques and force sufficient
to stop the assailant from doing what he
intends to do without maiming or killing
him, in order for you to attain your goal of
surviving.

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