Self-Defense & Violence Prevention Blog

Briget Murphy recently wrote:

Most men learn through tough-and-tumble play during childhood how to defend themselves. Women don’t have this advantage and so it is of critical importance for females to learn self-protection.

The first line of defense is to try to stay out of harm’s way to begin with. Don’t walk alone at night or in deserted areas, but if you must, be aware of your surroundings. Thugs chose prey who look weak and easy to overcome, so walk tall and with confidence, always being aware of your surroundings. Listen to sounds from behind you.

Read entire article by Briget Murphy.

The article above highlights some great self-defense tips for people when they fail to avoid dangerous or violent. I recommend reading the entire article by following the link above.

Some tips include:

• gouge at the attackers eyes
• knee or kick male attackers in the groin
• hit attacker’s nose with palm
• use your brain
• take a self-defense class

They seem like great tips to me. What do you think?