8 TIPS FOR WOMEN SAFETY
INDEX
Women Safety 1. Awareness 2. Use Your Sixth Sense 3. Self-defense Training 4. Fight Back 5. Pepper Spray 6. Avoiding A Car-jacking 7. Travelling 8. Safety In Cyberspace
WOMEN SAFETY
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Personal safety is an important issue for everyone, but especially for women.
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Here are 8 things you need to know about personal safety.
1. Awareness
Your first line of defence.
Most people think of kicks to the groyne and blocking punches when they hear the term “self-defence.”
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Though, true self-defence begins long before any actual physical contact.
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The first, and probably most important, component in self-defense is awareness: awareness of yourself, your surroundings, and your potential attacker likely strategies.
2. Use Your Sixth Sense
“Sixth sense.” is a powerful subconscious insight we feel about situations and people.
We all have this gift, especially women, but very few of us pay attention to it.
Trust it and learn to use it to your advantage. Avoid any situation or person, which does not “feel” safe – you’re “sixth sense” is probably right.
3. Self-defense Training
It is important to evaluate the practical usefulness of a women’s self-defense programs.
Here are two tips: a) Avoid martial arts studios . b) The self-defense program should include simulated assaults.
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Unfortunately, no matter how diligent we are in practising awareness and avoidance techniques, we find ourselves in a situation that leads to a physical fight.
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Many women worry that they will provoke the attacker and make things worse if they defend themselves.
However, aim for the eyes first and the groyne second, and use the element of surprise to your advantage – look quickly, and mean it.
You may only get one chance.
5. Pepper Spray
Pepper spray can be a very useful tool, understand that there can be significant drawbacks to its use.
Such as, it doesn’t work for everyone.
Even a face spray will only incapacitate 80-85% of people.
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Also, carrying it in your purse wastes time and alerts the attacker to your intentions while you fumble for it.
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Never depend on any self-defense tool or weapon to stop an attacker, instead, trust your body and your wits.
6. Avoiding A Car-jacking
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Lock all the doors and keep windows up when driving.
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Most car jackings take place when vehicles are stopped at intersections.
The criminals approach at a 45-degree angle, and either pull you out of the driver’s seat or jump in the passenger’s seat.
7. Travelling
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Violent crimes against women mostly happen in the best and worst hotels.
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Predators play the part of a hotel employee, push their way through an open or unlocked door.
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For home safety, never open your door unless you are certain the person on the other side is sure, and always carry a door wedge with you when you travel.
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A wedge is often stronger than the door it secures.
8. Safety In Cyberspace
The Internet is educational and entertaining, and it can also be full of danger if one isn’t careful.
When communicating online, Always use a nickname and always keep personal information hidden such as home address and phone number confidential.
Keep current on security issues, frauds, viruses, etc. by regularly referring to “The Police Notebook” Internet Safety Page.
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