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Physical self defense is all about inflicting the maximum amount of damage quickly, allowing yourself a safe and quick escape from the situation at hand. While all individuals should have basic training in defending themselves, it is of vital importance for women who are often considered the more vulnerable and likely to be attacked. Self defense for women is indeed a necessity.

When you are attacked, it is pretty certain that it is not the time to try to talk your way out of the situation. Often the predator will either be drunk, high, physiologically ill, or have another serious condition that will keep common sense from reaching them. You will need to have a little education so that you can react quickly to inflict pain and or injury so that you are able to escape unharmed.

Of course there are some easy solutions that women can take to protect themselves. Especially those who live around dangerous areas or large cities should carry a form of protection at all times. This could simply be a gun (although you will have to have the required permits to carry this weapon), or a pepper spray.

Pepper spray is very effective and can be snapped onto ones keys or purse in the event of an unfortunate event such as this. These can offer protection against human attackers, and animals such as dogs. These are both great solutions to consider as a form of protection.

Another great option is to enroll in some self defense classes. These would be helpful in that they will teach you to remain calm and think clearly in an emergency situation, giving you confidence to face your attacker and prevail. The goal of any self defense class will primarily be to train one to recognize and avoid a confrontation before it actually occurs. But in those instances where this is not possible, you will need to know how to protect yourself.

No matter how large an attacker may be, it will not take a significant amount of force to damage him in such a way that he is forced down, allowing your escape. You will need to actually bodily injure your attacker to hurt him and bring him down. And if you know the rules of physics and physiology well enough, you will be able to do this with ease.

Keep in mind that physical self defense will not involve a wrestling match in any way. Actually, this is exactly what you are seeking to avoid. Instead, you should be able to quickly evaluate the situation and choose the best method for inflicting pain and injury to your opponent without allowing them to get to you first.

This can involve a broken or disjointed bone, gouged eyes, a ruptured testicle, or some other such easy to inflict injury. You will need to create a reaction in your opponent that will inflict such pain upon them that they will not be able to think about anything else for the moment, allowing you the chance to make your escape. And this is exactly what you should do at the first possible chance.

Pepper spray has been around for many years and is a great form of protection. There are other forms of protection such as tasers, martial arts training, hand guns, and stun gun. There are many people out there that would prefer to not have to use any of these other forms of protection. When you use this type of spray you know that your assailant is not permanently damaged but you are able to get away so you can get help.

When someone is attacking you the only thought you should have is getting away and finding help. If you have spray this should be pretty easy to do. It is rather difficult for your attacker to chase after you when they can not see anything. The spray will burn, hurt, cause their eyes to water, and even in some cases cause their eyes to stay shut for a period of time.

The great thing about this spray is that it comes in various sizes. You can purchase large cans that you can carry in your car. You can buy smaller cans to carry in your purse or even on your key chain. I personally believe having pepper spray on your key chain is an excellent idea. Women are very vulnerable when leaving a shopping mall or store at night time. If you have a can of the spray on your key chain you are much safer.

Of course if your keys are in your purse it may not do you any good. Be sure to take your keys out and have your spray ready to use while walking across a dark and deserted parking lot. Anytime you feel uneasy pull out your pepper spray just to be on the safe side. Pepper spray is nonlethal which means that if your children get a hold of it they can not shot themselves like they could with a gun.

Your attacker will also be able to serve their time for the crime. If you shot your attacker with a gun there will be a lot of investigation into the attack to be sure that it was self defense. If you use pepper spray you will be able to go straight home to your family.

You can buy pepper spray at a number of different places. You can even purchase this spray over the internet. It is also very affordable. For just a little bit of money you can be sure that you are protected from all the criminals that would harm you otherwise.

It is your responsibility to take care of yourself and your family. You can do this with a small canister of spray. There is no reason to take someone’s life even if they are criminals. This spray will keep you safe and the attacker will be able to serve his or her time behind bars.

Using force with a hand gun, tire iron, or any other heavy object could cause you to kill the attacker. It is a difficult thing to take another life even if it is in self defense. So be sure you think this through carefully. When using mace or another type of spray you will have clean conscience.