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What Is Your Personal Protection Of Choice?

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The first and foremost personal protection that I carry with me 24/7 is my mind - my awareness, knowledge, gut instincts, education, and training to be able to protect and defend myself in certain situations. Then I always carry on my person a TASER C2 and Pepper Spray on my keychain.  I hope I never have use any of my personal protection, but having it with me gives me a bit more confidence that I have the tools necessary to protect and defend myself.

This is what my TASER C2 looks like.  I know a criminal is not going to want to know what this feels like.

Watch this video of someone who got hit by a TASER.  He lets you know you don’t want to "Take That TASER."

Video Courtesy of Taser Man

 I keep one of the Pepper Spray units on my keychain, one in my car, and the larger one in my home near the front door in case of a forced intrusion.

With personal robbery crimes, carjackings, sexual attacks, personal assaults on the rise, we should be mentally, physically, and personally prepared to defend ourselves against a criminal attack.

If you have not encountered any type of personal crime, now is a good time to become well-prepared by taking a self-defense and/or personal safety awareness class.  No one wants to be a victim of crime but if you shrug it off and say it won’t happen to you - you are potentially setting yourself up to become a victim of crime. 

A perpetrator can spot the person who has let their guard down, who isn’t paying attention to what is going on, and appears to be an "easy" victim.  Don’t be that person!  Lately there have been more attacks on women in the parking lots of some large super stores and shopping malls.  Although they have good lights and some even have surveillance cameras, if you are not paying attention, someone can quickly and easily force you into your vehicle or into their vehicle with no recourse from you.  Read more

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Self-Defense & Safety Awareness Tips

This is an article I posted sometime last year but as always a reminder of Self-Defense & Safety Awareness Tips can’t hurt if it keeps us safe!

Fighting Back
It’s important to have a plan in the event of an attack.  Build your confidence by taking a self-defense class – it will empower you with the skills to defend yourself.
• Yell forcefully, “No!  Go Away! I don’t want trouble! Back Off! No! No!”
• Go for the nose with the heel of your hand.
• Go for the groin with your elbows and knees.

If you have been raped and want to do something about it, find a rape crisis center or friends who can support you.

Resources
RAINN (Rape Abuse and Incest National Network)
Call RAINN 24-hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673).

Trust Your Instincts
• Don’t be fooled by appearance – rapists don’t always look dangerous.
• If you feel like you’re being pressured, coerced, dismissed or ignored, act on that feeling and remove yourself    from the situation.
• Don’t be afraid to make waves.
• Realize that men misinterpret women, so send clear verbal and non-verbal messages.

Since I mentioned instincts, a friend of mine highly recommended this book - “The Gift of Fear:  Survival Signals That Protect Us From Violence” by Gavin De Becker. He talks almost exclusively about our instincts and how listening to and trusting that little voice inside of us - our "gut feeling" can help us to stay safe from violence - and could just save our life.

Video Courtesy of Prime Time Live & Gavin De Becker discussing fear, intuition, and safety.

Remember, Stay Aware…Stay Alert…Stay Alive!

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ALERT WARNING: Carjacking/Abduction The Latest Violent Crime

Ladies - Be Alert And Aware Of Your Surroundings When You Are Shopping At The Local Grocery Store -  Shopping Mall, Restaurant - Or Whenever You Are Out By Yourself!  There are criminals waiting to catch those who are not paying attention — those who have let their guard down — to attack at the right opportune time!  Don’t become a victim of this type of crime!

As if there isn’t enough for law-abiding citizens to be concerned with - a crazy economy, job losses, home burglaries on the rise and home invasion robberies increasing.  Now when you go to the grocery store or even the local Target store you have to be more alert and aware of everything around you because there could be someone waiting in the parking lot to carjack your vehicle or worse yet, abduct you!!!

Make your personal safety and security a habit, especially when you are away from home and by yourself.  Watch this video as it shows that Carjacking and Abduction crimes are happening more than many of us realize.  (If no video appears, go to www.selfdefensewithanattitude.com to watch).

Courtesy of KMBCTV

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There have been several abduction attempts and carjacking crimes that have occurred in our small city within the last few weeks.  In a city of less than 100,000 people this is definately not a common crime, but it is one that has many people very concerned.  Here is one of the recent headlines:

Courtesy of the South Bend Tribune

In wake of abduction attempts, how can shoppers protect themselves?

It Can Happen Anywhere And To Anyone

• Though carjackings can occur anytime, a sizeable share appear to take place during the late night hours.
• Carjacking isn’t just a problem in large cities – it happens in suburbs, small towns, and rural areas.
• Carjackers look for opportunity.  They don’t choose victims by sex, race, or age.

What Do Carjackers Look For And What Should You Do To Avoid Being A Victim?

Areas that carjackers target are:  intersections controlled by traffic lights or stops lights, parking garages, shopping malls, grocery stores, gas stations, car washes, ATM machines, residential driveways, highway exit and entry ramps.

• Be alert to your surroundings, even when you feel rushed.
  When approaching your car, have your key in your hand, and check the back seat before you get in.
• If someone is loitering near your unoccupied car as you approach it, keep walking until the person leaves.
• Be wary of people asking for directions or handing out flyers.  Trust your instincts – if something makes you feel uneasy, get into your car quickly, lock the doors and drive away.
• Avoid driving alone.  Have someone with you especially at night.
• When you come to a stop, leave enough space to maneuver around other cars.
• In extreme situations you might even consider going through a traffic light, as long as you can do so without causing an accident.
• Don’t stop to assist a stranger whose car has broken down.  Instead, drive to the nearest phone or use your cell phone to call the police for help.
• If you are driving home and notice someone you don’t recognize loitering, drive around the block and come back after the person has left.
• Avoid parking near anything that limits your visibility.
• Most importantly – If a carjacker threatens you with a gun or other weapon, give up your car.  Don’t’ argue.  Your life is worth far more than a car!
• If someone takes your car, get away from the areas as quickly as you can.  Try to remember what the carjacker looked like and report the crime immediately to the police. You might consider carrying some type of personal protection on your keychain like pepper spray or mace spray, or even a stun gun or TASER C2.  As I have mentioned in many of my articles, taking a self-defense or safety awareness training class can teach you what to do and how to protect and defend yourself against these types of criminal attacks.  Check with your local law enforcement to see if they have self-defense training classes available.

Stay Aware…Stay Alert…Stay Alive!! 

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Self-Defense - Fight Plan of Action If Attacked

Here is a video from Fight Like A Girl and Win that gives you some great ideas of potential weapons already in your purse that you can use to fend off an attacker, plus areas of the body to aim for to disable the attacker allowing you to get away to safety.  If you are walking alone to your car or out late at night, have your weapon in your hand and be ready to use it if you have to.  Trying to find a weapon in your purse - the "black hole" - may be nearly impossible if under attack.  Be ready ahead of time and be prepared to fight if attacked.

 Courtesy of Fight Like A Girl And Win

Over the past year I have written about how each of us needs to develop a written Personal Safety Plan of Action.  This plan should acknowledge that personal safety is one of our #1 priorities and by establishing specific rules and guidelines it can help us avoid dangerous pitfalls that could put us in harms way.                      .

Your plan should include some common-sense guidelines like "being aware of your surroundings, being alert to various situations, listening to your inner voice when things don’t seem quite right, safety on the road as you travel in your vehicle, and more."   These common-sense issues can get pushed aside as we become so overwhelmed with dealing with everyday issues, our jobs, our families, and life in general.

Attending a personal security and safety seminar can be a valuable part of your plan because it reiterates common-sense things you already know and brings back to the forefront the importance of personal safety in our everyday lives.  As you sit in one of these classes you may get an "Ah-ha" moment when you hear something that you know you should be doing but don’t - for whatever reason.  This is now the time to get back on track and incorporate these things back into your daily safety routine.   Read more

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FBI Says Violent Crimes On The Decline…Ask The Crime Victims What They Think!!

In our  newspaper today there is a big article that starts out "Violent Crimes On The Decline", the FBI says murder, rapes, and robberies are down nationwide in ‘07.  I’m not sure what planet the person who wrote the article is on but we continue to hear about women of all ages who are being attacked, sexually assaulted and murdered every week.  I wonder sometimes if we are all becoming immune to this type of news coverage. 

If, and that’s a big IF, crime is on the decline, maybe it is because women are starting to take charge of their personal safety and becoming trained in how to protect and defend  themselves with self-defense training and personal security and safety awareness classes.  Many women and young ladies are also carrying personal protection - from non-lethal devices like the awesome Taser C2 or pepper spray gun to carrying a firearm.  Women are also becoming well-trained in how to use these weapons-knowing that it is their responsibility to only use these weapons if their life is truly in a life-threatening situation. 

Check out this video and determine if her life was in danger. 

Courtesy of www.brucemontague.ca

My specialty is in the personal security field.  I regularly blog about self-defense strategies and safety awareness for women, personal security 911 awareness, home burglary prevention, and home security protection.  I do a lot of research and talk with people in the crime prevention and security industry to learn about what strategies and tactics work to help women and men avoid becoming victims of crime - and live to tell about it.   Read more