weapon

If you are attacked you must remember that your main concern is your safety. Nobody can tell you whether you should fight back, submit, or resist. Your rights are dependent on protecting yourself.

In some cases, protection requires a weapon. We recommend pepper spray because the effects are strong and cause no permanent damage. However, there are many other weapons that you have access to that are non-lethal and very effective at getting free from an attack.

Your brain is perhaps the best weapon you have. It has been developed to protect your body and keep you living safely. It is with you at all times, and you can exercise it without leaving your seat.

Your brain defines your attitude, which is an important aspect of survival. If you walk with confidence and project your feelinng of self-worth, many criminals will simply leave you alone.

The best way to avoid most assaults is prevention. You can prevent many attacks just by being tuned-in to your surroundings. If your mental preparation fails, you can turn to the use of pepper spray and other techniques , but we are confident that you can avoid most attacks through mental preparation.

For starters, there are always a large variety of self-defense weapons that surround us. Keys, rope, sand, dirt, rocks, sticks, liquids, powders of all kinds, briefcases, shoes, books, etc.

Even as you sit at your computer reading this information, you can look around and make note of such weapons. Natural self-defense weapons are extremely useful in slowing an attacker, and may serve the purpose of giving you an extra second to use your pepper spray.

The weapon of mental preparation can be developed by regularly making note of natural self defense weapons that surround you. None of these weapons will be powerful enough to completely deter a stronger attacker, but they are a great first step to a series of survival techniques.

Your car or home keys make effective weapons. You will often have them with you, and in a very convenient place your pocket. Using your keys for self-defense is something that many attackers would not expect. If you have pepper spray key chain you may be able to use the spray immediately.

If you do not have a pepper spray key chain, then grip one key from it's base so that the point of the key sticks out between your index finger and forefinger. This creates a fist with leading metal tip that is well supported by your fingers.

If your attacker is a certain threat beyond any doubt, and you believe you are in danger, you can use this grip to target his face or throat. This is a very effective technique but should be reserved for extreme situations only.

If an attacker can't pry your weapon from you, he can't use it on you. For this reason, try to interlock your fingers into your key rings as much as possible when using a key as a weapon. If you have a pepper spray key chain, the same applies: try to lock the spray into your hand with a strong clasp. Do not allow the spray to hang loosely between your fingers. This is something that you should work on by practicing the use of your pepper spray.