Methods of Female Self Defense
Female Self Defense
It is an unfortunate fact that many dangerous predators choose women as their targets. There are rapists, muggers, kidnappers and murderers who prefer to target women. Some of them do so for reasons only they understand, while others feel women are weaker and thus easier to overpower than men. Regardless, female self defense is important for all women to learn. There are many different types of defense mechanisms and classes geared towards teaching women how to protect themselves. If you are female and have never learned how to defend yourself from a skilled instructor, it is time to take a class.
Some classes are offered by community centers and teach basic strategies. Then there are martial arts that are especially good for women such as Aikido and Jiujitsu. Aikido is probably the best, because it has nothing to do with your size or the attackers size. It teaches women how to use the momentum and energy of an attacker against them. For beginners, Aikido may teach basic blocks and throws. These can be quite effective, because if you are grabbed from behind and can toss your attacker to the ground you have a good chance to escape.
Aikido in more advanced forms may teach students striking methods that are very painful for an attacker and very effective in disabling an attack. Some classes may even teach students how to disarm an attacker who is brandishing a firearm, although this would be something taught in an extremely advanced class. Of course any martial art, such as karate or kung fu, for example, would be good to learn, but from a female standpoint aikido is highly effective for women when it comes to self defense.
Other methods of female self defense may use certain types of weapons. For example some women carry pepper spray. This is directed towards the eyes of an attacker to cause temporary blindness and extreme pain. Tasers deliver debilitating electric shocks and can be used from far away or at close range. Stun guns are used against the body of an attacker. There are sirens that are extremely loud that fit on a key ring and can stun an attacker long enough for you to run away and other people to be attracted towards the sound. There are a variety of ways women can learn to defend themselves against an attack if such an unfortunate event ever occurs.
