Ensuring your personal safety and security is one the most important things in
life. It is an unfortunate fact of the world that many, many thousands of people
are subjected to violent attacks every single day of the year, and most of these
people will be wholly unprepared to handle the situation. Not only can such
attacks lead to serious injury which can have a huge impact on your quality of
life, or even to your death, the can also have a major psychological impact,
leaving happy and outgoing people fearful, miserable and withdrawn. Without your
health and your security everything else just falls away.
Learning self-defense can give you a very high chance of being able to walk away
from such a violent confrontation without any serious injury - physical or
psychological - and can also give you a great confidence boost in your day to
day life, knowing that you are prepared.
For women there are specific issues which need to be taken into consideration.
Most martial arts were created by men, and are practiced mainly by men, but the
kind of self-defense situation that is women is most likely to find herself in
is different from the most likely situations for men, as are the innate
strengths and weaknesses of men and women often different. Very few martial arts
classes will cover defending yourself against a sexual assault, for example.
Using personal security products can be a great help for women. Carrying a
personal alarm, a can of pepper spray, or even a stun gun, can really put your
mind at ease as well as instantly giving you as much protection as you would get
from years of self-defense classes.
But some training is also good to have if you want to be well prepared, whilst
also giving yourself a fitness and confidence boost at the same time. But you
should be careful about choosing which class you go to. Many martial arts
classes, such as kickboxing, MMA, Muay Thai and so on are actual combat sports
and are completely inappropriate for self defense. Krav Maga, developed by the
Israeli Defense Force is a good 'reality based' martial art which focuses on
real life situations you might find yourself. If you are particularly small and
slender then Wing Chun Kung Fu may be a good choice, as it was created
especially for smaller people wanted to be able to hold their own against larger
opponents. There are also generic self-defense classes, which are much more
likely to cover useful and relevant subjects than a general martial arts class.
I hope that this article has inspired you to put more thought into your personal
security, and that it has given you some useful pointers to get started, as it
could be the single most important thing you will ever do.

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