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Originally posted by Larry_OHF:
My wife and I have read all of your posts together, and she has brought up an interesting question. Some women, herself included, tend to lose their voice in "extreme situations", thus being unable to scream.
What are your suggestions for those that have this problem???
If you won't carry a GUN...LOOK LIKE YOU DO. Wear a jacket with low front pockets if you absolutely HAVE to walk anywhere where you may encounter danger...if someone approaches you, put ONE HAND in the corresponding pocket, straighten you shoulders and scope the person approaching out... cross the street if they don't cross it first...they are crazier than you LOL
By doing this though, you give the appearance that you are not looking for trouble but are ready for it. I've used this tactic many times and nine times out of ten, the person approaching me would be the first to cross the street...getting out of MY way because they assumed I had a gun or a knife in my pocket and that I meant them harm...we're talking in the dark, late at night and on deserted streets...people who looked more like they belonged there than I did...people who could not yet see my smiling face and know they had nothing to fear...just seeing me put my hand into my pocket was enough to raise alarm...I
never carried a knife OR a gun LOL.
Never be afraid...martial arts, as was suggested, is a great form of self defense...you can bring people to their knees just by knowing how to grab their wrist...you can release a death grip by pulling back the pinky...lots of ways to hurt a potential rapist or worse with very simple moves that take nothing more to learn than the desire to know.
Always better safe than sorry.