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Self Defense Frequently Asked QuestionsCommon Questions About Self-Defense
YES! Self-defense training increases your options and helps you prepare responses to avoid, slow down, de-escalate, or interrupt an attack, and also empowers one to prevent violence. It is important that the strategies and skills deal with the potential violence from acquaintances and intimates, not only strangers. Women usually know their attackers, therefore it is essential that a person is training in how to deal with the violence that can come from someone you know. Is self-defense training a guarantee that you will be safe? NO. There are no guarantees when it comes to self-protection. Be aware of advertising hype, or exaggerated claimes of success from marketers of guns, alarms, devices, and self-defense training programs. Be a smart consumer and find a self-defense training program that increases your choices/options and preparedness and is committed to helping you develop a wide range of strategies. Must I train for years to learn to defend myself? No. A basic course can offer enough concepts and skills to help you develop self-protection strategies that you can continue to build upon. Self-defense training is not karate, although some of the techniques are derived form the martial arts. The skills and techniques do not require years to perfect. Certainly, practice is important and investing the time to review and perfect your skills can build confidence and increase your abilities. The key is to make a commitment to participate in your own safety and to do what is necessary to reduce risk and become empowered to act, rather than to be acted upon. What is the role of Mace, Pepper Spray or other 'devices' as self-defense aids? Any device is useless to you unless you understand how to use it, and you have it ready to use at the time of the attempted assault. There is NOTHING guaranteed about any of these devices. None are foolproofe, and none of them can be counted on to work against all possible attackers. Realize that anything you can use against an attacker can also be used against you. While some of the devices can be helpful in some situations, it is best not to depend on them and to be aware of their limitations. Your brain and your body are the best primary weapons that you have with you at all times. Everything else is a weapon of opportunity. NO. It is not advisable for anyone to "just go out and get a gun." Guns are often presented ats the 'equalizer,' but actually guns can provoke more unintentional injury, accidents and unnecessary deaths than random car accidents. Ten children a day are killed by handguns, and several studies show that the most likely use of a firearm in the home will be against a family member or an individual known to the gun owner. There is a lot of debate surrounding the use of firearms as an effective self-defense tool, with little data available to support their effectiveness. Owning and operating a firearm should not be taken lightly, and if you are a person who is looking for a shortcut to self-protection, and are not sure about investing time in self-defense training, then gun ownership is certainly not for you. There are no shortcuts to self-protection, and guns are not a risk-free solution. Where can I get self-defense training? Call your local rape crisis center or community college for a referral. In the Los Angeles area, LACAAW has a program called In-Power Women's Self Defense Training which provides 4-hour basic self-defense workshops, 12-hour intensives which include working with highly trained padded attackers, and Personal Security Awareness Training seminars. Adapted classes for persons with disabilities are available. Classes are available in English, Spanish and American Sign Language. |
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