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                                                                  6 TIPS  TO DEFENSE YOURSELF FROM AN ATTACKER

Keep Your Hands FreeIt goes without much explanation that keeping your hands free is important in personal safety. Occupied hands inhibit movement and slow reaction times. Being selected as a potential target, as mentioned earlier, is all contingent on the quick analysis of the criminal. Keeping your hands free is also important because, if you’re attacked unexpectedly, you will have a greater ability to block strikes and even counterstrike. The hands are a very are important tool in self-defense.

Avoid DistractionsMaintaining focus, especially in a high-tech era, is difficult. Smartphones beep and chirp with every Facebook message, tweet, email, text, phone call, appointment reminder, and phone message. It is enough to distract even the most focused individuals. Resist the temptation to catch up on emails, return phone calls, or update your status when out in public. Wait until you get where you’re going. Put away distractions and focus on getting from point A to point B without being targeted.

Keep Your Cell Phone ChargedCell phones are a great way to summon help when needed. Years ago, a broken down car meant waiting alongside a road for a police officer, or knocking on a stranger’s door to use their landline. Nowadays, cell phone usage is almost universal. Although cell phones provide a sense of security – they are more useful if they remain charged. Know how to use your cell phone to make emergency calls, and don’t let it become a distraction that keeps you from being attentive to your surroundings.

Avoid Wearing Flashy JewelryCriminals often judge books by their covers. Those who wear flashy and expensive jewelry, or show off their expensive (and easily fenced) electronics, attract attention from robbers. To avoid unwanted attention, don’t broadcast that you have valuable items in your possession. A criminal will weigh the risk of apprehension with the benefit of the crime – the greater the payout, the more likely a crook will be to take that risk.

Stick to Populated AreasIt’s not always possible to have the company of an actual companion, though you may be able to stay in areas that are well populated. Avoid taking shortcuts through alleys or places that have fewer potential ‘witnesses’ or ‘good Samaritans.’ Remember, a criminal’s goal is to offend while simultaneously avoiding apprehension.

Use a Buddy SystemWe teach the buddy system to our kids, yet ignore it ourselves. Criminals are looking for an easy target. They make split-second assessments of the potential resistance they are going to face. Criminals are smart enough to recognize that their chances of successfully overpowering a victim one-on-one are better than if they choose a two-to-one scenario. Targeting more than one person means criminals are more likely to be identified, and less likely to be in control of the situation. It has been estimated that traveling with one additional person decreases the likelihood of being targeted by 70%, and with two additional people, 90%!