March 8, 2013
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Defending Yourself
Imagine you are walking down the street at night and someone of average size is walking your way.
Are you capable of physically defending yourself?
Imagine you are walking down the street at night and someone of average size is walking your way.
Comments (85)
Depends on if I’m walking my dog or not…
Pff, yeah. I’m plenty capable of running away
I have no problem kicking another man in the balls.
Straight out of hibernation? Hell no…
Depends if I’m on guard or not. Or armed.
Most definitely! I’d have no problem!
I take Tai Chi, so I can only defend myself in slow motion.
yup.. anybody walks toward me i get all stabby on ‘em.. people should know better than to go walking people’s ways.
I’m a woman so all they have to do is grab my neck but I”ve taken classes as a nurse in the past that might help me-they are moves mainly to subdue a wild person.
I could not defend myself–not even attack by my wife.
I don’t normally leave my apartment out of fear of being kid napped or attacked. Even if I did have the strength to fight back I don’t think I would have the confidents but who really knows until you are in that specific situation.
I’d like to think so, but who knows, lol.
probably. I pack more muscle than I look.
but most likely I’ll run. This I know I’ll win
against their… WALKING?!… Yes.
The picture of the mice lol I love it
i don think i am, but i personally have no clue what it is like to be full of adrenaline and angry, like i’ve never had that force t drive me?
No need to discuss much. Just slip out the back Jack or hop on the bus Gus.
There’s like 50 ways to leave your lover.
there’s no way to gague the abilities of another person.
If they were just walking, what exactly would I be defending myself against? Are they wearing the wrong shoes with their outfit or something?
i heard the most effective fighting stance is the lethal crying fetal position.
That’s what the awesome switchblade always in my purse is for.
Yes. First of all no way would be walking down the street in this town where I live and yes, I can defend myself-I have a baseball bat<:)
I’d definitely try to defend myself not sure how it would go haha
Yep. Unless the assailant has some good martial art skills I’ll beat the breaks off of him.
I think I could put up enough of a fight to discourage them from further pursuing whatever their goal was. Which is basically what defending myself would mean. So… probably?
I’ve got twenty years of martial arts training going for me, so yeah.
Yes, I would hold out my necklace of rotting onions and say “STOP WALKING! GET AWAY!” And then I would thus be defended against the average person’s walking my way.
Now if they ATTACKED me… that’s a different story. Do they have a weapon? Do they attack me unsuspectingly? Either way, I’m short, but I’m stocky. So while I could punch somebody easily in the chest or stomach, they could pretty much reach straight out and grab my throat.
Then I’ll whip out my weapon and shoot them in the face!!!
I’m always at a disadvantage being of a rather shorter height. But, that’s part of why I learned numerous fighting styles and carry two knives.
I learned a long time ago to carry my keys in one hand and my phone in the other. I may not win the confrontation, but the other guy is in for pain and a lot of bleeding. A gun would get him my wallet, the keys and the phone. You have to have a fair chance, before fighting.
I can run pretty fast…?
Mostly yes. I will fake to hit low and then throat punch the person!
I don’t know. Nobody’s attempted to attack me since high school and it didn’t go well for them. I have broken up several fights, one of which was between two groups of 20 somethings, about a dozen in total. A couple guys in one of the groups dissed me as they walked away but they kept walking. I have a good stare.
I was raised right.
They don’t bother with me.
Sure i can defend myself, i just don’t know that I can do it well lol
Not if the other person has a gun. If he/she doesn’t, I like to think I could put up a good fight. I decided a long time ago though, that if it comes down to it, I’d much rather be killed in a parking lot than drug off somewhere and tortured first.
I would like to think so. Between being a fit, fairly muscular 190 lb male with about ten years of martial arts training, and enough experience to know my own effectiveness with it, and the fact that I carry a gun (legally concealed, thank you Florida) with a second magazine in my pocket, and a knife, I’d like to think that I have a fairly healthy plan for protecting myself if I ever had to. I’ve never (knock on wood) had my back up against the wall without the tools I needed to, well, negotiate my way to safety.
I don’t fear the guy who is of ‘average’ size. I fear the guy who is below ‘average’ in terms of size. That’s the dude that uses his brawn instead of his brain.
Well, I’ve had my purse snatched years before so I’m extremely wary of my surroundings. Call me hyper vigilant or paranoid, but I carry my keys between my fingers “wolverine-style” just in case.
Absolutely. I don’t think any human is brazen enough to try though.
I’m not of average size, so probably yes, unless they are armed, then my large size means I am just an easier target
I’m pretty good at relying on my reflexes,,, gets me out of some bad situations very often!
I guess they would have to start something for both of us to find out!
@ShimmerBodyCream – I’m with you on that. Except both my dog are under 20 pounds so perhaps not… I could always throw them at someone I suppose. The element of surprise might help me escape =)
i think i would be unless he had a gun or machete
Being tall and hefty, I can break someone’s bones by accident. I’d hate to see what I can do intentionally.
I’m not sure… I’m quite small and I’m not incredibly strong or have any kind of self defence training to make up for that. I’m going to say no. That’s really upsetting.
I’m capable but is that an average size guy or girl? An averaged sized girl is toast, a guy well that might be bad
who needs physics when I have guns
Why am I defending myself against someone walking my way? They might be lost.
Not enough information for anyone to accurately answer this question.
Am I capable of putting up a defense? Yes.
But size isn’t the only indicator of threat level (it’s seldom a factor at all, actually). Maybe he/she is a martial arts professional, or maybe they will pee their pants to discourage my defensive response.
What? If peeing your pants will stop a rapist, why wouldn’t it stop you from fighting against an attacker??
At night, it helps a lot to carry a high-power flashlight #8211; a ∅20 Mag-Lite that you pick up at Wal-Mart might do in a pinch, but I took it a step further and picked up a SureFire Z2 (back when they were in the ∅90 price range – now the cheapest light SureFire offers is ∅155). If someone comes to attack you, shine the light in their face while getting your carry gun out.
I’ll be fine, I look like I know kung fu.
Ill hug it out so no fights! haha but the old melly would be fierce if someone got abusive towards her loved ones. I don’t care man or women! Nobody messes with the Melly (:
Yes. But to be honest I’m more concerned with the freakiness of that picture…
No false bravado here. I’ll admit it, I’m a complete wuss!
I usually wear black at night, but have upgraded to navy blue. If I see them, I ignore them. They probably ignore me, as well.
@mikewb1971 - When I worked security I packed a three call Mag-Lite, and a Mini Mag-Lite as well. Excellent flashlights. Thing is, I cannot find anything lime them here in Thailand. There are a lot of LED lights available, and they have plastic bodies. They shine okay, but not for self-defense.
Yes. I am a martial artist, and a good portion of our training goes to Evasive Counter Aggression Skills (ECAS) We practice reacting to sudden and unexpected kicks, strikes and lunges. I am also a Concealed Carry Weapon permit holder, and usually have a .38 on my right hip, plus a 2 shot Derringer style .38 on my left ankle. The small size and light weight make it nearly unnoticeable when I walk, or get in and out of my truck. Plus the fact I am 6′ 02″ and weigh 275 probably is a deterrent in itself. When I walk about, I don’t fear others. Others fear me.
Yes.
Wait a minute, who’ll say no?
I love that pic!!
@Erika_Steele - LOL
If I get lucky sure. Otherwise I ran track in HS and run a lot so hopefully I can run away. But then again I don’t put myself in these types of situations either. Perhaps I should buy a stun gun, or just try and look really MENACING. lol
I will defend myself. whether or not its done successfully, that remains to be determined.
just a side note to the people who feel safe and bad assed because they carry a knife in their purse: what good will it do you buried in the bottom of a purse? do you tell an attacker, hold on a minute, just let me open my purse, fish for my weapon, and then open it for use so I can defend myself? the only way a knife will be useful is if its at the ready.
I’m feisty and fairly strong. If I can’t inflict some damage, I can at least wriggle away and run like the wind. Exercise FTW! I also carry a knife on me, just in case someone gets the better of me, or if he’s huge.
@jersey_jenn – Hahahaha yupp that’s why I keep mine on me at all times. When people tell me they keep one in their purse or car I’m just like, “Uhh ok.. You’re better off tucking it into your pocket or boot, but whatever floats your boat.”
I’d like to imagine I am. But as far as reality is concerned, at 125 lbs, I’m smaller than average, I have a medical condition, I have no martial arts training, I don’t have a particularly aggressive personality, and I’ve never been athletic. But then, I think with the adrenaline going, I could do some damage.
On a different note, when I was about 21 or 22, I was walking to a bar, and I happened to be wearing a black pleather jacket and black eyeliner. This lady took one look at me and immediately went to the other side of the street. So I guess there’s some wisdom in wearing goth clothes. People just assume you’re badass and leave you alone, even if you’re smaller than them.
I wouldn’t have to. I don’t go walking anywhere without my husband, and he’s kind of scary.
yes
In case of attack , i imagine all it would take is a fast hard hit on the nose and run, but would i have enough sense of preservation to do it..fear could make me want to argue first…
I have passed many a person while walking down dark streets in the middle of the night. Since I usually don’t know them, I always assume they can kill or seriously incapacitate me in one move.
If I get a creepy vibe, I cross the street. Otherwise, we just walk by each other and either nod or ignore each other.
Right now, probably not. However, once I get through with my CPL classes, I’m sure I will be!
In this case, I’d go for the nuts!!!
I have PTSD. If this someone walking my way tried to attack me, my flight or fight response would kick in and I have seen this response kick in in other situations and you do not want to be on the other side of it. I psych wards I have escaped the grip of six grown men with the amount of adrenaline that pumps through me when fight or flight is set off. If I didn’t have PTSD though, I probably could not. But fight sets off the hormone epinephrine, which is basic adrenaline, capable of increasing strength.
wait a second, where did you procure that image of the boxing mice? I tried searching for it on google to no avail….
If someone actually attacked me, I’ could probably hold my own. At the very least, I’d make a hell of a lot of noise and attract as much attention as I could.
However, if I’m only defending myself from their horrible body odor… well, holding your breath is usually the best tactic there.
@mikewb1971 - Gotta be careful with the gun part, depending on where you’re at. In most states, you could risk getting arrested for pulling out a gun before the offender shows intent to commit grave bodily harm, and “grave” is often interpreted as causing or attempting to cause injuries beyond a simple assault or unarmed robbery. Either you have to have some injuries that show you had no other choice (getting kicked in the head or getting it slammed against the pavement for example), or the attacker is reaching for/has a weapon in hand in order to show just cause for pulling your gun out. Even if you just pull the gun out, without one of those modifiers, you could be subject to arrest for assault.
yes.
I’m capable of not picking a fight with a guy who’s just walking down the street.
Assuming you actually mean this person you described as simply being on a nightly stroll, was in fact planning to attack me…
I’m usually carrying, so I think I’d be alright.
Yeah, I’m a liberal with a gun. I spit on your sterotypes, lol.
Yes
At 6’10″ usually I don’t have to worry about being attacked…unless that person is carrrying a weapon or they are an extremely insecure short person who is either drunk or high. If I think they are carrying a weapon it has been my experience that it is best just to back and avoid confrontation ditto if the short person is insecure and is showing off in front of their significant other. IN the cirty I live in it is berest to avoid conflict.
@LKJSlain - ha!
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Another realization I was getting old is when I was actually
over powered by my seventeen year old (son)… I guess the fact I don’t strength
train like I used to might be a contributing factor. So, to answer the
question… ~*NO*~ Good thing I am not a “fighter” because I would in
all likelihood LOOSE
Nope, and I’m extremely lucky to have never been attacked.