ould furthermore avoid meeting strangers in a desert place.

It is important to recognize that violent people might display sudden bursts of violence at the least trifle if interpreted as an unforgivable offence. Therefore, if the ambience is not safe, one should be patient and forgiving even in presence of uncivil comments which may be used as a provocation to justify the confrontation to follow.

One should give one’s thoughts to self defense before actually being attacked, and one should prepare in advance

Do you think that Self Defense is a pertinent subject only for those likely to meet imposing young and sturdy bullies that one would not want to argue with? In fact Self Defense is for all because unpleasant encounters can happen to anybody.

Should you feel more comfortable if you undertook that course on Martial Arts recently advertised in your neighborhood? Would you be safer with a gun or a knife in your pocket?

One should not go astray by letting such false concepts drive your actions. It can actually be much more dangerous. For one thing the attacker, scared by the weapons, may overcome the victim, possibly not quite so swift or determined, then assaulting him/her with those same weapons that were intended for defense.

In case the attacked person is successful, however, and the attacker is neutralized, it will be up to the court to decide if the act was justified Self Defense. The defender may be in for some unwelcome surprise. It may be quite difficult if not outright impossible to convince the court that this was indeed the case.

Self Defense is a subject clouded with misconceptions, in that it is assumed that only two outcomes are possible: either fight or suffer the consequences of the aggression one is being victim of.

One should realize that there is a third way for coming out unscathed: it consists in avoiding being caught in the dangerous situation in the first place.

It is true that an aggressive criminal planning an assault for robbing or plundering needs no pretext. Something else would be needed however: that is, the occasion to perform the crime.

It is by avoiding offering the occasion to be assaulted that the conscious person can display Self Defense at its best. Learning how best to judge any situation for the risks it entails and behaving in consequence is the best self defense one can implement.

One should develop a feeling for times and places likely to become dangerous, and a sense for judging the behavior of strangers, in order to take enough distance if something suspect is noticed. One should furthermore avoid meeting strangers in a desert place.

It is important to recognize that violent people might display sudden bursts of violence at the least trifle if interpreted as an unforgivable offence. Therefore, if the ambience is not safe, one should be patient and forgiving even in presence of uncivil comments which may be used as a provocation to justify the confrontation to follow.

One should give one’s thoughts to self defense before actually being attacked, and one should prepare in advance

be much more dangerous. For one thing the attacker, scared by the weapons, may overcome the victim, possibly not quite so swift or determined, then assaulting him/her with those same weapons that were intended for defense.

In case the attacked person is successful, however, and the attacker is neutralized, it will be up to the court to decide if the act was justified Self Defense. The defender may be in for some unwelcome surprise. It may be quite difficult if not outright impossible to convince the court that this was indeed the case.

Self Defense is a subject clouded with misconceptions, in that it is assumed that only two outcomes are possible: either fight or suffer the consequences of the aggression one is being victim of.

One should realize that there is a third way for coming out unscathed: it consists in avoiding being caught in the dangerous situation in the first place.

It is true that an aggressive criminal planning an assault for robbing or plundering needs no pretext. Something else would be needed however: that is, the occasion to perform the crime.

It is by avoiding offering the occasion to be assaulted that the conscious person can display Self Defense at its best. Learning how best to judge any situation for the risks it entails and behaving in consequence is the best self defense one can implement.

One should develop a feeling for times and places likely to become dangerous, and a sense for judging the behavior of strangers, in order to take enough distance if something suspect is noticed. One should furthermore avoid meeting strangers in a desert place.

It is important to recognize that violent people might display sudden bursts of violence at the least trifle if interpreted as an unforgivable offence. Therefore, if the ambience is not safe, one should be patient and forgiving even in presence of uncivil comments which may be used as a provocation to justify the confrontation to follow.

One should give one’s thoughts to self defense before actually being attacked, and one should prepare in advance

s was indeed the case.

Self Defense is a subject clouded with misconceptions, in that it is assumed that only two outcomes are possible: either fight or suffer the consequences of the aggression one is being victim of.

One should realize that there is a third way for coming out unscathed: it consists in avoiding being caught in the dangerous situation in the first place.

It is true that an aggressive criminal planning an assault for robbing or plundering needs no pretext. Something else would be needed however: that is, the occasion to perform the crime.

It is by avoiding offering the occasion to be assaulted that the conscious person can display Self Defense at its best. Learning how best to judge any situation for the risks it entails and behaving in consequence is the best self defense one can implement.

One should develop a feeling for times and places likely to become dangerous, and a sense for judging the behavior of strangers, in order to take enough distance if something suspect is noticed. One should furthermore avoid meeting strangers in a desert place.

It is important to recognize that violent people might display sudden bursts of violence at the least trifle if interpreted as an unforgivable offence. Therefore, if the ambience is not safe, one should be patient and forgiving even in presence of uncivil comments which may be used as a provocation to justify the confrontation to follow.

One should give one’s thoughts to self defense before actually being attacked, and one should prepare in advance

however: that is, the occasion to perform the crime.

It is by avoiding offering the occasion to be assaulted that the conscious person can display Self Defense at its best. Learning how best to judge any situation for the risks it entails and behaving in consequence is the best self defense one can implement.

One should develop a feeling for times and places likely to become dangerous, and a sense for judging the behavior of strangers, in order to take enough distance if something suspect is noticed. One should furthermore avoid meeting strangers in a desert place.

It is important to recognize that violent people might display sudden bursts of violence at the least trifle if interpreted as an unforgivable offence. Therefore, if the ambience is not safe, one should be patient and forgiving even in presence of uncivil comments which may be used as a provocation to justify the confrontation to follow.

One should give one’s thoughts to self defense before actually being attacked, and one should prepare in advance

ould furthermore avoid meeting strangers in a desert place.

It is important to recognize that violent people might display sudden bursts of violence at the least trifle if interpreted as an unforgivable offence. Therefore, if the ambience is not safe, one should be patient and forgiving even in presence of uncivil comments which may be used as a provocation to justify the confrontation to follow.

One should give one’s thoughts to self defense before actually being attacked, and one should prepare in advance the avoidance strategy and the tactics to adopt in case one needs to protect oneself.

One should beware of all simplistic advertising that with the right weapon in your pocket or with a dark belt in your arsenal you are better protected than with some common sense. It is simply not true.