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WHAT IS SELF DEFENSE

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SEEING AND RECOGNISING DANGER

USING YOUR EYES AND EARS

AVOIDING TROUBLE / TAKING PRECAUTIONS

FACING THE FEAR

DODGING

TRIPPING

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MAKING USE OF WHAT IS TO HAND

STRIKING WITH HANDS

STRIKING WITH FEET

STRIKING WITH OTHER PARTS OF THE BODY

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Domestic Violence

Across the UK there are literally hundreds of people every day suffering as a result of domestic violence.

Domestic violence is not acceptable in ANY circumstances and cannot be excused by anyone - it is a crime will not be tolerated!

Even though you may feel very alone, you are not. There are many agencies nationally available to help and advise you in any way possible and all you need to do is ask!

Facts about Domestic Violence

Domestic violence affects 1 in 3 women at some point during their lives! It will also affect 1 in 6 men!
Domestic violence accounts for 16% of all violent crime in the UK!
2 women a week are killed by a current or former partner as a result of domestic violence
At any one time 7000 women and children are sheltering from domestic violence in refuges in the UK!

Every minute in the UK the Police receive a phone call for assistance regarding domestic violence

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IN DEFENSE OF SELF DEFENSE USA ARTICLE

In Today's World Women are in Serious Danger

All women live with a certain level of risk of violent crime. Statistics show that a woman now 21 years old has a 1 in 4 chance of experiencing a violent crime in her lifetime. For them, much information is already available about how to reduce their risk ("stay alert") and how to respond if something bad happens ("fight back").

Danger the Ever Present Evil in the World

But some women are at an unusually high risk of serious assault or even murder. Just watch your local news carefully, it seems that every month or two a woman is murdered, usually by abusive ex-spouses or ex-boyfriends. Most of these tragic deaths could have been prevented.

Betsy McCandless Murray knew her ex-husband was out to get her. She did everything that women are conventionally advised to do, including obtaining a restraining order, filing criminal charges, going into hiding, changing her address, hiring a private investigator, and taking a self-defense class. Despite all these precautions, she was murdered by her ex-husband.

Janice LaCava of Worcester, MA also used the normally recommended avenues for protection, filing two restraining orders against her estranged husband. Yet he murdered her in the parking lot of her apartment building in Worcester.

Shelters and other programs offer much information on personal security matters, ranging from what to pack in an "emergency get-away bag" to how to go into hiding. That is good and useful information, because it is always better to avoid a violent attack than to try to survive one. But as Betsy McCandless' situation has shown, hiding doesn't always work, and someone else can't be there to protect you every minute of the day and night.

Ladies the Bottom Line is YOU are Responsible for YOUR Own Well Being AND Helping Yourself

Sometimes, violence comes despite the best possible avoidance measures, and when it does, there is often no opportunity to summon help. In those cases, a woman is forced to face her attacker alone, using only her own resources and knowledge to survive. Fortunately, women who are properly trained and confident in their ability to protect themselves can usually do so quite effectively and have an advantage over those not trained.

After the McCandless Murray tragedy, the media was full of stories that said things like "Betsy's murder is proof that safety is not reliably within reach." But this is not the right conclusion to draw, as evidenced by a Letter to the Editor in the Boston Globe written by Ellen Gugel: "I've heard the claims. To make women safe, we must change the judicial system, police departments, the way little boys and girls are raised, society's ideas of marriage. . . A woman in a violent attack doesn't have time for that; she needs to be able to defend herself."

"Fighting back" is a difficult and uncomfortable subject for many women to think about, but it does not have to be that way. The concept is easy to understand, and was expressed eloquently in the article "Teaching My Daughter to Fight" by Margaret Dean Daiss in Ms magazine: