The
6 Steps of Prevention
- Accept the fact that there are impending dangers.
- Accept the fact that danger can and will happen to you.
- Create a desire to want to do something about it.
- Have the conviction to start studying to prevent it.
- Be willing to keep up with the studying.
- Develop a personal self-defense strategy.
Your
Personal Self-Defense Strategy
- Be physically fit
(This
is the most important but takes the longest to achieve) Being physically
fit and healthy can affect your entire life not just your self-defense
strategy.
- Attitude
How
do you carry yourself? Do you have a positive attitude? About
yourself? About life?
- Appearance
How
do you dress? What kind of signals do you give off? Is the way you
dress practical and functional?
- Be organized
Are
you always rushing around oblivious to what’s going on around you?
- Environmental Awareness
It
requires total awareness of environmental conditions that can either enhance or
endanger your well-being. It takes into account where you live, how you
live, where you work, the type of work you do, the school you attend, your mode
of travel, where you travel, the people you meet, the car you drive, floor
plan, furniture arrangement, surrounding conditions, etc. all of which might be
conducive to danger. The impending dangers referred to might include
those situations that have not occurred and by proper preventive planning may
perhaps never occur.
- Be Mentally Alert
This is
the most important aspect of avoiding danger. It certainly sounds simple
enough, but the consistent practice of mental alertness takes tremendous
effort. Mental alertness keeps us from doing something that places us in
a compromising situation. If we do allow ourselves to get in a
compromising situation, mental alertness can help us escape to safety. If
we cannot free ourselves from a compromising situation our mental alertness can
help us choose the proper response to the situation.
- Identify the types of danger
One must
be able to identify what danger is, the different types of danger and where it
can be encountered. Develop an awareness of all the situations that can
endanger your well-being. One environmental condition may produce several
dangerous by-products. You will be better prepared the more you stretch
your imagination to the numerous types of danger that are present in our
society.
- Understand the nature of attack
You
must learn to identify, define, and classify the types of encounters you may
find yourself in; thoroughly scrutinize the various methods in which weapons
(natural or otherwise) may be utilized; and instinctively determine your choice
of action.
- Periodic Re-examination
It is
always a good idea to periodically re-examine present as well as new
dangers. Repetition of factual information helps them to become more
ingrained.
- Avoid Danger
Avoid
unnecessary and/or suspicious activities where danger lurks.
Some
Final Thoughts
No matter how sharp your “environmental awareness” may be, threats to
your personal safety can still occur. Always be aware of the fact that
new dangers can arise. Flexibility of thought and action are essential.
Understand that memorization of techniques is not enough. A
detailed study of practical concepts and principles of attack and defense is
the real key. Like all physical activity, training is a prerequisite for
proficiency. This entails the conditioning of the muscles, joints, and
other parts of the body so that they function with proficiency in the midst of
an attack. However, mental conditioning is also essential if you expect
to totally maximize your physical efforts. A combination of the mind and
body working together is imperative. At this level, strategies and plans
of defense and offense are not thought of consciously, they happen
naturally. Properly trained, mentally as well as physically, your body
and mind will automatically respond to any given situation.
Self-protection preparations are indeed necessary in today’s environment.
Seek and prepare for it now, for tomorrow may be too late. Take the
attitude that it could happen to you rather than it couldn’t possibly happen to
me, and you’ll be ready, if not to protect yourself, perhaps your loved ones or
friends.
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