Self Defense By Deception

For anyone who has read this blog or my other blog, linked on the side navigation bar, you'll know that besides being a life-long martial arts practitioner, I believe that in a violent confrontation, you must always try and gain an edge when possible.

I believe that women should own and know how to use a hand gun, that they should be familiar with basic martial arts techniques. I also believe that a woman should be acquainted with, own and know how to use self defense products like Mace pepper spray, stun guns and kubotans - a.k.a. pocket sticks.

Taking it a step further, as in hand to hand combat, the element of surprise can give you a very distinct tactical advantage. In comes my favorite deterrent, pepper spray. Nothing like giving an attacker a face-full of pepper spray to allow you precious seconds to escape or mount a counter attack. My favorite hidden pepper spray is lipstick pepper spray. It looks innocent enough but contains 20 - 1/2 second bursts, and sprays up to 10 feet!

Then there's hidden stun technology like the Stun Master 1.2 million volt rechargeable pen stun gun with a high intensity LED flashlight which is a whopping amount of power in a small unit and also includes a built in flashlight, integrated charger and a free nylon holster!

It's just getting harder for the bad guys to catch a break anymore ladies. Your own primal self defense instincts along with a few solid kicks and strikes, coupled with a hidden self defense tool, just may be the combination of elements you'll need to keep yourself safe and unmolested. There's only a winner or a loser in a self defense encounter - do what it takes to insure that you're the winner!

Cheers, I'll be back with you again soon!

Season's Geetings!

I'd like to take a moment and wish all of our readers a very Merry Christmas and a Happy and prosperous New Year!

Stay safe ladies - if you plan on drinking then make sure you don't drive!

Best Regards, Ronin

Self Defense For Christmas?

Another Christmas is coming up next week and many of us haven't finished their shopping yet. How about giving a gift that shows you really care? A diamond necklace or a bracelet won't keep your wife or daughter/s from becoming a victim or keep them out of harm's way. Expensive jewelry may be the kind of gift that draws a thief to a woman, looking for an easy "score."

We don't want that do we?!! How about buying a gift like Mace spray, a keychain kubotan, or a personal alarm? They can all be had for great prices and you can use them as stocking stuffers. Shopping time's passing quickly for this season. Give one or more of these items to your loved ones and help them to stay safe!

Self Defense Seminars

If you keep your eye peeled, you'll often see ads or articles in the newspaper and other local tabloids announcing self defense seminars that are being held to teach women the basics of self defense.

These usually are taught by martial arts instructors with very good skills and are streamlined to present the most basic and easy to use self defense techniques that will work 100% of the time. They are the easiest to learn and usually don't require years of formal training to apply to an attack scenario. I highly recommend attending one. Bring a girlfriend or two with you to make you feel relaxed, comfortable and have more enjoyable experience.

You'll usually be shown foolproof moves that will stop an attacker from further aggression. This includes everything from the proper mindset, to hand to hand techniques and the best self defense products such as OC pepper spray, kubotans or everyday items that are easily found nearby.

If you get a chance, please spend a night or more and attend a Women's self defense seminar. You'll have fun and feel much safer with your newly acquired skills!

Last Ditch Self Defense Pt. 2

In our previous post, I'd argued with a police officer who in my opinion puts his students at risk, teaching sophisticated self defense techniques, in this case a comb, rather than using a proven deterrent like Mace pepper gel or standard OC Pepper Spray, which can be applied at a distance - giving you the time you need to get away.

I placed a picture on the top of this post to show you a very comfortable distance to stop an attacker - not allowing yourself to come into grappling range to mount your self defense.

I recommend that you check out these links to our Crime Information blog which has two very popular posts on the most frequently asked questions about pepper spray.

Read part 1 - the first five questions and answers and then part 2, which has the last 5 pepper spray FAQ's.

You'll gain some insights into the kinds of questions we field and the answers that we're most likely to give. Stay safe now and see you soon!

Last Ditch Self Defense

You're at your front door or at your car and a man is rushing toward you quickly with the look of bad intentions. What are you going to do? Are you a seasoned fighter and ready to go hand to hand with this guy if he attacks? Probably not.

I recommend deterrents that will wreak havoc on an attacker with a minimal amount of training and are affordable and easy to use. My most recommended deterrent is Mace pepper gel or pepper foam. This sticks to the attacker only. The gel product has an 18 foot range and releases no ambient particles of OC pepper into the environment. This means it can be used inside a vehicle, a room or apartment and the only one who gets Maced is the assailant.

My question is why would you ever want to unload a canister of fogger delivery OC pepper spray in your own home and have to breath that stuff in right?

I argued politely with a police officer who doesn't care for defense sprays. Many do and are required to carry it and use rather than escalating the use of force. He teaches techniques based on martial arts that in my opinion, have almost 38 years of karate training, are difficult to learn and practice easily and put you at risk.

I will include a video below the last line of this post and you can judge for yourself, just how easy it would be to use his technique as compared to blasting the bad guy with pepper spray or CS tear gas.

I would teach that what you'll see is not only a last ditch method, like a kubotan or a stun gun. And, only if applied properly, buys you a second. But, at this point you've allowed your attacker within grappling range. These are dangerous waters to be in. See you soon!

Mace Pepper Gel - The Best!

I got a question today and though I've covered it, I'd still like to reiterate that Mace Pepper Gel is the stuff you want when the SHTF.

The person had researched several "so-so" pepper sprays but hadn't come close to anything really effective so I had to steer him to the best defense spray deterrent on the market - Mace Pepper Gel.

You can click the link above to read a previous post and watch the video below - the cops endorse it and explain it very well. For a few dollars more, you're worth it. See you soon!