| Traditional vs. New Age Self Defense | | | | confusion and disorientation, leaving him |
| | | | dazed. (Under no conditions can you suffer a |
| | | | charge back to your own body, even if the |
| | | | assailant touches you while you are using a |
| The alternative self defense product, stun | | | | stun gun on him.) As you can see, it will |
| gun, requires a bit of introduction. A lot | | | | take 3-5 seconds for a stun gun to knock down |
| of people when they first hear the term "stun | | | | the assailant. To be honest, 3-5 seconds is a |
| gun", they actually think of the little | | | | very long time in a desperate situation. Now, |
| gadget featured in many science fiction | | | | you may ask, why would I need a stun gun |
| movies. In fact, self defense technology has | | | | then? Well, would you rather have something |
| come a long way. | | | | that would work but take a little time or |
| | | | nothing but your bare hands? Would you want a |
| For a long time, if one wanted to protect | | | | device that you can use with very little |
| themselves, they would have to spend years of | | | | training? Would you rather have a mechanism |
| time practicing martial arts or self defense | | | | that is non-lethal or one that causes death? |
| techniques. In fact, it is still the ultimate | | | | Do you want protection without a license or |
| way of self defense. If one can master the | | | | waiting period? |
| skill, it becomes built into your body. You | | | | |
| can use it anytime, anywhere and nobody can | | | | Like I tell all my customers, a stun gun is |
| take it away from you. However, the downside | | | | your last line of defense. Use it when you |
| is that it takes a lot of discipline and time | | | | have absolutely no choice. The ultimate |
| to master. | | | | wisdom to self defense is to be aware of your |
| | | | surroundings. If your gut tells you not to |
| Later, the firearm became a popular way of | | | | walk around a quiet and dark alley at 3 |
| self protection. Guns are no doubt a very | | | | o'clock in the morning, chances are you |
| effective method of protection if one is | | | | should not. Any martial arts master would |
| properly trained to aim and shoot accurately, | | | | tell you fighting is not the way to get out |
| and if one is able to face the permanent | | | | of a situation. The best way to get away from |
| consequences of their split-second decision | | | | a bad situation is not to put yourself into |
| to take a life. If one is unable to shoot | | | | one. RUN! Therefore, my customers are |
| with accuracy, a determined assailant can | | | | encouraged to be aware of their surroundings. |
| continue to attack. Unfortunately, a fatal | | | | Walk to the car with a friend. Stay in well |
| shot is the only guarantee to stop an | | | | lit areas. Pay attention to the environment. |
| assailant with a gun. A life or death | | | | And do not take any chances with your safety. |
| decision must be made in the matter of an | | | | |
| instance while knowing the consequences of | | | | Still not satisfied? Non-lethal self defense |
| your actions cannot be reversed. | | | | has recently been taken to whole new level. |
| | | | The Taser. Police departments throughout the |
| Non-lethal self defense weapons can be very | | | | United States are starting to deploy the |
| useful in stopping an assailant while not | | | | taser for their duty officers. It has been |
| causing permanent damage. These too have | | | | proven that taser is far more effective than |
| limitations. The personal alarm might be | | | | any self defense weapon on the market today. |
| effective if someone was around to hear it. | | | | The beauty of the taser is in its delivery. |
| Even so, most of us have grown accustomed to | | | | It can be aimed anywhere on the assailant's |
| loud alarms and rarely do we act upon them. | | | | body dramatically increasing the accuracy of |
| Pepper spray is another option for non-lethal | | | | your aiming. Pull the trigger and the taser |
| self-defense. Pepper spray can be very | | | | will shoot tow dots with 50,000 volts to the |
| effective if the attacker gets very close and | | | | assailant. A 15-20 foot range provides a |
| you happen to have the pepper spray aimed to | | | | great distance from you and your attacker. |
| their eyes. The close proximity and limited | | | | Taser uses the EMS technology- when the |
| target area make pepper spray less than | | | | probes touch the assailant's body, it |
| ideal. | | | | interferes with the signal of the assailant's |
| | | | nervous system. Therefore, the assailant has |
| Our very last option would be a stun gun. A | | | | no choice but to fall down regardless of the |
| common myth about the stun gun is that when | | | | mind power and body strength. They will stay |
| held against an attacker, the attacker will | | | | immobilized for 5 seconds depending on the |
| fall to the ground immediately. This is not | | | | person. These 5 seconds is ample time to run |
| how the stun gun works. When a stun gun | | | | away to a safe place and call the police. If |
| touches both probes against the assailant's | | | | you do not want to take any chances with your |
| body for ½ second, it will startle the | | | | safety, the taser is the ultimate self |
| assailant, giving him some pain, muscular | | | | defense product. |
| contraction and shock. For 1-2 seconds, it | | | | |
| will cause muscle spasms and a dazed mental | | | | Copyright © 2004 Lau International, LLC |
| state. For 3-5 seconds, it will cause loss of | | | | |
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