Self Defense for Women NOW! » violence http://www.selfdefense4womennow.com What your attacker doesn't want you to know Tue, 05 Jan 2010 07:28:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Whistles as a deterrent against rape and assault? http://www.selfdefense4womennow.com/whistles-as-a-deterrent-against-rape-and-assault/ http://www.selfdefense4womennow.com/whistles-as-a-deterrent-against-rape-and-assault/#comments Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:53:41 +0000 Liza Cooper http://www.selfdefense4womennow.com/?p=102 Many people advocate carrying a whistle or personal alarm with you.  A personal alarm is a noisemaker, usually battery-operated, that makes a loud, piercing noise when it is set off. Lung powered whistles, often called “rape whistles” also fall into this noisemaker category.

However, most experts feel that having a noisemaker on your person is an over-rated concept.  When you blow a whistle or set off a siren, you are banking on someone coming to your aid and that is not as likely to happen as you might hope.

The act of activating the alarm or blowing a whistle can take anywhere from 2 to 20 seconds, but the outcome of an attack is usually decided within the first 8 to 10 seconds. So, if the noise doesn’t work, you may be out of time before you can try other options.

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]]> http://www.selfdefense4womennow.com/fighting-and-violence-against-women/feed/ 0 Self defense for Women – A fighting mindset can save your butt http://www.selfdefense4womennow.com/self-defense-for-women-fighting-mindset/ http://www.selfdefense4womennow.com/self-defense-for-women-fighting-mindset/#comments Sat, 24 Oct 2009 09:39:52 +0000 Liza Cooper http://www.selfdefense4womennow.com/?p=89 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 do so quite effectively.

“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.  It’s your life or his comfort.  He has no right to be comfortable when he is assaulting you.

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