These days I am more worried about the protests than terrorist events.
8 helpful tips plus one in the chamber
A little randori practice is always good
I am not really knowledgeable in self defense but these sound reasonable.
Probably the best thing you can do is try very hard to never be in a situation where that can happen. Sometimes it is simply unavoidable.
Helpful Tip #1: Never be unarmed.
Two words: Krav Maga
When I was a Federal Agent, we took some very basic lessons on self defense. Our instructor was a national karate champion.
One thing which sticks in my mind was if the bad guy has a gun, don’t try anything unless you are sure he is going to use it.
I am old enough that carrying a cold steel simulated Irish Blackthorne walking stick does not look odd. It is basically a large club made of extremely tough material.
When it comes to it tho, nothing compares to a gun. Next is a big knife.
Bear or wasp spray. Attacks can’t fight what they can’t see. Wasp spray also works very well. Lungs can fail if concentrated spray.
Good info.
In many cases, you can carry around a backpack with some type of shielding built-into it and also a small striking weapon like a collapsible police baton.
I can’t run so good so try to keep my Kahr handy.
Carry a hand grenade.... Then go all crazy eyes Martin Riggs on your attacker(s) saying “I go, we go”.
I carry a karambit around my neck everywhere I go...easy to use and extremely effective.
I’ve studied several martial arts over 40 years. Here’s my 2 cents:
1. if you’re gonna train, do it seriously, steadily, for a long time. A little training with a big ego can get you killed quick.
2. your best weapon is the element of surprise. learn to feign weakness until they relax for a split second then jam your fingers as deep into their eyes as you can.
3. leave asap
1. Spread your legs.
2. Bend over at the waist.
3. Raise your face and kiss your ass good-bye.
Finger in the eye/try to rip an ear off/finger(s) up the nose and try to rip it off/bite their face or anything else in reach/distance and a loaded weapon are your friends
1. Carry a gun; in your home make it a shotgun and have a backup.
2. Don’t go places where you have a significant likelihood of needing that gun.
3. Even if you have a gun, stay alert for anything that seems wrong.
4. Even if you have a gun, if something seems wrong, get out of there.
5. Remember that if you have to shoot, those who carry legally tend to hit about 80% of the time, while criminals hit about 14% of the time, but 14% is still a very high risk.
6. Remember that if you have to shoot, you will likely lose your firearm (possibly forever), and your freedom (possibly for days or much longer), with a risk of being stalked/targeted by thugs/terrorists in the event that you shoot someone from a favored demographic.