Self Defense Using Common Sense
When people think of self defense, they usually think of martial arts. There is another kind, it is call common sense. A lot of the situations could be avoided all together just using our heads. People put themselves in harms way everyday without even realizing it. Here a few ideas to combat this problem.
Cellphones
Cellphone are one of the greatest inventions of the last century, and over the last 10 years it seems everyone has one. They can be very useful in calling for help, etc. Unfortunately people have a tendency to loose themselves in their phones. Besides the obvious dangers of driving while talking or texting, walking around mindlessly always on the phone, not paying attention can also be very dangerous. Bad guys look for opportunities such as these. It is simple, if you are not paying mind to what is going on around you, you are not going to see the danger coming.
Ipods
Ipods are fabulous. jogging or walking around with earphones plugged into your head all the time is not. Forget about getting hit by a car because you do not hear the horn, muggers and rapists look for people who are off in another world listening to thier music to attack. Also when jogging, women should jog in groups. I am amazed when I see a women, sometimes even at night, jogging by herself. A dog does not help either. A dog, regardless of breed, can be killed in an instant with a club or a knife. A group of people is far more of a deterrent to the criminal.
Social Networking
Everything you put on the Internet is public. It doesn't matter if your MySpace or Facebook page is set to private, someone is going to see it eventually. On the Internet you have zero privacy. If you have children, do not allow them to put personal information on these sites. Predators are always on the look out for this type of information. They can look at a photo and get a ton of information from whats in the background such as which school your child goes to or who your child's friends are, etc. They then take this information and use it to find out who your child is. Very scary.
Everyone must be pro-active in not becoming a victim or a statistic. Put that phone and ipod away when out in public. It looks very absent minded to say the least. Be mindful of what information goes on the internet. Everyone thinks they are invulnerable until it happens to them.
Ted Hanulak is the head instructor of the Japanese martial art of Senso-Ryu Aikijutsu. He teaches Aikijutsu and Zen meditation out of the Aikijutsu Academy of Indianapolis http://www.aiki-jutsu.com
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Aikijutsu Academy of Indianapolis
Cellphones
Cellphone are one of the greatest inventions of the last century, and over the last 10 years it seems everyone has one. They can be very useful in calling for help, etc. Unfortunately people have a tendency to loose themselves in their phones. Besides the obvious dangers of driving while talking or texting, walking around mindlessly always on the phone, not paying attention can also be very dangerous. Bad guys look for opportunities such as these. It is simple, if you are not paying mind to what is going on around you, you are not going to see the danger coming.
Ipods
Ipods are fabulous. jogging or walking around with earphones plugged into your head all the time is not. Forget about getting hit by a car because you do not hear the horn, muggers and rapists look for people who are off in another world listening to thier music to attack. Also when jogging, women should jog in groups. I am amazed when I see a women, sometimes even at night, jogging by herself. A dog does not help either. A dog, regardless of breed, can be killed in an instant with a club or a knife. A group of people is far more of a deterrent to the criminal.
Social Networking
Everything you put on the Internet is public. It doesn't matter if your MySpace or Facebook page is set to private, someone is going to see it eventually. On the Internet you have zero privacy. If you have children, do not allow them to put personal information on these sites. Predators are always on the look out for this type of information. They can look at a photo and get a ton of information from whats in the background such as which school your child goes to or who your child's friends are, etc. They then take this information and use it to find out who your child is. Very scary.
Everyone must be pro-active in not becoming a victim or a statistic. Put that phone and ipod away when out in public. It looks very absent minded to say the least. Be mindful of what information goes on the internet. Everyone thinks they are invulnerable until it happens to them.
Ted Hanulak is the head instructor of the Japanese martial art of Senso-Ryu Aikijutsu. He teaches Aikijutsu and Zen meditation out of the Aikijutsu Academy of Indianapolis http://www.aiki-jutsu.com
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Ted_Hanulak
Aikijutsu Academy of Indianapolis
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