With crimes against women on the rise every hour in India and everyone blaming cops for their lack of control, Delhi cops have released self-defense video tutorials to help women learn few steps in defending herself. Although this wouldn’t be of help if there are someone attacking from back, but then knowing something in self-defense is better than nothing. It gives you a confidence to fight the molesters and being confident is the key in keeping them from hurting you.
This move by Delhi Police is a good move, considering they cannot always be at everywhere to protect us. Knowing few tricks can definitely give us an edge, as fighting back does sometimes scare off the molesters- No taking risks though.
Few more tips to fight off the attackers:
1. Pepper Spray.
Always keep a pepper spray with you at all times. Your bag or your back-pocket of jeans should have the pepper spray even when you are going to school, college, office, shopping, movies or even temple. You never know when you have to use it. BUT, please don’t try spraying it for fun somewhere near your eye – it burns like hell.
2. Expandable Iron Batons.
These look like an innocent thick-sturdy cases, but are expandable to up to 60 cms depending on the baton you choose. These hurt real bad, and you can literally beat your molester black and blue.
3. Stun Guns.
These are a must if you are not the “adventurous” type, but keep the stun gun charged at all times, you can simply stun him and run to a safe place and inform cops and loved ones. You can choose from wide range of varieties like Flash-light stun gun, Mobile phone stun-gun, Lipstick stun gun or Expandable Iron Baton Stun-gun.
4. Personal Securities Alarms.
These security alarms can be used by elders, school children, women, or people who work late. Let’s face it, it’s not only the women who are raped or abused, even men are confronted with such situations. This security alarm has about 120 dB of alarm beep, which will not only confuse the attacker, but will also alert the people passing by.
Watch the videos below and always keep these tricks handy. Remember it always pays to be prepared. You can help yourself or at least save someone else from these low-lives. You can also combine any of the above security devices and the self-defence tips from the video to counter-attack. But remember – Confidence is the key. You staying confident while facing such a situation, is when you can fight off, the situation is scary, but don’t try to show that you are scared, just be prepared and kick-ass to save yourself.
By : Archa Dave
