How to Use Everyday Items for Self Defense

No matter what age person you are or whether you are male or female, self defense is an issue that all must consider. Be aware of your surroundings wherever you go. Keep an eye open for threatening situations and learn to use what you have.

Instructions

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  Learn to use everyday items for self defense. If you are threatened in any way, be prepared to fight back for your safety and your life with whatever you have. Know that there are items you often carry in your purse or your pockets that can save your life.

• 2

  Use your keys as a self defense weapon. Keys are ideal for punching into an attacker's eyes or throat. When you are on your way out to your car, have your keys in your hand with your vehicle key firmly grasped between your thumb and clinched fingers. Have the pointed end of the key facing outward.

• 3

  Have your cell phone in your hand, especially when you are walking across dark parking lots or entering secluded areas or buildings. Often, a would-be attacker is discouraged by the site of your cell phone held securely and confidently in your hand. Besides the quick ability to call 911, the cell phone itself can be used to jab at an attacker's head, eyes or throat.

• 4

  Remember the perfume in your purse or the aerosol breath freshener in your pocket in an emergency. Use these everyday items for self defense by spraying them into the eyes of an attacker.

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  Grab an ink pen, pencil or lipstick case to use. Jabbing one of these everyday items into an attacker's eye makes for great self defense. Hair spray is another good one to use.

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  Carry plenty of loose change in your pockets or purse. You can grab a handful of change and throw it in an attacker's face. It may not do much damage, but it can startle the attacker long enough for you to get away.