Complete Self Defense Starts With Awareness

Self defense techniques , sprays, tasers and other items come to mind when mentioning self defense but the truth is that real self defense has little to do with these items or techniques. They are only the last resort when everything else has failed. The Institute of Security and Tactical Applications teaches people a set of conditions that have proven to be very effective in reducing crime. The first step a person must take is Awareness.

Awareness is a very important if not the most important part of complete self defense. An unaware person is more likely to be victim of a crime than an aware citizen. Awareness starts with recognition. You must recognize that you and everyone else on this planet are 24 hours a day a possible target for crime in one form or another. Crime does not only presents itself in the form of robbery or armed assault or rape. Crime has as many faces as there are people and only if you recognized for yourself that you are a possible victim you can take the first step to defending yourself in an effective way.

Depending on the country you live in or visit some types of crimes are more likely to occur than others. The place you are finding yourself on this moment surely has it's own type of crime. Dark alleys are the perfect spot for assaults, busses and metro or crowded places are frequented by pick pocket thieves and parks are the "preferred playground" for rapists. Now you have analyzed your daily situation, the places you frequent and the time of day and night you can move on to the next step in complete self defense: Avoid

Objective recognition and analysis of your personal situation and behavior will give you the tools you need to fight crime in a very effective way without having to use self defense techniques or tools. Don't misunderstand me, I do endorse effective self defense techniques and many times defense tools like sprays can save our lives but I think that a complete self defense program should start with recognition of the problem , analysis and awareness of our own personal situation and behavior followed by avoiding those parts in our conduct and habits that make us more vulnerable to attacks and finally when all these steps are covered but in a certain situation cannot be applied of course self defense techniques must be learned and used in this case to save our lives.