r/SelfDefense

Ofcourse I'm not talking about knocking out an experienced boxer or a street fighter.

But if you ever get into a scenario where fighting back is the only option (like getting kidnapped or robbed randomly on the street because complying can get you into something even worse) could you knock somebody out without having any fight experience? (Considering you're stronger/weigh heavy than them)

Or are there any better ways to escape/defend yourself from a situation like that

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Real or fake?

I've been looking into personal alarm keychains (the ones that emit a loud 120dB siren when you pull a pin) as a simple, non-lethal safety tool.

A few things I'm curious about:

1. Have you or someone you know ever actually triggered one in an emergency? What happened?

2. Do you think the sound is loud enough to deter an attacker or draw attention?

3. How long have you been carrying one, and does it give you genuine peace of mind or is it more of a placebo?

Would love to hear honest firsthand accounts positive or negative. Trying to figure out if this is genuinely useful or just a feel-good gadget.

I am 6ft 2inch tall and moving to a more dangerous area so i want to learn how to self defence, guns are not allowed here and carrying a knife with me everytime is risky since i dont know how to use one, there are no martial arts school or classes in the area, so i am wondering how do i go about learning self defence and practising it, i have tried youtube but there are so many channels and i dont know if they are legit so i am open to recomendations about where to get this knowladge from and how to practise at home.

Hello!

I live in a country where you can be kidnapped in the street and force like meat to the frontline.

So when it happens to me I want to be prepared. And try to escape from their buildings.

What can you recommend to me for opening or cracking doors and windows?

I’m at university and I’m in a student club and there’s this dude who’s bigger in size and always tries to insult me and to be aggressive towards me. He always tries to be the alpha in the group and I know this sounds cringe but it’s literally what he’s doing. For some reason he has targeted me and whenever he tries to attack me I always stand up for myself. The problem is however that I’m afraid this will escalate into physical violence.

If this happens I need to know what I can do in order the defend myself, and then cause to him as much damage as possible to neutralise his threat. Some will suggest to run away but the issue is I will put myself in a really bad position socially if I run away because he knows a lot of people and will try to ruin my reputation.

I’m really sad that I’m in this situation to begin with and I don’t know what to do. I want to at least be prepared if it escalates.

Also I just want to say I can’t speak to anyone about this because they will think I’m overreacting, lying etc. You know how in school, teachers don’t do anything against the bullies. This is something similar and it’s even worse because we are all adults in a more “professional” supposedly environment.

In general I want to say I’m very stressed about this and I fear for my life and reputation.

I see a lot of folks carry pepper spray, non-lethal CO2 guns like the Byrna and Pistelle X-68 and there's a big market for this stuff but has anyone here ever had to use one? If so what was your experience? Did the threat stop?

Like the title says, Id like to have a small compact flashlight that has a powerful strobe mode thats able to be used in a single click. I see most flashlights having to cycle through a few clicks before the strobe light is accessible, in the case of an emergency I know seconds are valuable so having a strobe light that can be used in a single click is my ideal preference, as well as being small and compact enough for everyday carry. Of course ideally strong brightness too but with more emphasis on EDC type of light and using the strobe to disable an attacker and get away or to put as much distance between us so something ideally with a strong throw as well.

I know thats a lot of boxes to check off but does anyone have good recommendations?

Dont come at me with some moral bullshit. If a burglar breaks into my house there is no „excessive self defense“. Im gonna beat them with something as long as it takes until I feel safe enough.

I heard there were thiefs/break-ins in my neighborhood but because I live one of the most cucked countries of all time (germany) all Im supposed to do is „run away and call the police“ (<- slave mindset) cant even own a fucking gun here without going through 20 hoops.

I should be able to blast those retards who decide to rob me. Its assumable that they will try to kill me. But no, all I can do is knock them down to the ground at most and run away. Not even continue beating them with a stick without a risk of going to jail. What is this pussy shit I fucking hate it here.

a few days ago i got into a fight with a guy at uni and i ended up busting his head open. the next day i was outside uni and i got jumped by that guy and about 15 other guys and they ended up busting my head open. today at uni i saw these people following me around and gathering together in groups around every room i would enter. what should be my next course of action? i dont have alot of people that can protect me in uni and these are more than 20 people ganged up.

I am about 5'10-5'11 (somewhere here) and fluctuate between 185-205 naturally. I am wondering what is better between MT or Boxing as someone who has really only experience doing BJJ/Grappling. The main thing I am wondering is against a much bigger opponent hypothetically (6'2+) it seems risky to get close/in-range for boxing strikes which intuitively leads me to believe that MT would be better in terms of being able to strike and not get in close.

Albeit, there seems to be an equally good counter argument that fighting an opponent much taller to you implies they have greater reach so maybe closing distance would be better. What are y'alls thoughts on this?

I want to learn how to fight, have no money to buy classes. I want to learn by myself. I need to know how to defend myself.

Im 16,turning 17 in july, i weigh like 60kg if that helps, im about roughly 5'5 and i want to be able to defend myself

How do i get stronger?

so I want to rescue a friend of mine from her abusive parents and today her cousin saw her texts about our plans of me rescuing her and now her cousin tells her that he will beat me up which means I have to beat him up to rescue her! I have pepper spray but wanna know what are the other options for fighting good,any weapon recommendations and fighting techniques?

Ill be honest, im out of my prime. Not as strong or though as I used to be. But due to certain changes in my neighborhood, i need to have a self--defense plan. Any tips?

Adding to a post I made here not too long ago, I need some advice.

For a bit of backstory: I was suspended. I don’t believe in fighting or violence, but I got into a fight with another student because he stole from my brother and punched him hard enough that his earring went through his ear. Even though I’ve always tried to avoid fighting, seeing that made me so angry that I fought him.

Now here’s what I need help with: the student and around five of his friends are trying to jump me and my brother. I’ve seen him and some of his friends watching me, trying to see if I’d go into a bathroom alone. My brother is friends with some people connected to them, and they warned him to watch his back because they’re planning to jump us. Some of my own friends have also heard them talking about it.

I understand there are consequences to my actions, but I don’t regret standing up for my brother. I am scared, though. I reported it to the school, which some people might call a “bitch move,” but when it’s five people threatening you, I honestly don’t care what they think anymore.

I get out of school on May 22, and I’m trying to avoid things getting worse. How do I avoid this situation, and what should I do if they actually try something?