My strategy is to make sure that I am not the most appealing target out there. It actually isn't too hard to do. Here is what I do:
Walk with a purpose, keep a brisk but comfortable stride.
Do not look around nervously, use your periferals and environment (reflective surfaces) to keep tabs on what is going on.
Dress to blend in, try not to stick out and look either really rich or really poor for the area.
Do not broadcast that you have money (should be self explanatory).
Also, I like to carry an everyday item that could be used as a weapon if threatened (and cornered). However, do not carry something out of place, make it something that blends in with what you are wearing. For example, I have a four-foot golf umbrella that I carry with me when it looks like it could rain. It makes sense and doesn't look out of place because it is something a normal person would carry with what the weather looks like.
OR depending on where you are:
Baton, what I would say is the most effective self defense weapon.
EDIT: Why I think it is the best is because it requires little training, immobilizes in very few hits, while not exposing you to gore or other things that would cause you to freeze or choke. It often isn't fatal, unless you are aiming for the head so if self defense laws are strict it makes it easier on you if you go to court or anything like that.
Specifically expandable batons like this:
A folding knife that functions as a tool or a self defense weapon.
SOG's flash or trident are excellent examples.
Below is the flash II, which is what I generally carry.
As well you have the general firearm, which requires a CHL or CCW, Tazers and Stunguns as well as Mace and Pepper Spray.
Baton, what I would say is the most effective self defense weapon.
EDIT: Why I think it is the best is because it requires little training, immobilizes in very few hits, while not exposing you to gore or other things that would cause you to freeze or choke. It often isn't fatal, unless you are aiming for the head so if self defense laws are strict it makes it easier on you if you go to court or anything like that.
Specifically expandable batons like this:
A folding knife that functions as a tool or a self defense weapon.
SOG's flash or trident are excellent examples.
Below is the flash II, which is what I generally carry.
As well you have the general firearm, which requires a CHL or CCW, Tazers and Stunguns as well as Mace and Pepper Spray.
Hmm....if it is legal, a collapsible baton would be interesting, trick is, could I fit it in a pocket?
The reason I don't like a knife is because it is too short. I like having something that would keep someone with a knife at a good distance, thus the four-foot umbrella.
Hmm....if it is legal, a collapsible baton would be interesting, trick is, could I fit it in a pocket?
The reason I don't like a knife is because it is too short. I like having something that would keep someone with a knife at a good distance, thus the four-foot umbrella.
The one in the pic is a 26' ASP baton, so no it would have to be holstered, as for legality, that depends where you are. I live in Texas, and anything that could be considered a club is illegal to carry, which sucks, because I have the same feeling as you with knives. I cannot get a CHL or CCW either, obviously, and I have ashma, so PS and Mace are a no. So I settle with a knife because stunguns you have to get close anyway and Tazers are not cheap. I think the smallest baton I saw is 16' in three segments so about 5ish inches long, could fit in a pocket there.
these ghetto kids insulting you verbally and threatining you with a knife is more than enough to call the cops. do it. do it as soon as it happens again.
Exactly what I was going to do if it happens again.
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I always take a little Black Switch Blade and my Black Pistol with the Wooden Grip whenever I am on the streets as I am more violent than you most likely.
I would suggest if they don't have weapons and are good in fist fights taunt them but with nothing racial as it will P**s them The H*** off!
And if they have weapons just hop fences try and act tough as it could possibly scare them but if it doesn't just ignore them.
Hopefully I have helped
If this situation happened to me, and I decided to take a fake gun, being in South Australia, I could be in jail for 5 or more years.
Anyway, this has happened to me once before, except I had no money, just my 500 dollar Ipod and 400 dollar phone. What I did, was stare them down, smile and be confident. If they start running towards you, then thats when you get your phone out and shout "I'm calling the police" and take a photo of them (camera phone advice only). Then call the police, and also go to a place where there is certified CCTV, like a popular urban hotspot such as a shopping mall.
Did id knock them out and curve stop them, but then again I'm violent as F**K when i get mad. In all instances with rude people such as them I would've bashed their heads in.
That's me, now if i had the money I would've gotten that to the bank and come back to them with a gun or a knife bigger then theirs...
BUT nothing is more affective then angry cops/parents so go their first.
Did id knock them out and curve stop them, but then again I'm violent as F**K when i get mad. In all instances with rude people such as them I would've bashed their heads in.
That's me, now if i had the money I would've gotten that to the bank and come back to them with a gun or a knife bigger then theirs...
BUT nothing is more affective then angry cops/parents so go their first.
Many of these "strategies" will get you killed, seriously injured, or stuck in jail. To reinforce what the actual voices of common sense in this thread are saying, DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DEFEND YOURSELF and report the incident to the police. Sure, you may see some guy in the movies kicking the asses of all of his assailants, but, unfortunately, real life does not work that way. In a real mugging scenario, you'd most likely end up as just another homicide victim on the side of the street.
Many of these "strategies" will get you killed, seriously injured, or stuck in jail. To reinforce what the actual voices of common sense in this thread are saying, DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DEFEND YOURSELF and report the incident to the police. Sure, you may see some guy in the movies kicking the asses of all of his assailants, but, unfortunately, real life does not work that way. In a real mugging scenario, you'd most likely end up as just another homicide victim on the side of the street.
I don't think this is quite right, you should defend yourself, but it should be a last resort being the keyword. Running or submitting is usually the best option. Getting police involved as soon as possible is also important.
I don't think this is quite right, you should defend yourself, but it should be a last resort being the keyword. Running or submitting is usually the best option. Getting police involved as soon as possible is also important.
If someone is intent on killing you, then by all means, defend yourself. However, a typical mugger would rather take your wallet instead of killing you, and if you cooperate, you're more likely to get out of it alive. If you can escape the mugger and run into a crowded area, then, yes, that would be your best bet.
If someone is intent on killing you, then by all means, defend yourself. However, a typical mugger would rather take your wallet instead of killing you, and if you cooperate, you're more likely to get out of it alive. If you can escape the mugger and run into a crowded area, then, yes, that would be your best bet.
This is the sentiment I am trying to communicate, thanks for the better wording.
So, you're in Australia? You should find a machete or something bigger than a knife easily.
Grab a machete, mask your face, start walking towards them aggressively and try not to have any emotion.
Should scare them off.
Make sure to say, "This, is a knife."
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Well living in a "ghetto" area of Arizona myself, I have also had people "try" to mug me. Personally I was trained in various martial arts from the time I was five until I was 22 and studied anatomy and pressure points to boot, so I just proceeded to man-handle the people who attempted this. Here trying to get help from the police will nine times out of ten do more harm than good but if your police are better there then I suppose the most logical thing to do is to contact your local police department and give them a description so someone else doesn't get robbed.
IF however they are as useless as they are here (and more dangerous than the muggers I might add) then your best bet would be a crash course in Aikido. Learn how to disable someone with a weapon and toss them head first into the pavement, then run like a mofo if there are more than you can handle.
Like someone else said "real life doesn't work that way" when mentioning beating them up but yes it does; it depends on training which I can assume you don't have. You can't just go Bruce Lee Kung Fu movie on them because you watched someone do it, but at least having an idea of how to, should you need to, is in my opinion pretty damn important. If the cops will actually file a report and look for these people then by all means call the police. If that's not going to work then at least learn how to defend yourself before you wind up cornered in a dark alley by these punk ass kids.
Hope that helps and be careful, it's a jungle out there. People are just hairless primates that want your banana for themselves.
OR depending on where you are:
Baton, what I would say is the most effective self defense weapon.
EDIT: Why I think it is the best is because it requires little training, immobilizes in very few hits, while not exposing you to gore or other things that would cause you to freeze or choke. It often isn't fatal, unless you are aiming for the head so if self defense laws are strict it makes it easier on you if you go to court or anything like that.
Specifically expandable batons like this:
A folding knife that functions as a tool or a self defense weapon.
SOG's flash or trident are excellent examples.
Below is the flash II, which is what I generally carry.
As well you have the general firearm, which requires a CHL or CCW, Tazers and Stunguns as well as Mace and Pepper Spray.
Hmm....if it is legal, a collapsible baton would be interesting, trick is, could I fit it in a pocket?
The reason I don't like a knife is because it is too short. I like having something that would keep someone with a knife at a good distance, thus the four-foot umbrella.
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The one in the pic is a 26' ASP baton, so no it would have to be holstered, as for legality, that depends where you are. I live in Texas, and anything that could be considered a club is illegal to carry, which sucks, because I have the same feeling as you with knives. I cannot get a CHL or CCW either, obviously, and I have ashma, so PS and Mace are a no. So I settle with a knife because stunguns you have to get close anyway and Tazers are not cheap. I think the smallest baton I saw is 16' in three segments so about 5ish inches long, could fit in a pocket there.
Exactly what I was going to do if it happens again.
I always take a little Black Switch Blade and my Black Pistol with the Wooden Grip whenever I am on the streets as I am more violent than you most likely.
I would suggest if they don't have weapons and are good in fist fights taunt them but with nothing racial as it will P**s them The H*** off!
And if they have weapons just hop fences try and act tough as it could possibly scare them but if it doesn't just ignore them.
Hopefully I have helped
-pheo-
Where I live there are some considerably "Ghetto" kids, and from what I know (which is a lot.), they'll be back.
You best bet.
If this situation happened to me, and I decided to take a fake gun, being in South Australia, I could be in jail for 5 or more years.
Anyway, this has happened to me once before, except I had no money, just my 500 dollar Ipod and 400 dollar phone. What I did, was stare them down, smile and be confident. If they start running towards you, then thats when you get your phone out and shout "I'm calling the police" and take a photo of them (camera phone advice only). Then call the police, and also go to a place where there is certified CCTV, like a popular urban hotspot such as a shopping mall.
That's me, now if i had the money I would've gotten that to the bank and come back to them with a gun or a knife bigger then theirs...
BUT nothing is more affective then angry cops/parents so go their first.
Ope.
Curb for future reference.
I don't think this is quite right, you should defend yourself, but it should be a last resort being the keyword. Running or submitting is usually the best option. Getting police involved as soon as possible is also important.
If someone is intent on killing you, then by all means, defend yourself. However, a typical mugger would rather take your wallet instead of killing you, and if you cooperate, you're more likely to get out of it alive. If you can escape the mugger and run into a crowded area, then, yes, that would be your best bet.
This is the sentiment I am trying to communicate, thanks for the better wording.
Make sure to say, "This, is a knife."
IF however they are as useless as they are here (and more dangerous than the muggers I might add) then your best bet would be a crash course in Aikido. Learn how to disable someone with a weapon and toss them head first into the pavement, then run like a mofo if there are more than you can handle.
Like someone else said "real life doesn't work that way" when mentioning beating them up but yes it does; it depends on training which I can assume you don't have. You can't just go Bruce Lee Kung Fu movie on them because you watched someone do it, but at least having an idea of how to, should you need to, is in my opinion pretty damn important. If the cops will actually file a report and look for these people then by all means call the police. If that's not going to work then at least learn how to defend yourself before you wind up cornered in a dark alley by these punk ass kids.
Hope that helps and be careful, it's a jungle out there. People are just hairless primates that want your banana for themselves.
One more reason I like image boards better.