Comments on: How much are self defense courses and what type of non-leathal weapons are there? http://www.gedanate.com/questions/how-much-are-self-defense-courses-and-what-type-of-non-leathal-weapons-are-there/ Aikido, Martial Arts and Self-Defense Pages Sun, 14 Mar 2010 05:23:58 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: PeahiWahine http://www.gedanate.com/questions/how-much-are-self-defense-courses-and-what-type-of-non-leathal-weapons-are-there/comment-page-1/#comment-84 PeahiWahine Thu, 06 Aug 2009 01:08:20 +0000 http://www.gedanate.com/?p=578#comment-84 Anything you carry on you can be used against you as a weapon. Things like pepper spray are fine if you know when to use them and have time to get away. There are places that offer free self-defense classes to women. You'll just have to call a general information line in your community or become more involved. Try asking the YMCA. My community offers them free (mostly for gays and lesbians) but *anyone* regardless of orientation can take them. If you really want to protect your family, make sure they never have to defend themselves in the first place. I suggest, "The Gift of Fear" by Gavin DeBecker. He is the nation's leading expert on violence, predicting it, and avoiding it. The book is for women. Anything you carry on you can be used against you as a weapon. Things like pepper spray are fine if you know when to use them and have time to get away.

There are places that offer free self-defense classes to women. You’ll just have to call a general information line in your community or become more involved. Try asking the YMCA. My community offers them free (mostly for gays and lesbians) but *anyone* regardless of orientation can take them.

If you really want to protect your family, make sure they never have to defend themselves in the first place. I suggest, "The Gift of Fear" by Gavin DeBecker. He is the nation’s leading expert on violence, predicting it, and avoiding it. The book is for women.

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