Renaldo Balkman
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I have found my hands to be the best self defense!
Self Defense
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Hartsock
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Or you could get a gun and shoot the intruders genitals off.
QuinSnydersHair
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I live on a block with street lights, have an 85 pound Chow/Shepherd mix, an alarm system with sensors on all doors and first floor windows, a few alarm system signs/stickers on my premises, and motion sensor lights for my backyard, driveway, and frontdoor.
Kenpo, good dogs, lights, an alarm and self defense weapons such as a taser and/or gun. If you feel the need for more than you need to seek counseling or move to a better neighborhood.
Sounds like good, reasonable precautions to me.
QuinSnydersHair
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At a third the cost, I'm still spending about $7,000 on something I'll almost definitely never use. If a situation did arise, that doesn't mean, I'd react like I'd hope I would and wouldn't get more ****ed up than had I just avoided engagement all together.
Most people are in those classes for reasons other than self defense. Especially thos ein those classes for a long time. Also I have taken some Kenpo and the first thing taught me was how to get away and avoid a fight if at all posible. Most of the basic moves are designed to buy you a little bit of time to get away.
QuinSnydersHair
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How to avoid a fight? Run!!! I don't need to shell out $7,000 to know that.
QuinSnydersHair
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Also, are tasers even legal? I didn't think they were. Maybe they are in Utah.
Hartsock
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If you tried to karate someone you would probably just get shot.
QuinSnydersHair
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Yes, if the intruder had a weapon. I'd hazard a guess though that a small number (20%?) of burglars are packing. They're thieves, not violent criminals. The majority of the time anyway I would think.
Hartsock
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Possibly, I'd rather not risk it though. I mean getting shot would suck, it would suck a lot worse than getting robbed.
Don't need any of this. Learn to tackle and tie up long enough for your partner to grab the gun, then hope Lady has the balls to pulls the trigger. My teeth will hang on like a pit bull for the 20 seconds necessary.
My mother had savings invested through a broker. Every penny was lost through either bad trades or fees.
Not illegal at all. I gave each of my daughters and my wife a taser for Christmas.
QuinSnydersHair
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I just looked it up. I need to get my firearm registration to be able to legally carry one here in DC.
That is always an option. Yup, uh huh...
If they decide to shoot you it don't matter how fast you are
DutchJazzer
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holy crap thats hella expensive.
before i became an instructor i paid 32.50 euros for twice a week 75 minutes.
or you could pay 40 and come up to 4 times a week.
and imho my instructor i consider the best in the netherlends(might be a homer).
I wrestled for 16 years and started college on scholarship. 8 straight state titles and twice placed 2nd at grand nationals.. I've never ran into anyone using any form of martial arts that remotely understood how to stop a fight like I could. I got in plenty of fights when I was younger .. most because some knucklehead that was bigger than me wanted to prove he was a tough guy.
In about 15 fights I've only ever been hit twice, both sucker punches.. I could end it very quickly.. like under 15 seconds.. and never had to hurt anyone, except an incredibly bruised ego. I never once considered myself to be any sort of tough guy .. I just knew I could end any stupid silliness that was started without much effort or mess.
In about 15 fights I've only ever been hit twice, both sucker punches.. I could end it very quickly.. like under 15 seconds.. and never had to hurt anyone, except an incredibly bruised ego. I never once considered myself to be any sort of tough guy .. I just knew I could end any stupid silliness that was started without much effort or mess.