It's not like in the movies where some unsuspecting thug makes the mistake of attacking Uma Thurman and gets his ass whipped for him. One good cuff upside the head and you're down, I don't care who you are.
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I agree with your point about teaching situational awareness, but as a young female, I also believe that you have to fight back. Yeah, one good punch upside the head and I may be out, but then they are attacking a lifeless body. Alot of attacks are driven strictly by the attacker craving power and control. If you take that feeling of overpowering and control away, its not as exciting. Thats like those people that are attacked at gunpoint and end up driving their attacker 50 miles away to a deserted area only to be raped and killed because their attacker said that they would let them live if they did what they said. My feelings are that if you are going to bring a gun, you have already predetermined whether or not you are going to shoot me. If you are using it for intimidation, I am going to fight you right where you approached me. If you brought it with the intentions of killing me anyways, you are going to have to use it whereever you approached me and then once again, you are taking advantage of a lifeless body. Like I said, thats my personal opinion. Everyone is different. I just know for me, I would fight to the end.