Walking Backwards For Self Defense - Does it work?

You want to avoid the fight. To do that, you can talk to the attacker if you have a chance and calm him down. You can walk away. But the thing is if you walk backward and the guy follows you. You have to do something at some points. Otherwise, he is not going to stop.

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So how can you stop the attacker?

You can hit him. Or, you can lock him. Since the guy follows you if you try to do something that can be easily detected, it will be difficult to penetrate his defense and hit him. So attack him suddenly. You can kick him. Since he is walking towards you, you can kick to his knee, thigh, or other parts of the body.

You can do palm strike - strike with your palm. I will make a post about palm strikes in the future. If you want to punch him, you can do that.

Sometimes you can hit him with your bag or umbrella. I have just made a post about how to use an umbrella for self defense. To learn more, you can read that post.

If you face a situation like this and you can do something without a fight, that's better. Suppose you are in a shopping mall, you can get help from the security officer. If you are outside, other people might help you. Honestly speaking, sometimes you might not get help even if you are in a public place.

This is your life. It is you who have to do something to defend yourself. If other people come and help you, that is great. How would do if you are alone? If you call the police, it takes time to come and arrest the attacker So how are you going to survive during that time?

If you are aware of your surroundings and take action based on reality, you can defend yourself. Thank you so much for reading this so far.

Please feel free to share your thoughts in the comments below. To learn more about martial arts and self defense, you can check out some of my recent posts.

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