SafetyForWomen

Here you can see some common attacks on the street, or at home. Also You'll see common situations where and when the attacks can happen...

Do you know how to defend yourself against these attacks? Do you know when and where you should do your own counterattacks? Learn how to protect yourself and your loved ones!

Selfdefense techniques are quick and easy to learn and could mean the difference between life and death.

...You are walking in the middle of the day in a park, there are a few people 500 feet from you. Only a young man is walking towards you. Suddenly he attacks you by choking you from the front...

The attacker can compress your windpipe so you'll stop breathing or compress your blood vessels to stop blood and oxygen from getting to your brain, resulting in a coma - you need to act immediately...

...You are standing in the bar, beside the counter. You were thinking about what happened in your office today. You "wake up" when someone is choking you from behind...

The attacker can compress your windpipe so you'll stop breathing or compress your blood vessels to stop blood and oxygen from getting to your brain, resulting in a coma - you need to act immediately...

...You are arguing with your boyfriend. He is standing in front of you and behaving aggressively. Suddenly he attacks and gives you a "bearhug" but your arms are free...

This attack is very dangerous. If the Bearhug is strong, the attacker can easily stop you from breathing, break your ribs and you have only a few seconds left before being unconscious. Also the attacker can try to force you on the ground and maybe rape you. You have to react immediately...

...You are waiting for your friend in a quiet park. A stranger stops right in front of you. He is looking at you strangely and you start to move backwards. Your arms are down. Quickly he attacks you with a "bearhug" and encircles your arms...

This attack is also very dangerous. If the Bearhug is strong, the attacker can easily stop you from breathing, break your ribs and you have only a few seconds left before being unconscious. Also the attacker can try to force you on the ground and maybe rape you. You have to react immediately...

...It's late afternoon and you have just got off the bus at the same time as a stranger - it's quiet, you're walking home - The stranger was at the buss stop tying-up his shoe laces and suddenly he attacks you with a Bearhug from behind, and your arms are free...

This attack is also very dangerous. If the Bearhug is strong, the attacker can easily stop you from breathing, break your ribs and you have a only few seconds before you are unconscious. Also the attacker can try to force you on the ground and maybe rape you. You have to react immediately...

...You were waiting for the elevator in your building in your way home, and you didn't see that someone was coming up behind you. When elevator arrives, someone gives you a "Bearhug" from behind and tries to take you into the elevator with him. Your arms are encircled...

This attack is also very dangerous. If the Bearhug is strong, the attacker can easily stop you from breathing, break your ribs and you have a only few seconds before you are unconscious. Also the attacker can try to force you on the ground and maybe rape you. You have to react immediately...

...You are jogging early in the morning when most people are still sleeping. You pass a man who is reading a map. He stops you to ask for directions. He is very near. Suddenly he starts to choke you, pulls you to the ground and gets on top of you...

This situation is extremely dangerous, because the attacker has the strength of his bodyweight which makes the choke more effective. You only have a few seconds before you are unconscious, or a few minutes before you are dead...

...You have spent a nice evening in a restaurant with a man you had already met a few times. He asks you to come to see some paintings in his flat. He has a very nice home. His paintings look nice, he offers you some wine, you have a glass and continue talking to him.

After drinking the wine he starts to make advances. You tell him that you have to leave. He starts to act aggressively, you try to leave. He attacks. He throws you on the floor and starts to move on top of you...

This threat doesn't need an explanation...

Never believe the rapist even he promises to let you go after he has finished. He still might think it is better to kill you rather than being recognized later. Just do not let the rape happen!

...You are walking in the street and someone tries to rob your handbag.

If you are sure that the robber only wants your money, give it to him to avoid an aggressive situation. Money can always be replaced, your life can not... However, sometimes the robber don't let you to go. Then, it's better to fight back.

One midday you are drawing money from an ATM (Anytime Teller Machine). You have just taken the card and money out of the machine and start to leave. You turn around, then you notice a very nervous druck user standing in front of you, threatening you with a knife, and asking you to hand over your money and wallet. You don't want to give him all your credit cards and identity card, and you know how to use the technique correctly...