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What are good, viable self defense objects to carry on you at all times, besides a firearm? (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 days ago by CaptainMan251@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] HeHoXa@lemmy.zip 12 points 2 days ago

Training.

People already commented about running. Best answer. There are plenty of martial arts that can help too.

Whether it's a gun, a blade, a club, a spray, your own body, an alarm... they all require consistent training to actually function in the crisis moment.

If you haven't been practicing and can't execute the defense without thought, it's not likely to serve you when the time comes.