Urban Survival Techniques for 2012 - Realistic Self Defense Without Weapons

As the economic collapse continues to unfold in slow motion and more and more people are thrust into the personal financial hard times of their lives, crime is poised to begin a dramatic increase. This means that urban survival techniques like self-defense are going to be increasingly important as more Americans begin to witness desperate people turning to crime.

You Can't Always Count on Weapons

The realization that crime is about to skyrocket has hit the millions of Americans who have bought guns in the last 12 months. The problem is that most gun owners have their guns at home. Unless you have a lot of training and a permit to carry a concealed firearm, chances are that you will be caught without a gun if you encounter a bad guy.

Pepper spray and stun guns, where allowed by law, are also relied upon by more people than ever before to give them a sense of security. While these are very great forms of non-lethal weapons to save you from an assault, the problem is that most people are assaulted by surprise and don't have a chance to get out their pepper spray or their stun gun until they are already in the clutches of a thug.

You Can't Count on Fancy Martial Arts Training

Many people turn to martial arts training to help them stay safe. While this is great for the dedicated student of martial arts who has devoted a lot of time to learning the craft, often times in a street fight the many fancy martial arts moves that you have to choose from just make you hesitate, wondering which to use.

If we find ourselves in a situation very soon where crime rates skyrocket, there won't be time for martial arts systems to be learned to keep you safe.

A Couple Simple Moves

When you are attacked, your best chance of not getting seriously hurt or killed lies in your ability to quickly react to protect yourself and then 'encourage' your attacker to choose another victim.

That means that a couple simple but effective moves should be learned and rehearsed so that you never are in a position of wondering how you should protect yourself or counterattack.

This jibes perfectly with the training soldiers receive in the US Army. Army training features very simple tasks that are trained repeatedly so that they become a reflex. Soldiers can't hesitate - they have to react instinctively in order to stay alive.

The lesson is clear. Learn a few simple self-defense techniques and rehearse them mentally so that you will be able to react in the critical first seconds of an assault and avoid serious injury or even death.

As crime rates increase due to people driven to desperation due to the economy, this is an urban survival technique that can make a huge difference in your life.

If you'd like to learn some simple self defense techniques without weapons you can go here.

To read more about other urban survival techniques, you can check out an urban survival manual.

It's vital to learn about ensuring that you can survive the coming Great Depression or any other catastrophe that could be headed our way.

By Mike Kuykendall, Urban Survival Techniques Expert at Survive2day.

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