The Reason Why
I like to keep up on stories around the country in which self defense training (often misspelled self defence training) could have come in handy. I will never say what a victim should have done; I just find it necessary to look for glaring reasons why it is helpful to learn self defense; or at least some martial arts moves!
Aug. 26, 2010
“Two teens were charged in a gunpoint rape and robbery of an 18-year-old woman near the Coney Island boardwalk, authorities said.
The victim was leaving a party at 11 p.m. Monday when a 15-year-old and his 14-year-old accomplice accosted her and demanded she empty her pockets, cops said.
After swiping her BlackBerry and iPod, the thugs forced the woman to West 27th Street off the boardwalk, where they brandished a gun and sexually attacked her, cops said.
The two were arrested after a second robbery in the same area just before midnight, cops said.
The rape victim ID’d the pair as her attackers.
The pair won’t be charged as adults, a law-enforcement source said.”
What happens in this case is irrelevant to me as well as to you. What is relevant is that you look at the ages of the assailants. These were kids! Had the young woman even known any martial arts moves; who knows if she would have thought to use them on such young criminals.
The point here is to remind you that it pays to learn self defense. It pays to learn martial arts moves that can get you out of any sticky situation. It also pays – quite greatly – to remember that it is always ALWAYS important to pay attention to your surroundings. It is always important to look both ways; as if you are crossing a busy street. Look into the dark shadows if you are out at night. Travel in pairs. Carry pepper spray. In short, know how to defend yourself; the reason why is clear.
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