Self Defence
Picture the scene: a young woman is walking to her car in a multistorey car park late at night. Suddenly, a man jumps out at her from behind a column. She perfroms some fancy moves, kicks him where it hurts and while he's on the floor she jumpsinto her car and drives away unharmed. Well, that's how they do it in films. Unfortunately, the reality might at be something quite different. When the girl tries to kick the bad guy, he grads her and pulls her off balance and now she's on the floor, defenceless, with nowhere to run. This little scenaario shuld serve to yeach you three very important things: real life is nothing like in films; never walk alone at night, whether you are a man or a woman; and most importantly,use your brai and not your body to defend youself against an attacker. Staying safe is all about not putting youself in a potentially dangerous situation. Avoid a potential attack before it happens by using your common sense. This means don't go out alone at night, stay in well-lit areas, make sure someone always knows where you are, be aware of your surroundings at all times.