How You Can Avoid Being Robbed
Posted: Friday, September 03, 2010
by John Jones
Evasion continues to be king. You'll frequently hear this line being mentioned in a self-protection training session, paradoxically. The thing is, if you can avoid getting hurt, you won't have to risk anything. Even individuals who have trained their whole lives in self defense and martial arts do not go around looking for trouble. It's better to remain careful, especially if you could be a possible victim for a robbery.
1. Keep your valuables out of sight.
The usual individuals who get robbed are those who absent-mindedly call attention to the undeniable fact that they have something a thug would want. Leaving your pricey devices lying around your vehicle could make you an ideal target for robbery. Make sure that you hide from view everything before you venture out of the car. Better yet, modify your chaotic way of life and sort out your belongings before you leave your home. If you're in a rush and you don't have time to fix your things, use an old towel or some loose paper to hide your valuables inside the parked car.
Sporting flashy trinkets whenever you're walking around by yourself will put you on a mugger's radar. Always prepare ahead when you go out so that you will not have to move far during evening to arrive at a train station or a taxi stand.
2. Prepare Your Cash Purse
Keep a money purse that's big enough to contain a few folded bills. Avoid extracting a full to bursting wallet out of your bag when you can simply keep loose change inside a tiny pouch to pay for a hotdog. Moreover, when you're not doing anything in your own home, spend some time folding your smaller bills neatly and arranging them in a small card holder which you can carry with you during the day. Therefore, you have them ready whenever you have to pay for something small. Personally, I would stop and stare if I saw a person spewing cash all over the place just by pulling out a couple of pennies from his pockets. A robber will do something more than stare at you.
The following tips could help you steer clear of muggers, but if you stop here, you may find yourself panicked and completely defenseless when a thug attacks you despite your careful preparations. Admittedly, some robbers aren't picky when it comes to who they stalk. Most of the time, they do not go through the trouble of stalking people and just hide in their usual place (i.e. close to the parking zone or in the staircase) while waiting for naive people to pass by.
Do you have to carry weapons for self protection?
When you're like everyone else, you probably do not carry your gun everywhere. On the other hand, if you feel that you should carry a self defense weapon to protect yourself, I suggest getting one of those concealable weapons that look like something else. There are a lot of places to get these, and you can even improvise utilizing the gadgets you already have at home.
The author is a consultant in preparedness techniques, combat training, survivalism and self defense weapon production. Discover easy methods to produce concealable weapons at home safely on the survivalist guide web site.
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