The idea of self-defense conjures up images of Dirty Harry
or Bruce Lee, but the reality is a lot more prosaic than
that (which helps explain to some degree why such movies
are so entertaining). Indeed, for most of human history,
self-defense was just another fact of life, another chore
in life, and an everyday affair, too. Speaking of movies,
one of the most famous cut-scenes in all of cinematic
history was in Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey,
near the beginning of the film when an ape throws up into
the air a bone he'd just used as a weapon, said bone then
"becoming" a cylindrical spacecraft - thus connecting war
and technology, a case that's been made by many thinkers
through the ages. Far from being some relic of uncivilized
times, war and struggle is what has made civilization
possible! As the ancient Greek historian Heraclitus
remarked, war is the father of all things. Or as an old
Roman military manual advised, si vis pacem para bellum -
if you seek peace, prepare for war.
Self-defense should be assumed as a chose, then, or a duty
- to or for oneself, to or for one's loved ones. It is too
often either something scary or something fun, thus putting
off the right crowd and bringing along the wrong one. But
taken as just another task in life, it can be seen in the
proper light and then pursued properly, which is to say
seriously, with respect and with focus.
In today's modern environment, self-defense is a lot more
complicated and also a lot simpler. More simple because it
needn't involve eliminating one's enemy, as in times past,
with blood feuds that can run several generations, but more
complicated because it takes real skill not to fatally harm
someone. Indeed, the true martial artist is one so
masterful as to be able to finely tune his or her
lethality. Such an ability is a whole skill-set in itself,
requiring years of training at the least, never mind the
innate aptitude and who knows what else!
A simpler way would be to employ weapons, specifically
those which only disables one's assailant(s), and only
temporarily so, with no permanent damage incurred. After
all, it would be ridiculous to win on the streets but lose
in the courts! So this rules out firearms immediately, and
even knives, which have great potential for inflicting
fatal injury. Stun guns, then, seem to be the best choice,
all things considered. They are basically non-lethal but
definitely effective, capable of knocking someone out for
up to a whole half hour at a time, even the drug-fueled.
That's a lot of time to get to safety or go for help. A
pepper spray is a much cheaper alternative that's almost as
effective. Both options are great where not proscribed by
law.
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Article written by Paul Wise. Paul has done extensive
research on self-defense. Visit http://www.defendwell.com
if you need stun guns or any other self-defense weapons.
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