Lifestyle Defense

Of all the self defense products that are available to me, I buy pepper spray.  I have been on the business end of a canister enough times to know what it can do.  Being a Bodyguard, I often find myself in situations that require a way to make someone forget they came over to do me, or my client, bodily harm.  If I need to stop someone in their tracks, I use pepper spray.  There have been instances where I have walked into a situation where my partner was using pepper spray, and he accidentally sprayed me.  It works.  Trust me…

As a husband, I make sure my wife stays well stocked with pepper spray.  She carries a stun gun as well, but one thing we have both noticed is that with pepper spray, attackers stay down longer.  That is more time for you to get away, more time to get help, and more time for the attacker to re-think why he went into this line of work.

Another reason to buy pepper spray, is the capacity to incapacitate a number of individuals simultaneously.  Most attackers are cowards, and a lot of cowards travel in packs.  We’ll call it a Cadre of Cowards.  If you happen to find yourself in a situation when you are dealing with a cadre of cowards, you can try to take them all on with any number of tools, but if you had the foresight of getting something like a Street Wise 17% Pepper Spray with Pistol Grip, you can put an entire group on the ground with little to no effort on your part.  As far as shopping for a deterrent is concerned, buy pepper spray.

Most people are intimidated by stun guns, but why let that work against you?
Use it to intimidate a would-be attacker!  Most stun guns are effective just
being discharged into the air.   If you saw one go off in someones hand,
would you stick around?

Most people think a stun gun is something you have to use up close and
person.  Up close is not the best place to be in a situation where you may
be a potential victim, but pulling it out before you have to use it is like
cocking a shotgun at the top of the stairs.  You are telling the attacker,
“Come closer at your own risk.”

They not only give off a considerable amount of light, but the most
impressive part of a stun gun is the noise.  It is LOUD!  The sound a stun
gun makes is unmistakable.  Even if you have never seen one in action, you
know what it is when it goes off.  Think of it as a police whistle that will
make your would-be attacker lose all feeling in his legs.

The second most common misconception is that they are dangerous to use.
Believe you me, they are.  But a stun gun is not something to be scared of.
On the contrary, once you familiarize yourself with it, your stun gun will
feel just as comfortable to you as your house keys.  One thing you have to
keep in mind is that while you are using your stun gun on your would-be
attacker, YOU ARE NOT SHOCKING YOURSELF!  Even if the would be attacker is
touching you, you won’t feel a thing.  (But they will.)  There are A LOT of
personal protection devices on the market, and most of them work very well.
But if you are looking for something discreet, with minimal size, but
maximum protection, buy stun guns.

This is a video of Steve Tarani’s knife disarming techniques.

I have posted things on the blog before in regards to disarming a gun and such, but these techniques are awesome.

If you watch closely, he shows you about 20 different ways you can disarm a knife and in return, use it on your assailant. He is very fast and accurate so please pay attention.

The reason I posted this is so you have a general idea of what you can do to protect yourself from someone that is using a knife on you.

REMEMBER: If you are ever going to practice this with anyone, use a fake knife. I know that might be common sense, but common sense is just not that common now a days.

Good luck with this and if you have any questions about it, please leave a comment in the comment section below. Be safe and take care.

Here is a simple little video made by some kid, ironically enough.

The video shows you how you can make pepper spray from the comfort of your home. Basically, all it’s made of is cayenne pepper and some water. He shows you how to mix everything and what type of bottle to keep it in.

The only thing I do not like about what he teaches, are the ingredients of the pepper spray. All he adds is cayenne pepper when he should also add cumin and ground hot pepper flakes.

But if you are just checking it out to get a taste of how to make pepper spray, this is a perfect video for you. Check it out and you will know how to make pepper spray in no time.

So without boring you with a long how-to list, I decided to borrow a little video off of YouTube.

I watched this before and thought it was pretty amazing.

This guy takes a disposable camera and somehow turns it into a working stun gun.

Might I add that this little piece has some kick to it as you will see at the end.

All in all this is basically how to make a stun gun. If you have any ideas as how to make a better stun gun, let me know in the comment section below.

There you go.

Enjoy!