Comments on: Self defense and owning your survival http://thinklikeablackbelt.com/blog/self-defense-and-owning-your-survival/ Tips, Tutorials, and How-to for Self Defense Wed, 13 Jul 2011 14:32:29 -0700 hourly 1 By: Lori Hoeck http://thinklikeablackbelt.com/blog/self-defense-and-owning-your-survival/comment-page-1/#comment-1679 Lori Hoeck Wed, 16 Jun 2010 19:06:17 +0000 http://thinklikeablackbelt.com/?p=3517#comment-1679 Hi Hilary, Glad your awareness is pumped up and ready to go! Hi Barbara, I try to be prepared, too, but even I can't be "on" 100 percent of the time. That's where habits help. Hi Hilary,
Glad your awareness is pumped up and ready to go!

Hi Barbara,
I try to be prepared, too, but even I can’t be “on” 100 percent of the time. That’s where habits help.

]]> By: Barbara Swafford http://thinklikeablackbelt.com/blog/self-defense-and-owning-your-survival/comment-page-1/#comment-1636 Barbara Swafford Thu, 27 May 2010 08:29:21 +0000 http://thinklikeablackbelt.com/?p=3517#comment-1636 Hi Lori, I try to be prepared, but reading your posts is always a good reminder to not let my guard down, especially in situations when I begin to think, "this is a safe....(whatever)". Hi Lori,

I try to be prepared, but reading your posts is always a good reminder to not let my guard down, especially in situations when I begin to think, “this is a safe….(whatever)”.

]]> By: Hilary http://thinklikeablackbelt.com/blog/self-defense-and-owning-your-survival/comment-page-1/#comment-1632 Hilary Sun, 23 May 2010 20:41:28 +0000 http://thinklikeablackbelt.com/?p=3517#comment-1632 Hi Lori - I've always been fairly aware .. I think .. I'm not sure I know how to react or behave in some circumstances, but essentially I can keep myself out of danger .. and don't follow the crowd, if there's a challenge. The challenge .. I had someone else's 10 year old daughter in the car, taking her to see her 'twin' my goddaughter .. up the motorway on the hottest day of the year in the UK 100 deg C .. simply doesn't reach those levels usually .. we were ok, but I wasn't happy and I wasn't sitting in the queue .. so I went up the hard shoulder .. I shouldn't have .. but I didn't want the child or me to be inconvenienced by a 'disaster' .. just me = ok .. this week - there were a couple of 20 year olds outside by a plumbers van .. I watched them for a little while .. and wasn't happy .. so I called the police help line - not emergency .. they put me through to emergency .. I live 20 yeards from the centre police station .. so they were down pretty quickly. Nothing serious - but one was taken away .. I avoid trouble if I can .. like in Johannesburg I walked in the road, rather than allow a 'gang' of youths pin me to a wall .. and nick what I had on me - not much .. but jolly disturbing .. As I get to my senior years .. I must learn some tricks .. once I'm free of my ties with my Ma .. then the door opens .. Thanks for the post - have a great week .. Hilary Hi Lori – I’ve always been fairly aware .. I think .. I’m not sure I know how to react or behave in some circumstances, but essentially I can keep myself out of danger .. and don’t follow the crowd, if there’s a challenge.

The challenge .. I had someone else’s 10 year old daughter in the car, taking her to see her ‘twin’ my goddaughter .. up the motorway on the hottest day of the year in the UK 100 deg C .. simply doesn’t reach those levels usually .. we were ok, but I wasn’t happy and I wasn’t sitting in the queue .. so I went up the hard shoulder .. I shouldn’t have .. but I didn’t want the child or me to be inconvenienced by a ‘disaster’ .. just me = ok ..

this week – there were a couple of 20 year olds outside by a plumbers van .. I watched them for a little while .. and wasn’t happy .. so I called the police help line – not emergency .. they put me through to emergency .. I live 20 yeards from the centre police station .. so they were down pretty quickly. Nothing serious – but one was taken away ..

I avoid trouble if I can .. like in Johannesburg I walked in the road, rather than allow a ‘gang’ of youths pin me to a wall .. and nick what I had on me – not much .. but jolly disturbing ..

As I get to my senior years .. I must learn some tricks .. once I’m free of my ties with my Ma .. then the door opens ..

Thanks for the post – have a great week .. Hilary

]]> By: Lori Hoeck http://thinklikeablackbelt.com/blog/self-defense-and-owning-your-survival/comment-page-1/#comment-1631 Lori Hoeck Sun, 23 May 2010 15:35:03 +0000 http://thinklikeablackbelt.com/?p=3517#comment-1631 Hi Davina, So true -- we project confidence, or the lack of it, to the world, and predators can read both quite well. Hi Davina,
So true — we project confidence, or the lack of it, to the world, and predators can read both quite well.

]]> By: Davina http://thinklikeablackbelt.com/blog/self-defense-and-owning-your-survival/comment-page-1/#comment-1629 Davina Sat, 22 May 2010 19:25:44 +0000 http://thinklikeablackbelt.com/?p=3517#comment-1629 Hi Lori. If on some level, we know we're not prepared, that can be a stressor and we can appear vulnerable. When we are prepared I don't see it as being paranoid at all. It lends to walking with an air of confidence and that appearance will be less likely to attract a predator in the first place. Hi Lori.
If on some level, we know we’re not prepared, that can be a stressor and we can appear vulnerable. When we are prepared I don’t see it as being paranoid at all. It lends to walking with an air of confidence and that appearance will be less likely to attract a predator in the first place.

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