REALTOR's Safety
Yes, it can happen to you. You can be
robbed, raped or killed while trying to make a sale
- and the less cautious you are, the more vulnerable
you become. You are armed with your best weapon: good
old common sense and judgment. If it doesn't feel right
don't do it. Use your intuition. Don't ignore the warning
signs, such as body language. Think about the situation
you are putting yourself in. Play "what if"
games, "If this happens to me what will I do ?"
The more you practice something, the quicker you are
to react to it. As a Retired Monterey County Deputy
Sheriff I know how important it is to protect yourself
from the criminal element. If you become the victim
of a crime, if you saw a criminal act, or if you see
suspicious circumstances report it to your local law
enforcement agency.
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Resources
for Sexual Violence
Monterey
County Rape Crisis Center
The Monterey County Rape Crisis Center (MCRCC) is a nonprofit
agency whose mission is to advocate for all victims and
survivors of sexual assault and child sexual abuse, to
prevent sexual violence in our community through education,
and to provide ongoing support and healing to survivors
of sexual assault.
California Coalition
Against Sexual Assault
The CALCASA site includes: CA sexual violence legislation
and statistics, an alphabetical listing, by county, of
Rape Crisis Centers in California, "14 Ways You Can Stop
Rape Today," and a "Men’s Pledge to End Rape."
National Sexual Violence
Resource Center
The NSVRC site includes: a list of publications, press
releases, sexual violence statistical and research information,
links to state coalitions, links to national and allied
organizations, medical and legal links, an extensive bibliography,
and it highlights "Sexual Assault Awareness Month."
National Coalition Against
Domestic Violence
The NCADV site includes: a series of questions and answers
("What is Battering?" "Why Do Men Batter Women?" "Why
Do Women Stay?" and "Predictors of Domestic Violence"),
guidelines for starting a shelter, information on Domestic
Violence Awareness Month, the "Remember My Name" campaign,
a reading list, and a state coalition list with contact
information.
RAIIN: Rape,
Abuse & Incest International Network
The RAIIN site includes: a search engine for rape crisis
centers by zip code, information on rape drugs, campus
rape, statistics, a list of books suggested by survivors,
which includes several memoirs, and answers to the questions,
"What should I do if I am sexually assaulted?" "How can
I help a friend who has been sexually assaulted?" "What
can I do to reduce my risk of sexual assault?"
V-Day: Until the Violence
Stops
The V-Day site: provides the history of v-day, includes
a violence glossary, v-campaigns to raise awareness, success
stories written by "real" people, and ways to "take action."
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Reading Sources.
VAWnet
VAWnet includes countless resources: links to media news
articles, materials for presentations, links to relevant
sites, and lists "physical library collections."
Women’s
Rural Advocacy Programs
The site includes links to survivor stories and several
issues of the "Let’s WRAP" newsletter.
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Resources
for Self-defense.
The Association
for Women's Self -defense Advancement
AWSDA began with the realization that the needs of women
in terms of self-defense were not being met. Founded in
1990, AWSDA is a grass-roots, non-profit, tax exempt (501-C-3),
educational organization dedicated to furthering women's
awareness of self-defense and rape prevention. AWSDA is
an international organization, which is run through an
executive board with headquarters located in Lindenhurst,
Long Island, New York.
Self-defense
Resource .com
Your source for no-nonsense self-defense, personal protection,
and safety information. We feature self-defense articles
and resources.
Women's
Self-defense Institute
The mission at Women's Self-defense Institute is simple
- empowering you to fight back against crime. How? By
providing you training and education in:
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Self-realization of your own
physical power
ESCAPE:
Women’s Self Defense and Empowerment Training
ESCAPE is a program of self defense, which includes a
discussion of the "physical feminism" employed in women’s
self defense. The site also includes an "essential" reading
list (of a dozen books) with a focus on self defense.
Self Defense for Women
Magazine
The SDFW site includes: articles from its current newsstand
issue, self defense tips that are specifically geared
towards women, and an archive that enables individuals
to search previously published articles.
AWARE: Arming Women Against
Rape & Endangerment
The site points out that while "AWARE stands for Arming
Women Against Rape and Endangerment" individuals should
not "interpret the word ‘arming’ too literally." Instead
the site notes that, "arming" merely "implies that one
can (and indeed should) be armed with courage, spirit,
knowledge, and determination, whether or not one is armed
with an extrinsic weapon." The site includes: self protection
and stalking quizzes, a list of tools and techniques available
to women for self defense, and an extensive bibliography.
National Women’s Martial
Arts Federation
The site includes: tips for choosing a martial arts school,
schools affiliated with the NWMAF, and links to relevant
sites.
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Essential Self-defense
Videos By Sensei Anthony Britton:
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The US Army's hand
to hand combat training shows striking points:
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A
simple self-defense move.
By Reyhaneh Fathieh
Photographs by Todd Plitt for USA WEEKEND
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1. Bas (the attacker) approaches me (the victim)
from behind and wraps his arm around my neck to
choke me.
2. I quickly turn my head in the opposite direction
(if approached from the left, turn to the right),
then press my chin against my shoulder to prevent
Bas from fully grasping my throat. With both hands,
I grab his wrists and pull downward.
3. I take a wide diagonal step backward and to the
side with my right leg, then plant my left leg behind
Bas. The lower half of my body is now behind him.
Squatting for support, I grab the back of his thighs,
just above the knees.
4. Now that Bas is slightly off balance, I can lift
him with my legs (as opposed to my back, to minimize
the burden of weight) and flip him backward.
5. As Bas falls and releases his hold (he needs
to do this to break his fall), I step to the side.
With him on the ground, I can escape.
USA WEEKEND Issue Date: January 13, 2008
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IMPORTANT: Please use extreme caution when practicing
all the above moves. Remember that with the right amount
of force, you can severely hurt somebody. These techniques
are to be used for self-defense purposes only. All self-defense
moves and tips are to be used at the risk of the user. |
