[Mad Trapper]

What you talk of, is like you, Annie Oakley.

Well I've deered at 100 yds offhand with a 12 ga shotgun unrifled many times. I have jumped many more closer, and shot faster than you imagine, based on your infantile response, you would die in the woods.

That was young shotgun years. Rifle? Many off hand and hunting. Wood chucks , coyotes, squirrels, bear, deer, ........

What you talk of is much more BS, than me.

AS far as speed, M1A I will do an inch off a rest, 2-3 offhand 100 yds , the whole magazine. And I hunt wood chucks with a M29, they flip at 75yds.

So shoot fast and miss, I don't

I Forgot, FAST SHOT, how are you on Woodcock, and Grouse? Ducks, Geese? Rabbits in deep snow and cover?

Think 20-30 shots will help? With those or a criminal. 1st shot counts

P.S. sorry for being angry, IT was starting to iritate me too.

Thank you mods:stick:

 

[Ashton]

I would recommend woman's self-defense classes or Krav Maga. One that I wouldn't recommend for sure is judo, especially if you are tiny (in judo it is possible to use the strenght of an opponent but to some extend).

I was having Krav Maga lessons and there were some women in the group - I can say most of them was really satisfied with the results.

My younger sister was attending women's self-defense classes in her university and he managed to protect herself when somebody attacked her in the park at night - her height is only 155cm

 

[Smitty901]

time to say it again first priority. Stay away for worthless men. The rest comes easy.

 

[bgreed]

Here's my take. Firearms training is a must, but it has to be realistic training not just can you put your shots into a pretty little group.

As far as empty hand Russian Systema it is a survival art developed over a thousand years of personal combat. It is what is taught to special units of Spetznaz and KGB. No dances to learn no stiff stances.

Now this comes from someone who has nearly thirty years experience in the martial arts with advanced black belts in Okinawan Shorin Ryu and Aikido.

Neither of which teach you how to breathe, stay relaxed, have good posture and move freely or how to take a strike recover and continue to fight.

You can check out YouTube videos by Vladimir Vasiliev, Martin Wheeler, The Zettler twins to name a few.

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[Targetshooter]

Firearm training.

This is the best advice you can have . "one shot = one kill " .

 

[Kevin]

This is a really old post, but I thought it would be important to leave my input as no one else mentioned Wing Chun. Wing Chun is all about efficiency and simplicity. It is prefect for a women's self defense style because it doesn't rely on momentum strikes like many forms do.

These guys ham it up a lot, but don't let that fool you. Wing chun done right is very effective.

It can be used very effectively for self-defense for women and men.

Situational awareness, preventative measures, and firearms training are all absolutely necessary as well, but anybody who tells you hand to hand is useless has never got the drop on themselves before.

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[Economic Survivalist]

I see there have been a lot of previous threads on this subject but wanting to get some fresh ideas and perspectives. Obviously it would be a good idea for me to take some kind of self defense class but I've heard so many suggestions I don't know where to start. Would love to hear some informative and helpful responses.

I'm a woman and I've had no self defense experience of any type. I also am not into crowds, I tend to panic (not like scream when zombies are attacking panic but more of blush, stammer and can't talk panic) in groups so a one on one type of training or class would be ideal but I'm sure they probably don't have those...

Anyway what do you recommend and most importantly why.

Have you heard of Damsel in Defense? My wife is a realtor and she has bought several products from this company. A tazer and a cu-baton. I am a frearm guy but I am also a responsible owner and would never recommend a firearm unless you have the proper training and understand the laws in your state. The tazer is great because it doubles as a flashlight for when she is showing houses. The cu-baton is her favorite cause it is very simple and little training is required but very effective. Its a piece of steal around 4" long that you can attach to your keys. Its formed to fit your hand and comes to a blunt point.
If you want to learn more about fireams I would suggest specialty courses geared towards women. My local shooting range puts on classes called guns and laces and it is taught by women.

 

[7515]

Kahlan was a lot of fun. I wish she'd come back

 

[tango]

Front sight focus, trigger squeeze

 

[AnotherSOFSurvivor]

Holy Necroposts!

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[jdbushcraft]

How new are you at being a woman?

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[Grinch2]

Hi Kahlan, my fiance is a very petite woman she's 5'1 and maybe 80lbs, now granted she has a temper on her that is something fierce, she went to a community orientated self defense class, she really liked it. Now granted you're not going to be getting the hands on you might be seeking, she also saw our local sheriff who got her involved in a police style self defense course. I think if you ask enough they'll be willing to help out, glad to read you're getting involved more into the firearms aspect of self defense. But what I thought was nice with the police classes she took was there were actual police officers showing techniques and it did not just cover hand to hand, it showed some knife work and basic awareness. They demonstrated how to use pepper spray and even a rolled up magazine.

My fiance works at a hospital so she is not even allowed to carry a firearm in her vehicle, now in my mind a firearm is best but not always plausible for people, maybe if work somewhere where you can keep one in your vehicle you should focus on how to properly equip yourself to get to your vehicle. But I would ask a few local L.E.O's they seemed to help my fiance out a lot and were more than happy to help, plus the training she got was free ( they do ask for a donation ) but I mean for the donation price her and I both agree it is worth it. What I especially cared for was they focused on not always being the biggest/strongest person in the fight and defending yourself with " set-backs ".

 

[Smitty901]

Stick with what I said back when this thread started. Avoid stupid men. The rest of it you can work around.

 

[Maine-Marine]

For a starter women - pretty much anything but a red head < answering the OP

 

[bigwheel]

Hey now red headed folks are nice.

 

[A Watchman]

Did I ever tell ya guys about Kandice?

 

[RJAMES]

Go visit self defense / martial arts classes near you . Ask to watch and talk with some other students. You get a good feeling about instructors and other students , fits your budget and schedule , close enough to work and where you live. Give it a try for 6 months to a year or as long as you like it then figure out if you want to try anther style . I know guys who studied several as they took what they could where they could as they were stationed on various US army bases around the world .

My wife studied tae kwon-do while in South Korea , 2 years, and again much later in Panama for 3 years . The level of instruction was considered to be better in Korea, lifelong student / instructor whose full time job was teaching for 30 plus years. But she had more fun and learned more in Panama from a part time instructor who only had 3 years experience teaching. A large part of that was her fellow students.

I was able to join her for the class in Panama for about a year. While the rest of the class worked on pretty forms I usually spent most of my time sparring. We had some protective gear and I really was not aware of how hard we were going at it till we took out a wall. We were all big, in shape and young.

The key is to practice and keep practicing regardless of style . The blocks you need to do without thinking and you can only do that through lots of practice. It is very good exercise and in the right group has social and prepping benefits.

 

[Urinal Cake]

Do you realize this thread is over 1 year old?
The op is long gone.

 

[TG]

More like 2

 

[Kahlan]

Do you realize this thread is over 1 year old?
The op is long gone.

I am not gone lol. I just lurk more now. And as far as the original post I just went with firearm and awareness.