PSA: I don’t know who needs to hear this but if you’re ever in a situation where a man has you in a choke hold from behind— use your fingers to jab the eyes hard, then a kick to the groin. Then run.

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My friend just experienced a attempted sexual assault/kidnapping when she was in a mall parking garage. This saved her.

Never leave the scene with the person attempting to assault/rob you. Your chances of survival go down to 10% if you leave the scene

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Just like Oprah said - “Never let them take you to a second location”. I’m sorry this happened to your friend. I pray she gets the mental help she needs to recover from such a traumatic experience and a fair trial.

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Omg I’m so sorry this happened to your friend. Parking garages scare the shit out of me and I’m not crazy for feeling that way

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Agreed. It’s certainly frustrating sometimes when I feel like I can’t go do errands once it gets dark out because I don’t feel safe. Both at home and when I’m traveling for work

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RAD self defense. It is such a great course and no martial arts experience needed. You learn different scenarios ie what to do if you’re strangled from behind, pushed to the ground etc. You fight off two “aggressors” at graduation and then the instructor reviews the taped simulation with you. All the women in my family have taken the class. Super empowering!

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A lot of the time it’s on college campuses or police stations.

http://www.rad-systems.com/program_locator_student.html

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Thank you!! I hope this didn’t happen to you...

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