Self-Defense

One thing that concerns me a lot is the attack on women. Not that men aren't attacked and raped too, but it seems that the majority of the attacks are aimed at women. And why is that? is it because they are seemingly an easier prey, more defenseless and thus are targeted?

I think that women are targeted because they are seem are objects of satisfaction, rather than human beings.

And to prevent them from being treated like objects I think they should all be given the chance to learn how to defend themselves. When I was in middle school I started taking a self-defense class but I never felt like I improved. I often felt like I was just learning the fancy footwork that people want to just gawk at on TV or something, but nothing useful. Nothing I could use to defend myself or friends on a daily basis. Then for my senior project I took a different self-defense class for 10 weeks. And although it was a shorter experience than my previous self-defense class, this class was particularly aimed at self-defense for women. So we learned how to use our voices as a guard, as well as a few short but very effective attacks and counter attacks.

I honestly feel now that if I were attacked by someone I would be able to defend myself at least a little bit. And taking Aikido in college has also helped with my confidence. I am much more sure of myself as I walk down the street by myself, and this security is something I wish everyone women could feel.

I strongly recommend that everyone enrolls into a self-defense class of some sort, because if nothing else it is exercise with a bit of safety drilled into it.