Dont come at me with some moral bullshit. If a burglar breaks into my house there is no „excessive self defense“. Im gonna beat them with something as long as it takes until I feel safe enough.

I heard there were thiefs/break-ins in my neighborhood but because I live one of the most cucked countries of all time (germany) all Im supposed to do is „run away and call the police“ (<- slave mindset) cant even own a fucking gun here without going through 20 hoops.

I should be able to blast those retards who decide to rob me. Its assumable that they will try to kill me. But no, all I can do is knock them down to the ground at most and run away. Not even continue beating them with a stick without a risk of going to jail. What is this pussy shit I fucking hate it here.

I am about 5'10-5'11 (somewhere here) and fluctuate between 185-205 naturally. I am wondering what is better between MT or Boxing as someone who has really only experience doing BJJ/Grappling. The main thing I am wondering is against a much bigger opponent hypothetically (6'2+) it seems risky to get close/in-range for boxing strikes which intuitively leads me to believe that MT would be better in terms of being able to strike and not get in close.

Albeit, there seems to be an equally good counter argument that fighting an opponent much taller to you implies they have greater reach so maybe closing distance would be better. What are y'alls thoughts on this?

Adding to a post I made here not too long ago, I need some advice.

For a bit of backstory: I was suspended. I don’t believe in fighting or violence, but I got into a fight with another student because he stole from my brother and punched him hard enough that his earring went through his ear. Even though I’ve always tried to avoid fighting, seeing that made me so angry that I fought him.

Now here’s what I need help with: the student and around five of his friends are trying to jump me and my brother. I’ve seen him and some of his friends watching me, trying to see if I’d go into a bathroom alone. My brother is friends with some people connected to them, and they warned him to watch his back because they’re planning to jump us. Some of my own friends have also heard them talking about it.

I understand there are consequences to my actions, but I don’t regret standing up for my brother. I am scared, though. I reported it to the school, which some people might call a “bitch move,” but when it’s five people threatening you, I honestly don’t care what they think anymore.

I get out of school on May 22, and I’m trying to avoid things getting worse. How do I avoid this situation, and what should I do if they actually try something?

I want to learn how to fight, have no money to buy classes. I want to learn by myself. I need to know how to defend myself.

Im 16,turning 17 in july, i weigh like 60kg if that helps, im about roughly 5'5 and i want to be able to defend myself

How do i get stronger?

Almost every self-defense video I(17M) watch is like "hit 'em in the groin, dude!" or "kick him in the balls!" which, I mean, is great if my attacker is a guy, but I've been in just as many creepy situations with women as I have been with guys.

I mean, as a dude, I get that I have a strength advantage, but that's not always useful, is it? What if she has a knife or is trained? I can't exactly kick her in the groin(at least not unless I have perfect aim, from what I understand). Regardless of the scenario, I always get the correct answer: to run. But I'm not sure what to do if I'm trapped with her. My strategy with a dude has always been to kick him where it hurts and then get the fuck out of there.

There's also the social aspect of it - I'd be hesitant to defend myself against a woman cause I feel like people would get pissed at me or immediately jump to her defense. I've never been to a self-defense class(can't afford it), and I've found nothing online, so I genuinely don't know what to do there.

If everything goes according to plan, I'll be moving out for Uni. I want to be prepared : )

Thanks, luvs

I own a pocketknife for self-defense because my area is violent, and if I need to defend myself, I don't want to severely injure anyone to the point of causing serious bleeding. Therefore, I would like to know which areas of the arm can be injured with blades without causing excessive bleeding, simply to scare the attacker without causing serious harm?

so I want to rescue a friend of mine from her abusive parents and today her cousin saw her texts about our plans of me rescuing her and now her cousin tells her that he will beat me up which means I have to beat him up to rescue her! I have pepper spray but wanna know what are the other options for fighting good,any weapon recommendations and fighting techniques?

Ill be honest, im out of my prime. Not as strong or though as I used to be. But due to certain changes in my neighborhood, i need to have a self--defense plan. Any tips?

A random question appeared in my mind. How do you defend against someone with a flamethrower? Is it similar to defending against a gun?

Long story short, 1.5 years ago I was exiting the club in my city and I got jumped by 4 shitheads who were younger than me. One of them was the main guy and he threatened me with knives, knuckle dusters and pepper spray.

I complied, gave him the money and then went to the police. I got a letter some time ago that there is a court hearing in my case, and im summoned as a witness. In my country the defendant receives almost the same letter as me, so he knows my name. I highly doubt he is intelligent enough to dox me, judging by how the robbery had went and how many mistakes he'd made and how I'd played him in a way.

The thing is I live in a ~million people city which is not really that big, there is a small chance that he might see me on a street. If he's dumb enough to fight me or try to kill me, he'll most likely do it with some other guys, so in this event I'm just gonna run.

If he'd do it solo, Im gonna try everything to avoid any confrontation with him anyway. What is the best thing I can do to feel safer? I work out and Im quite fit, I've never been in a fight and I dont know how to fight. I have strong pepper spray from fox but it's not always enough to stop someone, also it doesnt work right away.

also, I've always struggled with anxiety and adhd which is not helpful in this case

okay so me and a few friends were walking around our local college campus. When a kid I recognize (not in a good way) walks by, I whisper to my friend “yo is that isaiah“. To which he decides to scream ISAIAH at the top of his lungs. the kid and his goons rode over on their bikes and my friend bolted off to his house when he realized who it was. The kid started getting in my face and talking about some “little kev”, before anything could escalate, my other friend threw a pine cone into the kids eye, allowing me to run off into an event going on on our campus. I tell a few guys what happened, and they said they’d handle it if it escalated. When the main guy came over, I noticed his 2 friends going opposite ways to find my other friend who ran to his house, the main guy said “this ain’t over. I’ll see you on Monday”. To which I breathed a breath of relief. afterward, me and my friends were discussing strategies for when the guy inevitably comes up on monday. Ultimately we decided to try and de escalate it. But based off how our interaction went, I think that’s off the table. What are some ways I can take him down? he’s about 4 inches taller, and based off what I know, the only fighting he’s ever done is on the street, and he does 0 martial arts. Do I take it to the ground or do I try to keep it fist to fist?

I'm a small guy with metal in my skull and half a knee cap. I need some advice or guidelines for a for of self defense right for me. I'd hate to get punched in the head and lights out

Car crashes suck, don't fuck and drive

Makes zero sense that a specific shin guard for personal safety doesn't exist. I'm going to fix that.

https://reddit.com/link/1t6t4lw/video/80ql59ijizzg1/player

Example Books- 100 Deadly Skills Combat Edition by Clint Emerson & How to Fight by Lawrence Kane
I’m trying to think of other pros & cons on whether or not practicing martial arts is worth doing for self defense.

Pros- quick to learn, gives confidence on knowing Self defense, no kata like repetition needed,
Cons- removes the discipline & training of the art, quick fixes can be dangerous, overconfidence attitude
Just to name a few please understand I’m not saying this is better then martial arts or vice versa.

I am 26F and found this really beautiful place for evening walks. It is a large layout outside the busy noisy town with lots of trees, greenery, and barely any people. It genuinely feels peaceful and helps me clear my head as I am preparing for upcoming exam from home. Stepping out to a place like this is what I need. The issue is, the area is mostly empty and the few people around are mostly all men. There are only a handful of houses scattered around (all of them have camera's outside). Yesterday, I noticed one guy boozing there, and it made me a bit uncomfortable. I don’t want to stop going there just because of this. The layout is so big that I can skip the corners where these activities are happening. It's honestly one of the few places where I feel calm. But I also want to be realistic and stay safe.

Right now, I carry pepper spray and share my live location with my sibling when I go out. Honestly this place have become like a study reward for me.

I’d really appreciate any advice on:

1. Situational awareness / safety habits I should follow

2. Practical self-defense tips (especially for solo walking)

3. Psychological tricks or behaviors that can help avoid trouble

4. Red flags I should never ignore in such areas

Would love to hear from anyone who has been in a similar situation.