| Learning self defense techniques was an integral part | | | | or mugged for money. Not a day passes without |
| of every boyhood life before being initiated into | | | | report of crime in the papers or on TV. There are |
| manhood till not very long ago in some Asian, African, | | | | muggings, rapes, and violent crimes of passion that |
| and Western communities and tribes. But with the | | | | take a daily toll of the lives around us. We who watch |
| sudden speeding of civilization into our lives, these | | | | the news and empathize with the victims never might |
| ancient self defense art forms are practiced by limited | | | | imagine something similar could happen to us too if we |
| numbers and it has evolved and taken many forms. | | | | were exposed to the same certain situations. Yet it is |
| While some schools emphasize learning such skills | | | | only a few of us who might start thinking about buying |
| even from a young age when they are most | | | | something or the other to defend your self with in |
| vulnerable, so that they lose fear and develop enough | | | | case of an attack and very few who would go all the |
| confidence to face the world with physical as well as | | | | way. But that situation is changing fast. A recent world |
| mental confidence. Though our purposes and | | | | wide survey of densely populated cities indicated a |
| scenarios are entirely different, the ancient tutoring on | | | | surge in crime rate with the rise in unemployment |
| the fine martial arts of self defense might have been | | | | prompted by the economic recession. Also reported is |
| mostly due to necessity to ward of enemy invasions | | | | the increase in sale of self defense equipment of |
| and to guard territories. Though some of us might | | | | which stun guns were the most sought after mostly |
| have been able to learn at least a few self defense | | | | due to the ease of its use, the compactness and the |
| tricks from our martial arts teacher, some might not | | | | affordability. What more could you ask for than stun |
| even have thought about it. Yet it is not necessary | | | | guns when it comes to personal protection? The |
| that you need to be a martial arts expert to guard | | | | design element of the stun gun also is an important |
| your self against an attack or an act of violence. | | | | factor for stun guns being considered the most popular |
| There are simple and compact solutions that can safe | | | | choice of self defense equipment. Stun guns are easily |
| guard you in any kind of vulnerable or threatening | | | | concealable in your clutch bag. Stun guns are available |
| situation. | | | | in the shape of cell phones, key chains, flashlight light, |
| Living in cities is a risky business. Accidents happen | | | | penlight, lip stick or even as an iPod stun gun. The |
| every day on the streets we cross. Somebody who | | | | electroshock discharged from the stun gun at the |
| drove a few cars ahead of you might be sitting lifeless | | | | press of a button has the capacity to put even |
| over the steering wheel after a crash and we pass by | | | | someone the size of a WWF superstar to rest for a |
| thinking about the temporal nature of life. We might | | | | few minutes giving you enough time to escape. With a |
| even know somebody who might have been stabbed | | | | stun gun in hand you would never be playing the victim. |