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Is a Stun Gun the Right Self Defense Choice For You? | Pros and Cons of Stun Guns

Pepper sprays and stun guns each has their advantages and disadvantages in different personal defense scenarios. Weighing these out in relation to how they fit into your lifestyle provides you with the opportunity to develop your individualized self-defense plan. Here’s a list of the pros and cons of choosing a stun gun as a self-defense option.
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Is Pepper Spray Right For You? | Pros and Cons of Pepper Spray Self Defense

Pepper spray has its’ advantages and disadvantages in different self-defense scenarios and it’s important to understand these so that you can maximize your self-defense abilities. Here’s a list of the major pros and cons to pepper spray self defense so you can decide if it's the right choice for you.
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The Health Benefits of Self Defense Training

Learning self-defense not only equips you to defend yourself, it also improves your physical, mental and emotional health. Here’s some of the awesome ways your whole-health can greatly benefit from self-defense training.
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How to Use Improvised Self-Defense with Items You're Wearing

What should you do if you own a stun gun or pepper spray and don’t have it with you when an attacker strikes? You need to learn improvised self-defense. Defense Divas has you covered with a list of creative ways that you can use the clothes you are wearing and the items in your purse to defend yourself.
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10 Dog Attack Self-Defense Tips

Even the kindest dog can become viscous if it feels vulnerable or cornered. Learning these 10 dog attack self-defense tips will greatly increase your chance to de-escalate, avoid and survive a dog attack without injuries to either of you.
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Household Items You Can Use for Self Defense

Defense Divas® has compiled a list of everyday items found in your home that can be used to defend yourself in an emergency. Remember, your priority in a self-defense situation is always to escape and get help. Anything that opens a window of opportunity for you to escape is beneficial to your personal safety plan.