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Teaching Self-Defense in Secondary Physical Education
152 Pages
Most people have no clue how to defend themselves against a physical attack; they just hope it never happens to them. With Teaching Self-Defense in Secondary Physical Education, you can equip your students with the knowledge and skills to minimize their chances of being the victims of violence and handle an attacker with minimal confrontation. Even if you have no knowledge of self-defense strategies, with this book you can teach your students personal safety, conflict-resolution techniques, and self-defense tactics.
Joan Neide, a physical education teacher with a seventh-degree black belt in Uechi-ryu karate, has created an easy-to-use resource that will help you increase your students' awareness and avoidance abilities and learn the basic physical skills they need in order to defend themselves.
Teaching Self-Defense in Secondary Physical Education is an ideal match for California physical education content standards, but it's equally effective for use in any state. With it you can help students
- think critically and make sound decisions about their homes and personal safety,
- learn the motor skills and movement patterns they need in order to defend themselves,
- develop poise and confidence to react effectively in dangerous situations, and
- define their own limitations as they apply to self-defense.
Neide supplies 19 detailed lesson plans that cover up to 20 days for a two- or four-week unit. These plans are designed for coed classes in 50- to 60-minute periods, but Neide provides practical strategies to adapt the plans for any class size and setting. This flexibility makes it easy for you to use these plans within your own curriculum. The book also offers in-depth safety guidelines and suggestions that will enable you to create a safe and nonthreatening learning environment. Further, the plans are well illustrated and easy to follow, and they include all the handouts, overheads, and assessments you need for teaching a self-defense unit.
Neide includes a detailed description of each self-defense skill and release in a simple, structured format. You are shown step by step how to perform each stance, step, technique, and release. Teaching cues and class organization are also included. Finally, Neide includes activities that focus on home and personal safety.
Teaching Self-Defense in Secondary Physical Education contains clear-cut, well-organized, and flexible lesson plans that allow you to teach self-defense and leave your students prepared and poised to defend themselves.
Lesson Finder
Preface
Introduction
Part I Lesson Plans
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
Day 6
Day 7
Day 8
Day 9
Day 10
Day 11
Day 12
Day 13
Day 14
Day 15
Day 16
Day 17
Day 18
Day 19
Day 20
Part II Skills
Defensive Stance, Evasive Step, and Safety Yell
Horse Stance
Knee Kick
Front Kick
Side Kick
Back Kick
Front and Reverse Punches
Heel-of-Palm Strike
Back Fist Strike
Elbow Strikes
Part III Releases
Wrist Releases From Single, Double, and Two-Handed Grabs
Rear Bear Hug Release I
Rear Bear Hug Release II
Front Bear Hug Release
Full Nelson Release I
Full Nelson I Release II
Head Hold Release
Front Choke Release
Rear Choke Release
Part IV Activities and Forms
Introductory Lesson: Self-Defense Questionnaire
Fun Beginning: Identifying Ways People Commit Crimes
Design an Ad Campaign for School Safety
Escaping From a House Fire
Internet Safety
De-Escalating a Potential Confrontation
Points of Aim: Vital Targets
Self-Defense Scenarios
Myths and Facts About Rape
Acquaintance Rape and Gender Stereotyping
Stages of Acquaintance Rape
Legal Aspects of Self-Defense
Appendix
About the Author
Joan Neide, EdD, is a professor of physical education at California State University at Sacramento, where she specializes in physical education pedagogy, history, and curriculum design. Dr. Neide earned her renshi (master instructor) rank in Uechi-ryu karate in 2002 and has taught self-defense for more than 30 years at the public school and university levels. She holds a seventh-degree black belt in Uechi-ryu karate and has combined her interests in physical education and Asian studies to include research in Southeast Asian children's play patterns as well as the study of martial arts.
Self defense crime prevention tips
Simple crime prevention tips that will help reduce your chance of becoming a victim.
In an emergency, dial 911
Three factors must be present for crime to occur: desire, ability, and opportunity. While citizens may not be able to change an individual's desire and ability to commit a crime, they can significantly reduce that person's opportunity by following simple crime-prevention rules.
Crime is prevented when citizens develop good habits that take away the opportunity for criminals to operate.
At Home
- Use your door viewer before opening your door.
- Secure your home before leaving it. Unless it is used, the world's best lock is useless.
- Don't hide your house key under mats, over doors, or in flower pots.
- Use interior and exterior lighting to discourage unwanted visitors.
- Have keys ready in your hand for fast entry to your home.
- Report suspicious loiterers in your neighborhood to the police.
- Place identification markers on all property. Most burglars will not steal marked property.
- If you know people who live alone, remind them not to list their addresses in the telephone directory.
- Demand identification before admitting sales or repair people, especially if you were not expecting them.
- Leave the bathroom light on while sleeping or away at night. A lit bathroom light gives the impression that someone is home and up, which can deter a burglar.
Walking
- Plan your route ahead of time, and never walk alone at night. Arrange to walk with a friend or a dog.
- Use well-lit streets, not dark alleys or bushy areas.
- Carry signaling devices like shrill alarms, shriek alarms, or a whistle to summon help in case of attack.
- Be alert! Look over your shoulder occasionally.
- Never ask for or accept rides from strangers.
- Avoid displaying or carrying large amounts of money.
- Avoid wearing or displaying valuable jewelry in public.
- Don't resist an armed robber. Hand over whatever is demanded quickly and quietly. Your life and safety are worth more than your personal effects.
Purse Protection
- If possible, don't carry a purse.
- Carry your purse against the front of your body, with your forearm across the front of the purse and your elbow held tightly against your side.
- Carry your keys, wallet, and other valuables in coat or pants pockets.
- Carry only minimal amounts of cash and few credit cards. Keep a record of card numbers in a safe location in your home in case your cards are lost or stolen.
- Carry the purse over your shoulder, and wear a coat over the purse if possible.
- Don't let your purse hang loosely in your hand. Doing so invites a thief to grab it.
- Never carry anything you can't afford to lose in your purse. If a purse carrying valuables is snatched, you may want to fight to keep it. It's better to surrender your purse than to fight for it.
Driving
- Always look inside your car before entering.
- Make sure all doors are locked before starting the car.
- Never pick up hitchhikers.
- If a stranger approaches while you are in your car, keep your windows closed, your door locked, and the engine running.
- Install a trunk release button inside the car.
- Engrave automobile stereo systems with your driver's license number before installation.
- Remember to park in well-lit areas at night.
- Keep the ignition key with you at all times.
- Lock all doors when leaving your car.
- Use your garage.
- Protect tires and rims with wheel locks.
- Consider using a good automobile burglar alarm system.
- Use locking gas caps or antisiphon screens.
- Don't leave valuables in your car. Put them in the trunk or cover them if you don't have a trunk.
Call the police immediately if you are attacked. Ask witnesses to stay until the police arrive.
This is an excerpt from Teaching Self-Defense in Secondary Physical Education.
Self defense crime prevention tips
Simple crime prevention tips that will help reduce your chance of becoming a victim.
In an emergency, dial 911
Three factors must be present for crime to occur: desire, ability, and opportunity. While citizens may not be able to change an individual's desire and ability to commit a crime, they can significantly reduce that person's opportunity by following simple crime-prevention rules.
Crime is prevented when citizens develop good habits that take away the opportunity for criminals to operate.
At Home
- Use your door viewer before opening your door.
- Secure your home before leaving it. Unless it is used, the world's best lock is useless.
- Don't hide your house key under mats, over doors, or in flower pots.
- Use interior and exterior lighting to discourage unwanted visitors.
- Have keys ready in your hand for fast entry to your home.
- Report suspicious loiterers in your neighborhood to the police.
- Place identification markers on all property. Most burglars will not steal marked property.
- If you know people who live alone, remind them not to list their addresses in the telephone directory.
- Demand identification before admitting sales or repair people, especially if you were not expecting them.
- Leave the bathroom light on while sleeping or away at night. A lit bathroom light gives the impression that someone is home and up, which can deter a burglar.
Walking
- Plan your route ahead of time, and never walk alone at night. Arrange to walk with a friend or a dog.
- Use well-lit streets, not dark alleys or bushy areas.
- Carry signaling devices like shrill alarms, shriek alarms, or a whistle to summon help in case of attack.
- Be alert! Look over your shoulder occasionally.
- Never ask for or accept rides from strangers.
- Avoid displaying or carrying large amounts of money.
- Avoid wearing or displaying valuable jewelry in public.
- Don't resist an armed robber. Hand over whatever is demanded quickly and quietly. Your life and safety are worth more than your personal effects.
Purse Protection
- If possible, don't carry a purse.
- Carry your purse against the front of your body, with your forearm across the front of the purse and your elbow held tightly against your side.
- Carry your keys, wallet, and other valuables in coat or pants pockets.
- Carry only minimal amounts of cash and few credit cards. Keep a record of card numbers in a safe location in your home in case your cards are lost or stolen.
- Carry the purse over your shoulder, and wear a coat over the purse if possible.
- Don't let your purse hang loosely in your hand. Doing so invites a thief to grab it.
- Never carry anything you can't afford to lose in your purse. If a purse carrying valuables is snatched, you may want to fight to keep it. It's better to surrender your purse than to fight for it.
Driving
- Always look inside your car before entering.
- Make sure all doors are locked before starting the car.
- Never pick up hitchhikers.
- If a stranger approaches while you are in your car, keep your windows closed, your door locked, and the engine running.
- Install a trunk release button inside the car.
- Engrave automobile stereo systems with your driver's license number before installation.
- Remember to park in well-lit areas at night.
- Keep the ignition key with you at all times.
- Lock all doors when leaving your car.
- Use your garage.
- Protect tires and rims with wheel locks.
- Consider using a good automobile burglar alarm system.
- Use locking gas caps or antisiphon screens.
- Don't leave valuables in your car. Put them in the trunk or cover them if you don't have a trunk.
Call the police immediately if you are attacked. Ask witnesses to stay until the police arrive.
This is an excerpt from Teaching Self-Defense in Secondary Physical Education.
Self defense crime prevention tips
Simple crime prevention tips that will help reduce your chance of becoming a victim.
In an emergency, dial 911
Three factors must be present for crime to occur: desire, ability, and opportunity. While citizens may not be able to change an individual's desire and ability to commit a crime, they can significantly reduce that person's opportunity by following simple crime-prevention rules.
Crime is prevented when citizens develop good habits that take away the opportunity for criminals to operate.
At Home
- Use your door viewer before opening your door.
- Secure your home before leaving it. Unless it is used, the world's best lock is useless.
- Don't hide your house key under mats, over doors, or in flower pots.
- Use interior and exterior lighting to discourage unwanted visitors.
- Have keys ready in your hand for fast entry to your home.
- Report suspicious loiterers in your neighborhood to the police.
- Place identification markers on all property. Most burglars will not steal marked property.
- If you know people who live alone, remind them not to list their addresses in the telephone directory.
- Demand identification before admitting sales or repair people, especially if you were not expecting them.
- Leave the bathroom light on while sleeping or away at night. A lit bathroom light gives the impression that someone is home and up, which can deter a burglar.
Walking
- Plan your route ahead of time, and never walk alone at night. Arrange to walk with a friend or a dog.
- Use well-lit streets, not dark alleys or bushy areas.
- Carry signaling devices like shrill alarms, shriek alarms, or a whistle to summon help in case of attack.
- Be alert! Look over your shoulder occasionally.
- Never ask for or accept rides from strangers.
- Avoid displaying or carrying large amounts of money.
- Avoid wearing or displaying valuable jewelry in public.
- Don't resist an armed robber. Hand over whatever is demanded quickly and quietly. Your life and safety are worth more than your personal effects.
Purse Protection
- If possible, don't carry a purse.
- Carry your purse against the front of your body, with your forearm across the front of the purse and your elbow held tightly against your side.
- Carry your keys, wallet, and other valuables in coat or pants pockets.
- Carry only minimal amounts of cash and few credit cards. Keep a record of card numbers in a safe location in your home in case your cards are lost or stolen.
- Carry the purse over your shoulder, and wear a coat over the purse if possible.
- Don't let your purse hang loosely in your hand. Doing so invites a thief to grab it.
- Never carry anything you can't afford to lose in your purse. If a purse carrying valuables is snatched, you may want to fight to keep it. It's better to surrender your purse than to fight for it.
Driving
- Always look inside your car before entering.
- Make sure all doors are locked before starting the car.
- Never pick up hitchhikers.
- If a stranger approaches while you are in your car, keep your windows closed, your door locked, and the engine running.
- Install a trunk release button inside the car.
- Engrave automobile stereo systems with your driver's license number before installation.
- Remember to park in well-lit areas at night.
- Keep the ignition key with you at all times.
- Lock all doors when leaving your car.
- Use your garage.
- Protect tires and rims with wheel locks.
- Consider using a good automobile burglar alarm system.
- Use locking gas caps or antisiphon screens.
- Don't leave valuables in your car. Put them in the trunk or cover them if you don't have a trunk.
Call the police immediately if you are attacked. Ask witnesses to stay until the police arrive.
This is an excerpt from Teaching Self-Defense in Secondary Physical Education.
Self defense crime prevention tips
Simple crime prevention tips that will help reduce your chance of becoming a victim.
In an emergency, dial 911
Three factors must be present for crime to occur: desire, ability, and opportunity. While citizens may not be able to change an individual's desire and ability to commit a crime, they can significantly reduce that person's opportunity by following simple crime-prevention rules.
Crime is prevented when citizens develop good habits that take away the opportunity for criminals to operate.
At Home
- Use your door viewer before opening your door.
- Secure your home before leaving it. Unless it is used, the world's best lock is useless.
- Don't hide your house key under mats, over doors, or in flower pots.
- Use interior and exterior lighting to discourage unwanted visitors.
- Have keys ready in your hand for fast entry to your home.
- Report suspicious loiterers in your neighborhood to the police.
- Place identification markers on all property. Most burglars will not steal marked property.
- If you know people who live alone, remind them not to list their addresses in the telephone directory.
- Demand identification before admitting sales or repair people, especially if you were not expecting them.
- Leave the bathroom light on while sleeping or away at night. A lit bathroom light gives the impression that someone is home and up, which can deter a burglar.
Walking
- Plan your route ahead of time, and never walk alone at night. Arrange to walk with a friend or a dog.
- Use well-lit streets, not dark alleys or bushy areas.
- Carry signaling devices like shrill alarms, shriek alarms, or a whistle to summon help in case of attack.
- Be alert! Look over your shoulder occasionally.
- Never ask for or accept rides from strangers.
- Avoid displaying or carrying large amounts of money.
- Avoid wearing or displaying valuable jewelry in public.
- Don't resist an armed robber. Hand over whatever is demanded quickly and quietly. Your life and safety are worth more than your personal effects.
Purse Protection
- If possible, don't carry a purse.
- Carry your purse against the front of your body, with your forearm across the front of the purse and your elbow held tightly against your side.
- Carry your keys, wallet, and other valuables in coat or pants pockets.
- Carry only minimal amounts of cash and few credit cards. Keep a record of card numbers in a safe location in your home in case your cards are lost or stolen.
- Carry the purse over your shoulder, and wear a coat over the purse if possible.
- Don't let your purse hang loosely in your hand. Doing so invites a thief to grab it.
- Never carry anything you can't afford to lose in your purse. If a purse carrying valuables is snatched, you may want to fight to keep it. It's better to surrender your purse than to fight for it.
Driving
- Always look inside your car before entering.
- Make sure all doors are locked before starting the car.
- Never pick up hitchhikers.
- If a stranger approaches while you are in your car, keep your windows closed, your door locked, and the engine running.
- Install a trunk release button inside the car.
- Engrave automobile stereo systems with your driver's license number before installation.
- Remember to park in well-lit areas at night.
- Keep the ignition key with you at all times.
- Lock all doors when leaving your car.
- Use your garage.
- Protect tires and rims with wheel locks.
- Consider using a good automobile burglar alarm system.
- Use locking gas caps or antisiphon screens.
- Don't leave valuables in your car. Put them in the trunk or cover them if you don't have a trunk.
Call the police immediately if you are attacked. Ask witnesses to stay until the police arrive.
This is an excerpt from Teaching Self-Defense in Secondary Physical Education.
Self defense crime prevention tips
Simple crime prevention tips that will help reduce your chance of becoming a victim.
In an emergency, dial 911
Three factors must be present for crime to occur: desire, ability, and opportunity. While citizens may not be able to change an individual's desire and ability to commit a crime, they can significantly reduce that person's opportunity by following simple crime-prevention rules.
Crime is prevented when citizens develop good habits that take away the opportunity for criminals to operate.
At Home
- Use your door viewer before opening your door.
- Secure your home before leaving it. Unless it is used, the world's best lock is useless.
- Don't hide your house key under mats, over doors, or in flower pots.
- Use interior and exterior lighting to discourage unwanted visitors.
- Have keys ready in your hand for fast entry to your home.
- Report suspicious loiterers in your neighborhood to the police.
- Place identification markers on all property. Most burglars will not steal marked property.
- If you know people who live alone, remind them not to list their addresses in the telephone directory.
- Demand identification before admitting sales or repair people, especially if you were not expecting them.
- Leave the bathroom light on while sleeping or away at night. A lit bathroom light gives the impression that someone is home and up, which can deter a burglar.
Walking
- Plan your route ahead of time, and never walk alone at night. Arrange to walk with a friend or a dog.
- Use well-lit streets, not dark alleys or bushy areas.
- Carry signaling devices like shrill alarms, shriek alarms, or a whistle to summon help in case of attack.
- Be alert! Look over your shoulder occasionally.
- Never ask for or accept rides from strangers.
- Avoid displaying or carrying large amounts of money.
- Avoid wearing or displaying valuable jewelry in public.
- Don't resist an armed robber. Hand over whatever is demanded quickly and quietly. Your life and safety are worth more than your personal effects.
Purse Protection
- If possible, don't carry a purse.
- Carry your purse against the front of your body, with your forearm across the front of the purse and your elbow held tightly against your side.
- Carry your keys, wallet, and other valuables in coat or pants pockets.
- Carry only minimal amounts of cash and few credit cards. Keep a record of card numbers in a safe location in your home in case your cards are lost or stolen.
- Carry the purse over your shoulder, and wear a coat over the purse if possible.
- Don't let your purse hang loosely in your hand. Doing so invites a thief to grab it.
- Never carry anything you can't afford to lose in your purse. If a purse carrying valuables is snatched, you may want to fight to keep it. It's better to surrender your purse than to fight for it.
Driving
- Always look inside your car before entering.
- Make sure all doors are locked before starting the car.
- Never pick up hitchhikers.
- If a stranger approaches while you are in your car, keep your windows closed, your door locked, and the engine running.
- Install a trunk release button inside the car.
- Engrave automobile stereo systems with your driver's license number before installation.
- Remember to park in well-lit areas at night.
- Keep the ignition key with you at all times.
- Lock all doors when leaving your car.
- Use your garage.
- Protect tires and rims with wheel locks.
- Consider using a good automobile burglar alarm system.
- Use locking gas caps or antisiphon screens.
- Don't leave valuables in your car. Put them in the trunk or cover them if you don't have a trunk.
Call the police immediately if you are attacked. Ask witnesses to stay until the police arrive.
This is an excerpt from Teaching Self-Defense in Secondary Physical Education.
Self defense crime prevention tips
Simple crime prevention tips that will help reduce your chance of becoming a victim.
In an emergency, dial 911
Three factors must be present for crime to occur: desire, ability, and opportunity. While citizens may not be able to change an individual's desire and ability to commit a crime, they can significantly reduce that person's opportunity by following simple crime-prevention rules.
Crime is prevented when citizens develop good habits that take away the opportunity for criminals to operate.
At Home
- Use your door viewer before opening your door.
- Secure your home before leaving it. Unless it is used, the world's best lock is useless.
- Don't hide your house key under mats, over doors, or in flower pots.
- Use interior and exterior lighting to discourage unwanted visitors.
- Have keys ready in your hand for fast entry to your home.
- Report suspicious loiterers in your neighborhood to the police.
- Place identification markers on all property. Most burglars will not steal marked property.
- If you know people who live alone, remind them not to list their addresses in the telephone directory.
- Demand identification before admitting sales or repair people, especially if you were not expecting them.
- Leave the bathroom light on while sleeping or away at night. A lit bathroom light gives the impression that someone is home and up, which can deter a burglar.
Walking
- Plan your route ahead of time, and never walk alone at night. Arrange to walk with a friend or a dog.
- Use well-lit streets, not dark alleys or bushy areas.
- Carry signaling devices like shrill alarms, shriek alarms, or a whistle to summon help in case of attack.
- Be alert! Look over your shoulder occasionally.
- Never ask for or accept rides from strangers.
- Avoid displaying or carrying large amounts of money.
- Avoid wearing or displaying valuable jewelry in public.
- Don't resist an armed robber. Hand over whatever is demanded quickly and quietly. Your life and safety are worth more than your personal effects.
Purse Protection
- If possible, don't carry a purse.
- Carry your purse against the front of your body, with your forearm across the front of the purse and your elbow held tightly against your side.
- Carry your keys, wallet, and other valuables in coat or pants pockets.
- Carry only minimal amounts of cash and few credit cards. Keep a record of card numbers in a safe location in your home in case your cards are lost or stolen.
- Carry the purse over your shoulder, and wear a coat over the purse if possible.
- Don't let your purse hang loosely in your hand. Doing so invites a thief to grab it.
- Never carry anything you can't afford to lose in your purse. If a purse carrying valuables is snatched, you may want to fight to keep it. It's better to surrender your purse than to fight for it.
Driving
- Always look inside your car before entering.
- Make sure all doors are locked before starting the car.
- Never pick up hitchhikers.
- If a stranger approaches while you are in your car, keep your windows closed, your door locked, and the engine running.
- Install a trunk release button inside the car.
- Engrave automobile stereo systems with your driver's license number before installation.
- Remember to park in well-lit areas at night.
- Keep the ignition key with you at all times.
- Lock all doors when leaving your car.
- Use your garage.
- Protect tires and rims with wheel locks.
- Consider using a good automobile burglar alarm system.
- Use locking gas caps or antisiphon screens.
- Don't leave valuables in your car. Put them in the trunk or cover them if you don't have a trunk.
Call the police immediately if you are attacked. Ask witnesses to stay until the police arrive.
This is an excerpt from Teaching Self-Defense in Secondary Physical Education.
Self defense crime prevention tips
Simple crime prevention tips that will help reduce your chance of becoming a victim.
In an emergency, dial 911
Three factors must be present for crime to occur: desire, ability, and opportunity. While citizens may not be able to change an individual's desire and ability to commit a crime, they can significantly reduce that person's opportunity by following simple crime-prevention rules.
Crime is prevented when citizens develop good habits that take away the opportunity for criminals to operate.
At Home
- Use your door viewer before opening your door.
- Secure your home before leaving it. Unless it is used, the world's best lock is useless.
- Don't hide your house key under mats, over doors, or in flower pots.
- Use interior and exterior lighting to discourage unwanted visitors.
- Have keys ready in your hand for fast entry to your home.
- Report suspicious loiterers in your neighborhood to the police.
- Place identification markers on all property. Most burglars will not steal marked property.
- If you know people who live alone, remind them not to list their addresses in the telephone directory.
- Demand identification before admitting sales or repair people, especially if you were not expecting them.
- Leave the bathroom light on while sleeping or away at night. A lit bathroom light gives the impression that someone is home and up, which can deter a burglar.
Walking
- Plan your route ahead of time, and never walk alone at night. Arrange to walk with a friend or a dog.
- Use well-lit streets, not dark alleys or bushy areas.
- Carry signaling devices like shrill alarms, shriek alarms, or a whistle to summon help in case of attack.
- Be alert! Look over your shoulder occasionally.
- Never ask for or accept rides from strangers.
- Avoid displaying or carrying large amounts of money.
- Avoid wearing or displaying valuable jewelry in public.
- Don't resist an armed robber. Hand over whatever is demanded quickly and quietly. Your life and safety are worth more than your personal effects.
Purse Protection
- If possible, don't carry a purse.
- Carry your purse against the front of your body, with your forearm across the front of the purse and your elbow held tightly against your side.
- Carry your keys, wallet, and other valuables in coat or pants pockets.
- Carry only minimal amounts of cash and few credit cards. Keep a record of card numbers in a safe location in your home in case your cards are lost or stolen.
- Carry the purse over your shoulder, and wear a coat over the purse if possible.
- Don't let your purse hang loosely in your hand. Doing so invites a thief to grab it.
- Never carry anything you can't afford to lose in your purse. If a purse carrying valuables is snatched, you may want to fight to keep it. It's better to surrender your purse than to fight for it.
Driving
- Always look inside your car before entering.
- Make sure all doors are locked before starting the car.
- Never pick up hitchhikers.
- If a stranger approaches while you are in your car, keep your windows closed, your door locked, and the engine running.
- Install a trunk release button inside the car.
- Engrave automobile stereo systems with your driver's license number before installation.
- Remember to park in well-lit areas at night.
- Keep the ignition key with you at all times.
- Lock all doors when leaving your car.
- Use your garage.
- Protect tires and rims with wheel locks.
- Consider using a good automobile burglar alarm system.
- Use locking gas caps or antisiphon screens.
- Don't leave valuables in your car. Put them in the trunk or cover them if you don't have a trunk.
Call the police immediately if you are attacked. Ask witnesses to stay until the police arrive.
This is an excerpt from Teaching Self-Defense in Secondary Physical Education.