It is a depressing but fact that a lot of women feel afraid when walking the streets alone at night - all you must do is ask around to realize just how many of us are fed-up with walking home clutching our keys between our fingers. 

Of course, two men can be extremely unequally matched when it comes to strength and size, but the sad truth is that the majority of women can put up little fight against the majority of men purely because of our biological make-up. And that's a scary thought.

Progress certainly needs to be made to reduce attacks - be they sexual assault or robbery - but as that doesn't look likely any time soon, learning self-defense is a wise move for women of all ages. ¹

 

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 Widely-considered one of the most effective and practical forms of self-defense is Krav Maga - not technically a martial art, but rather a tactical defense system.

 

¹Hosie, R. (2017, February 17). Independent. Retrieved from Self-defence For Women: https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families

Passini, A. (2015, September 9). Three Reasons Women Need to Learn Self-Defense. Retrieved from Girls in Gis: http://www.girls-in-gis.com/blog/three-reasons-women-need-to-learn-self-defense/