Self-Defense: Disarming an Armed Attacker or Disarming Someone with a Knife, Lecture notes of Physics

Download Self-Defense: Disarming an Armed Attacker or Disarming Someone with a Knife and more Lecture notes Physics in PDF only on Docsity! ARMED How to Disarm a Criminal with a Handgun 1. Taking the Gun from the Criminal 2. Preventing a Shooting 3. Throwing the Criminal Off C. Grab the gun directly from the hand. Twist the gun down, breaking the criminal’s finger as you do it. Remember, the criminal’s finger will be in the trigger. D. Disarm a gun pointed at your back. Turn around, and step in and under their arm, and rip the gun out of the criminal’s hand. E. Control the weapon. You must take control of the weapon so the gunman cannot redirect it at you. This will unfold fast, and the gunman will try to regain control. C. Run away. This is one possibility, although it can be a very dangerous one because the gunman might shoot you. D. Telegraph your intentions. Until or unless you are ready to make your move, make it clear to the gunman what you are about to do before you do it. E. Distract the criminal. Let’s say you’re facing a determined attacker you know is there to kill you. This means the attacker’s motive isn’t robbery – it’s to kill. C. Take steps back once you have the gun. The best case scenario once you have the gun is for you to get away without having to fire it. D. Remain calm. You do not want to show panic because this might make the person with the gun panic, and that is very dangerous. E. Avoid getting in dangerous situations. There are ways you can reduce the chances you will need to use self-defense in the first place. B. Use an object as a shield. If you want to disarm an opponent or attacker, you will have to do so at the right moment. While you are waiting, you can protect yourself by using an object as a shield. Try to find a hard, rigid object such as a board or trash can lid, but any object (even a coat, blanket, etc.) can help. Hold the object in front of you to protect yourself against sudden attacks. C. Keep your body perpendicular to the attacker. Try not to stand directly in front of the attacker; this makes you more vulnerable to attacks. Instead, remain to the side of the attacker if at all possible. That way, you will have a chance to see if the attacker turns to lunge toward you, and have slightly more time to react. D. Block and redirect attacks. If the attacker lunges at you before you are able to get the knife, step to the side out of his/her way. The attacker may then turn around to face you again. Be prepared and move to the side of the attacker, so that you can avoid direct stabs in your direction. G. Throw the attacker from the ground. If the attacker lunges toward you with the knife, back away and pretend to fall down so that you are still facing the attacker. Prop yourself up on your forearms, keep your left foot raised, and wait for the attacker to approach. When the attacker is within reach of your feet, put your left foot against his/her heel. Slam your right leg against the back of the attacker's knee as hard as you can, pushing the attacker away. If you do this correctly, your attacker will fall face first, with the knife aimed away from you. 2. Attacking Do not try to attack the attacker. Remember that your primary goal is to keep yourself safe. If you are not able to get away from the attacker, then this means eliminating the source of danger: the knife. A. Focus on controlling the weapon. B. Get ahold of the attacker’s limb with both hands. When you are ready to remove the knife from the attacker’s hand, grab his/her arm as quickly as you can. Use both of your hands if possible. Try to stabilize the attacker’s arm (hold it in place). This will be difficult since the attacker will probably try to get out of your grip, so you must hold on as firmly as you can. E. Use a weapon if necessary and possible. If the attacker still attempts to harm you after you disarm him/her, and you cannot get away, try to use a non-deadly weapon (not the knife) to defend yourself F. Incapacitate the attacker. If you do not have any object at hand to help you, try and injure or immobilize the attacker using your own body. 3. Getting Out of the Situation A. Run, hide, fight. When faced with an attacker, remember RHF: run, hide, fight. Your first tactic should be to run away, if you can get away without harming yourself. If you cannot escape the area, try to hide in a secure location, such as a room that can be locked, or behind a cover of some kind. You should fight back against the attacker only as a last resort. D. Call 911 as soon as possible As soon as it is safe to do so (the attacker leaves, or you are able to get away), call 911 or another emergency number for assistance. Provide as detailed a description of the attacker as you can, and explain what is happening/what happened. Expert Advice Isolate the weapon from your attacker. Use whatever is around you as a weapon. Your mindset is essential to your success.