The Spirit of Preparedness - Self Defense

The spirit of preparedness is that little voice that tells you to make plans for unexpected events. 

A statement from trusted leaders my faith tells us to 

Prepare Every Needful Thing. 

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In accepting this advice thoughts and ideas have been put into action in our home through learning activities and gathering. 

In planning the needs of our family we seek a comfortable, livable arrangement no matter the surroundings by understanding what we need to go through a normal day even under abnormal conditions. 
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We certainly need supplies to help us eat, intake fluids, wash, and rest.

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Prepare every needful thing applies to our knowledge base as well as our supply list.

That knowledge should include self-defense. 

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Though the threats of the unknown are not visible in the planning stages we  need to analyse where our preparing has us covered. Develop survival skills and certain engineering skills in order to make ourselves ready for events which require us to adapt to our surroundings or circumstances. 
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Are we sheltering in place and what may happen if we stay in our home. Drills in preparedness have got to include many what ifs for them to be successful when it is time to use our skills. 


In your planning for scenarios, ask these questions:
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• What area of our home can we consider and set up as a safe room?
• What if... we are the target of looters?
• What if... the home we are in needs to be our safe zone in area riots?
• What do we do if... people attempt to break into our home?
• What do we do with our children and how do we teach them to follow us without frightening them?*

Seek ways to cover our needs in all areas.  Protecting our homes and surroundings may come into reality. What can we use to help our family defend itself? This can be a practical conditioning in our minds if we think the extreme something is going to happen. This is along the lines of preparing what to do for a car accident or applying first aid. Without being a supreme paranoid think through some of the scenes in today's headlines. What will you do in a situation occurring in your life?

Preparing for anything can be done if we put aside normal times vs. survival mode necessities.

Video on self defense methods presented by Ruger:

What I found interesting about this video is the advice given of using anything that is available as a weapon, not just a firearm. Prepare ourselves for facing attackers completely. Not having to rely on any specific weapon is very important. This involves looking around our home and thinking about things that you can use in this manner. We may not have a firearm or ammunition within reach.

Self-defense courses should be on our agenda for times we may face a hand to hand life threatening challenge. Marksmanship skills need to be developed so we may properly and safely discharge a firearm in the event we need to use a gun for hunting or self-defense. Archery skills should be learned and practiced to accompany this skill set. Videos: How to Make a Bow and Arrow 
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Additional methods of defense is wise information. 
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We should know how to use slings, bows, knives, and misc. weapons in circumstances where we may have to defend our lives and in a severe social meltdown that might involve rioting or looters, and violent people. Video: Hornet Spray in Self Defense


Ideally taking a self defense course for regular exercise is the best way to learn defense techniques. 
Videos: 4 Easy Self defense Techniques and Self Defense Technique Against Multiple Attackers 
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The knowledge we learn is more important than the supplies in a bug out bag or in our homes.
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In the spirit of preparedness I seek what I need to save a life. My own or those that I love and care for.

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Related info: Survival Skills Hollywood Style on Squidoo

Movies that can hep us in planning the what if's in emergency preparedness...