C.O.B.R.A. Self Defense South Africa: How Self-Defense Functions

 

Awareness

*Where are you?

*Personal security level

*Who is around you?

*Suspicious circumstances

*Environmental conditions

*Gut feeling

 

Alarm

*Recognize a potential threat

*Something is not right

*Thinking accelerates

*Shortness of breath

*Auditory & visual exclusion

*Adrenaline rush (tunnel vision) (Fight or Flight)

*Decision making ability is impaired

 

Action & Reaction

*Physically remove from situation

*Defend

*Attack

*Panic/Paralysis

*Counter attack (Fear/Giving up) (instinctual)