I'm not sure why you're voted negative for this. There are appropriate contexts for a restrained fight, to be sure: this advice may not be appropriate for an "h

I'm not sure why you're voted negative for this. There are appropriate contexts for a restrained fight, to be sure: this advice may not be appropriate for an "honorable" bar-fight or a friend who's on meth. But this is similar to the techniques I'd use for self-defense in a desperate situation. The context of the article is that both diplomacy and escape have failed. Priority #1 is self-preservation. If you're a young woman walking to her car and a man wearing a hood comes running up, yeah, use the pepper spray. Pick up a brick. Grab your keys between your fingers and go for the eyes. Attack the eyes, groin, knees, throat, fingers, and arch of the foot, and yell for help the whole time. The instant you can move faster than he can, get out of there and call 911.