More and more people are concerned about self defense. It has been estimated that some fifteen million Americans now carry a can of pepper spray to use for self defense. We hope that most of those purchased cans never have to be sprayed. One of the problems that many owners of pepper spray face is that they do not have proper pepper spray training to effectively use the weapon.
For a self defense weapon to be useful in a emergency situation, you need to be trained to use the weapon. You need to know how to remove the safety cap and spray your container of pepper spray before you are attacked. Remember, if the spray is pointed toward you, it will incapacitate you as well as it does an attacker.
Some pepper spray manufacturers offer a training spray container filled with water. If your manufacturer does not offer the training can, then buy two identical cans of pepper spray so that you can use one for a training can and one to carry for self defense. Once a can has been used for training, do not depend on it for self defence, it may run out of spray.
One suggested method of training is to go outside and tape a piece of paper at about head height to a tree. Use the water can or the extra can of pepper spray to practice opening the container and spraying the paper attacker. Initially you are not trying for speed, but for accuracy.
The container needs to be held firmly between your palm and fingers. Use the thumb to flip open the cap. Then use the thumb or trigger finger to operate the button that sprays the contents at the paper target. Continue practicing until you can accurately shoot the spray at the target.
Each time you spray, take a step back and to the side. Do not walk toward the target. The spray will get into your eyes. The step back and aside moves you out of the way of your attacker.
For a self defense weapon to be useful in a emergency situation, you need to be trained to use the weapon. You need to know how to remove the safety cap and spray your container of pepper spray before you are attacked. Remember, if the spray is pointed toward you, it will incapacitate you as well as it does an attacker.
Some pepper spray manufacturers offer a training spray container filled with water. If your manufacturer does not offer the training can, then buy two identical cans of pepper spray so that you can use one for a training can and one to carry for self defense. Once a can has been used for training, do not depend on it for self defence, it may run out of spray.
One suggested method of training is to go outside and tape a piece of paper at about head height to a tree. Use the water can or the extra can of pepper spray to practice opening the container and spraying the paper attacker. Initially you are not trying for speed, but for accuracy.
The container needs to be held firmly between your palm and fingers. Use the thumb to flip open the cap. Then use the thumb or trigger finger to operate the button that sprays the contents at the paper target. Continue practicing until you can accurately shoot the spray at the target.
Each time you spray, take a step back and to the side. Do not walk toward the target. The spray will get into your eyes. The step back and aside moves you out of the way of your attacker.
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