How to escape

Being attacked is a situation no one wants to get into, but unfortunately, nobody is 100% safe from this experience. Though it’s always better to undergo special training beforehand, knowing the basics of self-defense will also help you to feel more comfortable and empowered in an emergency situation.

This is how to escape zipties.

There are few more potent symbols of confinement than the straitjacket. And few more potent symbols of liberation than escaping from one. Which is why doing so was one of the most thrilling spectacles Harry Houdini employed in his act. Houdini first conceived of escaping from a straitjacket — which restrains a person with sleeves […]

How to survive away from home if you have to While it may sound liberating and glamorous, running away is typically not very fun. You may end up sleeping on the street, scrounging for food, and life is unlikely to be easy. That being said,...

Being attacked is a situation no one wants to get into, but unfortunately, nobody is 100% safe from this experience. Though it’s always better to undergo special training beforehand, knowing the basics of self-defense will also help you to feel more comfortable and empowered in an emergency situation.

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