Always Be Prepared: 10 Tips for Outrunning an Attacker. Pass it on.

The principal rule in self-defense is to engage only when necessary, as a last resort. As part of that rule, running away from an attack is your greatly preferred option rather than seeking to engage and defend yourself; survival in a situation of being mugged, attacked, or caught up in a fight is most certainly not what the movies show, so don't hesitate to protect yourself by getting out of the situation as soon as you can.

Outrunning an attacker is not so much about speed as it is about heeding the moment that you can get away from the situation, and then it's about creating distance and attracting attention. If you cannot remember anything else if attacked, remember the suggestions for running away outlined here; remember that "he that fights to run away, may live to fight another day".

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