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Self-Defense 101 for Women - How to Protect your Head

Lori O'Neill of Alternative Defense Strategies shows Joe Cronauer of WKYC-TV 3 in Cleveland Ohio a basic self-defense move to protect the head if you are attacked.

Basics of using Pepper Spray for self-defense

Lori O'Neill of Alternative Defense Strategies shows Joe Cronauer of WKYC-TV 3 in Cleveland Ohio the basics of using pepper spray for self-defense. She recommends that you carry the pepper spray in your non-dominant hand and use your thumb not your index finger to spray it. Pepper spray disperses in a cloud, not a stream, so you don't have to have a good aim.

More Pepper Spray basics for self-defense

Lori O'Neill of Alternative Defense Strategies shows Joe Cronauer of WKYC-TV 3 in Cleveland Ohio the basics of using pepper spray for self-defense. Joe asked if it won't just get the attacker more mad at you and more dangerous. And Lori is also asked how long a container will last and be effective.

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