Andy,AndyC wrote:Oh, boy - I'd write a book on this topic if I could write well enough.
I hosted a number of classes overseas for ladies who wanted to learn about self-defense, but apart from the normal, expected reasons (past incidents, fear of the weapons, fear of the attacker, etc), the most unexpected and interesting fear was that of "letting go". Letting go of polite, civilized behavior and becoming (almost literally) an animal in order to survive an attack.
Many were really scared to see what they were really capable of doing - ripping open a cheek or throat with a finger, crushing a kneecap or hooking out an eye; a normal, civilized person really doesn't want to see that animal which co-exists with them. Even using cuss-words was a major issue; some of the ladies hadn't realized that nasty, violent and crude language alone had the power to freeze them in shock, wide-eyed and helpless - because they'd simply never been confronted by it.
I've always enjoyed your posts. But this one nails it, in my opinion. There seems to be so much more "emotional" (for lack of a better word) between women and firearms. That has been my experience. I wish you would write a book.
T.