SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- How do you keep from being attacked? Alameda based IMPACT Bay Area gave us some tips to keep you safe.
The first tip, use your intuition.
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"Be in tune with what it feels like in your body to feel like you could be in danger," said Leu.
Tip number 2: Always have situational awareness, know exits, and where you can escape to safely.
"Like where are you physically in relationship to where safety might be," said Leu.
Tip 3: Make sure you use your voice.
"So we try to go for the deep, short, sharp syllables, like I would say maybe NO!" said Leu.
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Tip 4: Protect your personal space.
Leu said, "Let's say someone is getting too close to you and you're feeling very uncomfortable - you have the right to say hey, you are making me a little uncomfortable - BACK OFF!"
Tip 5: As a last resort defend yourself.
"One of the strikes that we teach is an eye strike. So what we do is we make - stick your thumbs out - and you wrap your fingers around," said Leu "Like little bird beaks, then you imagine your scary face in front of you, and you do this - NO!"
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Tip 6: Get to Safety.
Leu said, "The idea is always to get yourself to safety as quickly as possible."
Finally, Tip 7: Share these tips with a friend.
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