Basic Takeaways:

1. Be a hard target: Stay alert. Attackers prefer easier targets.
2. Stay aware: Look around. Know your exits. Always have a way out.
3. Trust your instinct: If it feels off, it is. Act immediately.
4. Be loud early: Before any contact, yell and draw attention.
5. Get away: Create distance. Move to a safe, public place.
6. Last resort: If cornered, clinch back of attacker’s neck with palm over back of hand grip, pull down to break balance, knee into body, release, strike with elbow as needed, and run.