Self-defense training paid off for one woman alone in a Florida hotel room

[Ryder]

Sounds strange to me.

Why would he waste time attempting to use a huge hairy arm to unlatch a door chain when his shoulder would have popped that door open quicker than she could have blinked her eyes?

 

[Joejojoba111]

Didn't you see Jamie on Mythbusters? Door gives before chain does. Doorframe gives before chain does! If you screw the side into the frame deeply.

 

[Working Man]

Originally Posted by Working Man
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Worse case scenario, we're all armed to the teeth with arms and teeth.

Well said...Mind if I use that in my class?

Go right a head, hope it helps.

 

[Janitor]

Didn't you see Jamie on Mythbusters? Door gives before chain does. Doorframe gives before chain does! If you screw the side into the frame deeply.

Doesn't really matter what gives. An open door is an open door.
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[Atticus]

The intruder wedged his arm past the door and wrestled to try to unhook the safety chain. The arm was "huge and hairy and it scared me," Needham said.

Hmmm... good application for "The Motel Pal"

 

[Darth Ruger]

Plus, if her gun doesn't stop the guy (he's doped up on something, her gun jams, or whatever reason), she's still on her feet in the middle of the room and has room to fight back, and if she can break free with an eye gouge or a knee to the groin or whatever, then she can run for the door. But if her gun doesn't stop the guy when she's crouched down behind the bed, then he's on top of her, on the floor, in the corner of the room trapped between the bed and the wall. He's already got her down on the floor and she can't run and has no room to fight back.

She was carrying a .45. I don't care how stoned he was...

And in the event her gun jammed? Would you still rather limit your options by being on the floor in the corner between the bed and the wall? If you position yourself to rely totally on your gun and give yourself no other options, you're toast if the gun somehow fails (or if the operator screws up, which often happens when the stress level goes up).

Although my gun is very reliable, I can't guarantee that it will function with 100% reliability (or that I will operate it with 100% reliability) when I really need it in a stressful situation. However, in the event my gun doesn't do the job (for whatever reason), I can guarantee that if I'm still on my feet in the middle of the room, that I can fight tooth and nail with 100% reliability. But not if I'm already on the floor in the corner between the bed and the wall with the bad guy on top of me.

Working Man summed it up well...

I agree, I also think many people rely way to much on their weapon than on themselves. It gives them a false sense of safety.

I teach my wife to take cover behind the bed because there are no other options due to the layout of the room. If there were more than one defensive position to choose from, I would be sure she has other options to fall back on in the event the gun doesn't do the trick. If possible, never limit your options by relying solely on a mechanical device (gun) that could possibly fail.

And thinking that you will always emerge victorious in every possible scenario just because your gun is a certain caliber is the weakness in your mind-set that will get you killed.