We've all been there. It's late. You're just getting out of work. As you lock the door you just cant shake it - that feeling - like eyes on the back of your neck. The night air is cool so you dismiss it as a breeze and finish locking up. With the office/shop safely secured you begin your cross parking-lot treck to your car. The lot was full this morning so you had to park further away than you would have liked. Half way to your car that feeling of being watched comes back full force - this time with footsteps to match. Trying to remain composed you pick up your pace and shuffle with your keys to get ready for your car door, but the footsteps are louder now - more insistant. Throwing away all sense of calm you sprint for your car, but the footsteps match your pace. You hear not only your breathing but that of another close behind you. Just as you reach your car a hand clamps over your mouth and a knee is shoved into the small of your back...now what?

A scenario all too common, not only for women, but men as well. Of course the first logical and best answer to this problem is reason - what do they want? More than likely robbery is the motivation. Your first response should be to offer your purse or wallet and any jewelry you may have. Just get them to go away. You may be out a grand but is your life worth less?

However, what happens when its not money they want? What happens if after all your offers of cash or watches or rings...all you hear is the sound of breathing. A cold chill runs down your spine at the realization that they dont want your money - they want you!

Again - all to common a scenario. What do you do? No matter if you choose fight or flight one thing is for sure - you're going to need to defend yourself somehow. Say you took some karate lessons in preparation for this exact moment. Hours in a dojo slaving away - beating up practice dummies. Now what? The dummy never put a knee in your back or a hand on your mouth. It would be a little tough to land a solid karate chop from that position. A nice roundhouse or spinning back-kick would work...if you could get the leg around. Sometime around now would be when it dawns on you that you really should have looked into some more practical "self-defence" training.

Well - look no further than the site on which you reside right now. Dark Alley Defence. More than just a website - D.A.D. is a Fresno based Self Defence school specializing in real world situations and utilizing the most effective tools found in dozens of different fighting styles.

Family owned and operated, Dark Alley Defence was birthed from the ideal that you dont have to win the fight to survive - escaping works just as well. Dark Alley Defence is about going beyond just the Matial Arts and mastering the Art of Survival.