These days one of the things that we need to take care of is security. This is why you will find that most homes have a security system whether it is simple locks or high tech security system. People will tend to sleep well at night knowing that their house will not be easily entered into.
Now of course one is not at home at all times. When people are out they can spend this time walking on the streets outside their home. Now even if you have a car without you will find yourself walking towards it in the parking lot. You may encounter a threat while you are walking. It is not uncommon to hear of stories in the news of people being mugged while they are out walking in the street. Since you are aware that this really happens what will you do then so that you can prevent it frm happening to you? Well of course you can bring a protective weapon such as a pepper spray if you are a woman. Aside from that it would be better if you learn a method of self defense too.
There are actually various forms of self defense technique that you can find now. If you do a quick search of it online you will find a host of self defense techniques there. What you can do is to browse through the various techniques so that you can see which ones you find most interesting. After that what you can do is to list down possibly the top three which have caught your interest the most.
After making a list then what you will do then is to search for classes on these top three on your list of self defense techniques. For example if one of the techniques you listed is tae kwon do then you look for classes on this self defense technique in your place. You can now easily find information about these classes too online. You can also search for reviews on these self defense classes so that you know which ones are considered to be the best in the area. Aside from that you can check out the credentials of the teachers of these self defense classes. Of course the better their credentials are the more trustworthy it is to take classes from them. Aside from that you can also inquire about the price per class and make a comparison of the different classes that offer them.
Then what you do is to take a preliminary class in the three self defense techniques that you are interested in. By taking such class it will become clear to you which one you would like to pursue.