I watched a self-defense video a few years ago, made by some "expert" (I don't know if he really is or not). Let me preface this by saying that I almost always use a shopping cart to take my groceries out to my truck, even if it's just a bag or two.
In the video, he is walking across a parking lot with a shopping cart and one bag in it. He is confronted by I think two individuals, and he picks up his bag and moves away from the cart. I think this is an unsound tactic for two reasons. One, he has just encumbered one of his hands, even if it's his non-dominant hand. Two, he has eliminated the shopping cart as a potential physical barrier between himself and at least one of his possible attackers.
I use a shopping cart nearly always so I can keep my hands relatively free, and to use as a physical barrier. Been doing that for decades. What got me to thinking about it again is that earlier this evening was one of the rare times I didn't use a cart. I had to get a last-minute item for Thanksgiving, and the store was busy, so I skipped the cart.
Which do you think is the better tactic? Using the cart or abandoning the cart during a Supermarket Showdown ?
In the video, he is walking across a parking lot with a shopping cart and one bag in it. He is confronted by I think two individuals, and he picks up his bag and moves away from the cart. I think this is an unsound tactic for two reasons. One, he has just encumbered one of his hands, even if it's his non-dominant hand. Two, he has eliminated the shopping cart as a potential physical barrier between himself and at least one of his possible attackers.
I use a shopping cart nearly always so I can keep my hands relatively free, and to use as a physical barrier. Been doing that for decades. What got me to thinking about it again is that earlier this evening was one of the rare times I didn't use a cart. I had to get a last-minute item for Thanksgiving, and the store was busy, so I skipped the cart.
Which do you think is the better tactic? Using the cart or abandoning the cart during a Supermarket Showdown ?