Rule number two; you have to be approached for a violent attack to occur. There are a few exceptions, mind you, but we won’t discuss those; we want to stay in the mainstream of self-defense. So, when you use your awareness, you can see when people are approaching you. You can then go the other direction or even enter a store or another establishment, thus avoiding this step altogether. But let’s say we weren’t that smart again and we’re in the wrong place at the right time, plus somebody’s coming to talk to us, or worse.
