Types of Self-Defense Situations

Defense of life

This is when someone is trying to kill or seriously injure you. You are fighting for your life. The techniques you use must be powerful, effective, and possibly deadly, with no moral, civil, or legal considerations given to the injuries they may cause. To any witnesses, your actions were necessary to protect your life.

Each type of self-defense is not exclusive. Since circumstances change during a confrontation, one type may flow into the next. For example, when using control to stop a person from throwing a rock at your car, the person may not cooperate and you may have to defend yourself against an attack, which may then lead to the person attempting to kill you.