TheRealLobo
08-11-2003, 02:30 PM
Ladies and Gents. I've been remiss in posting things to this forum, and will try to post more in the future.
There are a few main points to know about self-defense.
First you need to be able to act decisively. If you are not willing to follow through, and begin to feel sympathy for someone who is willing to inflict great harm or worse upon you, then you may as well lay there and be a victim.
Second, you need to "practice" some of the moves (Granted, if you practice SOME of the things I will share with you, you will likely injure whoever you are practicing on or worse). Shooters and atheletes know the ability to make certain actions without error as "muscle memory". It's a good description. The less you have to "think" about what your body is doing, the faster you can do it.
Third, you need to adopt a strategy of thinking ahead. I've said it before, and will repeat it now. You need to think "What would I do if?" instead of "What do I do now?" Trying to work something out in the heat of "battle" (so to speak) can cost you precious time. You can adopt this approach to many things. I drive 40 miles down a long winding, two lane, blacktop road, frequently in the dark, every morning. I have worked out what I would do for anything that may occur on that road, on any stretch of it. That's not paranoid, it's "planning ahead".
Fourth, this information is offered as a suggestion, and may or may not work for you. There are a great many exceptions to the things I will tell you, and I cannot be held responsible if something I share will not work in a particular situation. GENERALLY the things I share WILL work to give you an opportunity to ESCAPE from an attack. If you manage to knock an assailant to the ground, this is NOT the time to share with him/her your thoughts on his/her ancestry, motives, or desires. It is the time to get away. Keep in mind, in many areas, the continual attack on someone who is no longer a threat can be cause for arrest.
A lot of women are taught to knee someone in the groin. This is good information, IF the guy has never heard of it. Many assailants have sisters, moms, aunts, and girlfriends that have probably heard of it too, so likely the guy has (besides, not all bad guys are guys).
A better alternative is to turn your fingers into claws. Scratch the bad guy's forehead and rake downwards. Push as hard as you can. Do NOT let up on the pressure as you reach the eyes. Do this as SOON as you have the opportunity, and do it QUICKLY.
A bad guy's first reaction will be to reach for the area attaked, to see if there is blood.
Follow through on the momentum and you can do one (or more) of four things:
1. Go back for the face.
2. Go for the throat.
3. Go for the nose.
4. Go for the genital region
If you go for the face, aim for the eyes. If the hands are covering the eyes, go for the throat or nose.
If you go for the nose, (it's gonna sound gross, but we're talking protecting yourself or your loved ones here) try to stuf your fingers as far up his/her nose as possible, then crook your fingers and scrape your nails, trying to remove as much meat as possible.
If you go for the throat, aim low, towards the top of the chest vs towards the bottom of the chin. A throat punch is very effective at putting someone on the ground.
Another good spot near the nose, is the point where the nose is attached to the upper lip. There is a bundle of nerves there, that if hit will IMMEDIATELY inflict debilitating pain on the bad guy, as well as make tears flow, blurring the vision. This is a relatively small spot though, and less likely to be hit.
If you decide to go for the groin, NOW is the time to do it. Step forward with your "weak" leg, and drive the "strong" knee into his/her groin. This will effective and painful on either sex, but will be MORE effective on a guy for obvious reasons.
Once you have done this, and the attacker has released his hold on you, RUN LIKE HELL. Scream "FIRE" at the top of your lungs (it's been shown that you get a better response).
I've taught self defense to different groups in the past, and have some techniques that I've developed, that have been used by different folks. They've found them useful.
There are a few main points to know about self-defense.
First you need to be able to act decisively. If you are not willing to follow through, and begin to feel sympathy for someone who is willing to inflict great harm or worse upon you, then you may as well lay there and be a victim.
Second, you need to "practice" some of the moves (Granted, if you practice SOME of the things I will share with you, you will likely injure whoever you are practicing on or worse). Shooters and atheletes know the ability to make certain actions without error as "muscle memory". It's a good description. The less you have to "think" about what your body is doing, the faster you can do it.
Third, you need to adopt a strategy of thinking ahead. I've said it before, and will repeat it now. You need to think "What would I do if?" instead of "What do I do now?" Trying to work something out in the heat of "battle" (so to speak) can cost you precious time. You can adopt this approach to many things. I drive 40 miles down a long winding, two lane, blacktop road, frequently in the dark, every morning. I have worked out what I would do for anything that may occur on that road, on any stretch of it. That's not paranoid, it's "planning ahead".
Fourth, this information is offered as a suggestion, and may or may not work for you. There are a great many exceptions to the things I will tell you, and I cannot be held responsible if something I share will not work in a particular situation. GENERALLY the things I share WILL work to give you an opportunity to ESCAPE from an attack. If you manage to knock an assailant to the ground, this is NOT the time to share with him/her your thoughts on his/her ancestry, motives, or desires. It is the time to get away. Keep in mind, in many areas, the continual attack on someone who is no longer a threat can be cause for arrest.
A lot of women are taught to knee someone in the groin. This is good information, IF the guy has never heard of it. Many assailants have sisters, moms, aunts, and girlfriends that have probably heard of it too, so likely the guy has (besides, not all bad guys are guys).
A better alternative is to turn your fingers into claws. Scratch the bad guy's forehead and rake downwards. Push as hard as you can. Do NOT let up on the pressure as you reach the eyes. Do this as SOON as you have the opportunity, and do it QUICKLY.
A bad guy's first reaction will be to reach for the area attaked, to see if there is blood.
Follow through on the momentum and you can do one (or more) of four things:
1. Go back for the face.
2. Go for the throat.
3. Go for the nose.
4. Go for the genital region
If you go for the face, aim for the eyes. If the hands are covering the eyes, go for the throat or nose.
If you go for the nose, (it's gonna sound gross, but we're talking protecting yourself or your loved ones here) try to stuf your fingers as far up his/her nose as possible, then crook your fingers and scrape your nails, trying to remove as much meat as possible.
If you go for the throat, aim low, towards the top of the chest vs towards the bottom of the chin. A throat punch is very effective at putting someone on the ground.
Another good spot near the nose, is the point where the nose is attached to the upper lip. There is a bundle of nerves there, that if hit will IMMEDIATELY inflict debilitating pain on the bad guy, as well as make tears flow, blurring the vision. This is a relatively small spot though, and less likely to be hit.
If you decide to go for the groin, NOW is the time to do it. Step forward with your "weak" leg, and drive the "strong" knee into his/her groin. This will effective and painful on either sex, but will be MORE effective on a guy for obvious reasons.
Once you have done this, and the attacker has released his hold on you, RUN LIKE HELL. Scream "FIRE" at the top of your lungs (it's been shown that you get a better response).
I've taught self defense to different groups in the past, and have some techniques that I've developed, that have been used by different folks. They've found them useful.