Self Defense for Women
Being a woman I constantly fear about ‘what ifs’. What if I was attacked in an elevator while going to a friend’s place. What if I was standing face to face with a known or an unknown man who was trying to harm me. Although these fears make me imagine most unpleasant events, it is good to know that women can protect themselves from predators by knowing their physical strength and by practicing some self defense techniques. It is specially good to know that Self Defense is a skill which can be learned by practice.
Here are some basic things to remember:
- Awareness of the surroundings- Always be aware of the surroundings. It is such a common sight to see almost everyone listening to their iPods while walking alone. Listening to phones and music limits your ability to be fully aware of the area around you.
- Fight or Flight- When confronted by an attacker, you have only 2 options to think about and that too in a split second. If there is enough room for you to run, then run without looking back, and if there is no option of running, fight back.
- Fight Back:
Hands –Use hands for grabbing and tearing at soft flesh to inflict maximum pain. The underside of the arm and the inner thigh are two good areas to aim for.
Elbows –Elbow can cause a lot of pain in the ribs, sternum, diaphragm, throat, and groin.
Knees – A woman’s legs are the strongest part of her body. The area around the kneecap can do unthinkable damage when brought up between an attacker’s legs.
Head –Whether you’ve been grabbed from the front or from behind, slamming your head into an attacker’s face can cause a lot of pain.
Feet – Use the ball of your foot to kick an attacker’s ankle, calf, or Achilles’ tendon or use your heel to stomp down on their instep.
Teeth – Bite and bite hard. It usually throws off the attacker in pain which can give you some time to escape. Like all times, use your judgment.
4. Hit him where it hurts the most:
Groin –Aim aim for the assailant’s testicles with your knee or crush or swat this area with your hand or fist.
Eyes – If you are held by the attacker, it means his hands are occupied. You can use one hand to grab the back of his neck and pull him down. Attack his eyes.
Throat – Attacking throat takes less force but is very effective.
5. Practice and envision.
Practice most of the moves, or create scenarios in your mind and think what you would do in case you are attacked.
Material based on information on :
http://www.selfdefense-4-women.com/
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