Key to self-defence
1. Avoid confrontation. Walk away before confrontation can begin, This requires awareness of what is happening around you all the time.
2. (If unavoidable) At start of physical attack by another person, strongly fend off or side step any intial attempt to grab hold of you. To discourage further attack shout 'Back Off!" loudly at opponent to warn attacker off and attract other people's attention. Do not show fear as that will encourage attacker to continue attack.
3. If forced to defend, use quick combination of different attacks to overwhelm or surprise opponent quickly (within 30 seconds). Then run away
4. In any confrontation, do not stay still. Keep moving. Moving target is more difficult to attack
5. Practice defensive and attacking moves regularly to get used to them. Can also mentally imagine and practice them mentally.
Most Effective Weapons on Your Body
1. Cusped Hand (more versatile than using fist) - see video below
Use all sides of palm to chop (throat or neck)
Use cusped palm to slap or back-swipe (face, neck, eyes)
Use both cusped hands to slap both ears at same time to break ear drum
Use base of wrist to jab at nose, chin or chest-bone (middle and just above stomach)
Use 2 cusped hands together to push attacker away
Use fingers of cusped hand to poke at eyes
2. Elbow
Thrust forward and inward to stab at face, neck or chest
Thrusting elbow inward (i.e. keeping upper arm close to body) gives more power and also protects your own body and arm-pit from attack.
3. Knee
Thrust knee forward to stab at groin or stomach
4. Ankle
Thrust ankle forward to stab at shin, knee or area just above ankle
5. Forehead
To bang face esp nose
The most effective and speediest attacking combination is the 'cusped hand and elbow combination'.
Use cusped hand to chop, thrust or swipe and then thrust with elbow. Continue with knee thrusts and ankle strikes.
For more 'power' put 2 cusped hands together in one move. E.g. to destabilise on rushing attacker, put both cusped hands together and push on one side of chest or shoulder, or strike at chin, throat or nose. Keep low and use body weight to thrust forward and upward.
If both hands are held or restrained by attacker, use knee or ankle to thrust into lower parts of body, or use forehead to hit nose hard.
Most Vulnerable Places to Attack
1. Upper parts of body to be attacked using 'cusped hand and elbow combination' and forehead:
- Nose, Eye, Temple, Ears
- Throat or neck
- Center of Chest or stomach
2. Lower parts of body to be attacked using knee or punch:
- Chest and stomach
- Groin (or lower stomach area between private part and hip bone)
3. Leg areas to be struck with ankle or bottom of foot:
- Knee (front, side or back)
- Shin
- lower sides of shin just above ankle (to break ankle)
4. Nerve areas to be attacked using 'u-turned fingers' jab:
- area below jaw and behind ear
- arm-pit
To form u-turned fingers jab: from cusped hand bend all 4 fingers into u-shape so that lower third of bent fingers form straight line with palm and fore arm (keep all 4 fingers and thumb tightly together the same way as cusped hand) - see video.
Practice changing from cusped hand to u-turned fingers jab to get used to the conversion. Hold cusped hand up and while jabbing hand forward change finger positions into u-turned finger jab formation. Make sure wrist is locked tight, fingers and thumb are closed tightly together, and fingers and palm are in straight line with fore arm.
How To Protect Vulnerable Points from Blows or Strikes
The best way to protect upper body is to make use of the same 'cusped hand and elbow combination'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWdDr5ftUzo&feature=related
- Protect all parts of head, throat and neck by raising cusped hand over side of face with elbow pointing forward
- Protect chest by placing 'cusped hand and elbow combination' in front of chest
- Protect throat by keeping chin down
The same 'cusped hand and elbow combination' can also be used to block punches or attempts to grab you:
- to block blows, raise elbow and block using fore arm
- to get out of a grip of the hand or arm, twist or swirl your elbow back and forth
Useful self-defence videos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtFclzN8iTg&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZD0sdtrpwk&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZDwCJziO-o&feature=related
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