SELF DEFENSE

                                                 SELF DEFENSE 

SELF DEFENSE MEANS FIGHTING OFF SOMETHING OR ANOTHER PERSON TO PROTECT YOURSELF AND MAYBE OTHERS. WAYS OF SELF-DEFENSE INCLUDE MARTIAL ARTS OR USING A WEAPON . SOMETHINGS SELF-DEFENSE CAN CAUSE SERIOUS HARM TO THE OTHER PERSON. IN MOST NATIONS, YOU CANNOT BE PROSECUTED FOR THIS HARM. IN THE UNITED STATES, AN OF SELF DEFENSE CAN ONLY COUNT AS SELF DEFENSE IF THE VICTIM IS IN A SITUATION THAT CAN CAUSE THEM SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. 

         

    why self defense is necessary for girls 

THERE ARE SO MANY STORIES OF WOMEN WHO FACE SEXUAL VIOLENCE OR A RANDOM ATTACK BY A STRANGER AS WELL AS BEING ABUSED IN SOME WAY. IN FACT, MANY WOMEN WHO START TRAINING IN SELF- DEFENSE USUALLY CHOOSE TO BEGIN AFTER THEY HAVE BEEN THE VICTIM OF SOME KIND OF ASSAULT. 

THE WORLD IS CHANGING AND BECOMING MORE UNPREDICTABLE. AS SUCH ,SELF-DEFENSE TRAINING IS MUST FOR EVERY WOMEN'S TO DO LIST. DUE TO UPARD CRIME GRAPH AGAINST WOMEN, AGAINST WOMEN, SELF-DEFENSE TRAINING IS NOT ONLT REQUIRED BUT ALSO SUGGESTED, SO THAT THEY CAN RESIST ANY KIND OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AS WELL AS RANDOM ATTACKS. 

     WHEN TO START SELF-DEFENCE 

FOR A GIRL, PROPER TRAINING START FROM 11 YEARS OLD AND PLANS TO INTRODUCE SOME BASIC ŚELF- DEFENCE MOVES AROUND WHEN SHE IS 8 OR 9 YEAR OLD. DISCIPLINE AND MINDSET ARE MOST IMPORTANT WHEN SHE LEARN SELF DEFENSE. IN MOST CASES, HEIGHT IS ALSO HAVING IS ALSO HAVING THE IMPORTANT ROLE TO START THE SELF-DEFENSE, AT LEAST 36 INCHES TALL IS ENOUGH TO START SELF-DEFENSE TRAINING. 

                         SELF DEFENSE MOVES 

                  

              ELBOW STRIKE 

IF YOUR ATTACKER IS IN CLOSE RANGE AND YOU'RE UNABLE TO GET ENOUGH MOMENTUM TO THROW A STRONG PUNCH OR KICK, USE YOUR ELBOWS.

  

TO PREVENT 

 

1 IF YOU CAN STABILIZE YOURSELF WITH  A STRONG CORE AND LEGS TO ENSURE A POWERFUL BLOW.

2 BEND YOUR ARM AT THE ELBOW, SHIFT YOUR WEIGHT FORWARD, AND STRIKE YOUR ELBOW INTO YOUR ATTACKER'S NECK, JAWLINE ,CHIN,OR TEMPLE. THESE ARE ALL EFFECTIVE TARGETS. 

3 THIS MAY CAUSE YOUR ATTACKER TO LOOSEN THEIR GRIP, ALLOWING YOU TO RUN.

                      

 ALTERNATIVE ELBOW STRIKES 

          

               

DEPENDING ON HOW YOU'RE STANDING WHEN YOU'RE INITIALLY ATTACKED, YOU MAY BE IN A BETTER POSITION FOR VARIATIONS ON THE ELBOW STRIKE. 

TO PREVENT FROM THE FRONT 

1 LIFT YOUR ELBOW TO SHOULDER HEIGHT. 

2 PIVOT ON SAME-SIDE FOOT AND ALLOW YOUR HIPS TO ROTATE, CREATING MORE MOMENTUM INTO THE FRONT PART OF YOUR ELBOW WHEN YOU STRIKE. 

  TO PREVENT FROM THE SIDE AND BACK 

 1 MAKE SURE YOU SEE THE TARGET. 

 2 BRING YOUR ELBOW UP AND PIVOT YOUR OPPOSITE FOOT, ROTATING YOUR HIPS AND TURNING INTO THE TARGET, MAKING CONTACT WITH THE BACK PART OF YOUR ELBOW. 

                           

       ESCAPE FROM SIDE HEADLOCK 

  

WHEN THE ATTACKER LOCKS THEIR ARM AROUND YOUR HEAD FROM THE SIDE, YOUR FIRST INSTINCT SHOULD BE TO AVOID GETTING CHOKED. 

 TO PREVENT 

1 TURN INTO THE ATTACKER'S FURTHEST AWAY, STRIKE THE GROIN WITH OPEN-HANDED SLAPS UNTIL YOU HAVE ENOUGH MOBILITY TO TURN YOUR HEAD ALL THE ALL THE WAY OUT TO  DISENGAGE.  

                HEEL PALM STRIKE 

THIS MOVES CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE NOSE OR THROTE. TO EXECUTE, GET IN FRONT OF YOUR ATTACKER AS MUCH AS IS POSSIBLE. 

TO  PERFORM 

1 WITH YOUR DOMINANT HAND,FLEX YOUR WRIST. 

2 AIM FOR EITHER THE ATTACKER'S NOSE,JABBING UPWARD FORM THE NOSTRILS,OR UNDERNEATH THE ATTACKER'S CHIN,JABBING UPWARDS AT THE THROAT. 

3 MAKE SURE TO RECOIL YOUR STRIKE. PULLING YOUR ARM BACK QUICKLY WILL HELP THRUST THE ATTACKER'S HEAD UP AND BACK. 

    ESCAPE FROM A BEAR HUG ATTACK 

FOR CASES  WHERE THE ATTACKER IS COMING FROM BEHING, YOU'LL WANT TO USE THIS MOVE. FOCUS ON GETTING LOW AND CREATING SPACE TO FREE YOURSELF. 

TO PERFORM: 

1 BEND FORWARD FROM THE WAIST.THIS SHIFTS YOUR WEIGHT FORWARD,MAKING IT MORE DIFFICULT FOR YOUR ATTACKER TO PICK YOU UP. IT ALSO GIVES YOU A BETTER ANGLE TO THROW ELBOWS FROM SIDE TO SIDE TO THE ATTACKER'S FACE. 

2 TURN INTO THE ATTACKER WITH ONE OF YOUR ELBOWS AND CONTINUE COUNTERATTACKING.

          ESCAPE WITH HANDSS TRAPPED

 IF YOUR ATTACKER COMES FROM BEHIND AND TRAPS YOUR ARMS[ THIS SIMILIAR TO A BEAR HUG,BUT YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO MOVE AS FREELY] 

 ITO PREVENT 

1 FIRSTREACTION SHOULD BE TO STOP YOUR ATTACKER'S ARM FROM GOING HIGHER INTO A HEADLOCK. THIS GIVES AN OPENING FOR STRIKES TO THE GROIN WITH OPEN- HANDED SLAPS.

2 STAY AGGRESIVE WITH YOURV KNEES AND OTHER COUNTERATTACKS UNTIL YOU CAN DISENGAGE. 

     HOW TO FREE YOUR HAND 

YOU CAN EASILY ESCAPE A STRONGHOLD IF YOU REMEMBER THE " RULE OF THUMB" ROTATE YOUR ARM TO THE SIDE OF THE ATTACKER'S THUMB. 

IF HE IS HOLDING YOUR ARM TIGHTLY,ROTATE YOUR WRIST TOWARDS THE THUMD. WHEN YOUR ARM IS UNDER THE ATTACKER'S, PULL YOUR ARM AS STRONGLY AS YOU CAN. 

  IF YOU WERE PUSHED AGAINST THE WALL 

IT HAPPENS VERY OFTEN THAT ATTACKERS TRY TO CORNER THEIR VICTIMS OR PUSH THEM AGAINST A WALL. IN THIS SITUATION,IT'S NECESSARY TO REMEMBER THE MOST VULNERABLE PLACES AND HIT ONE OF THEM DEPENDING ON YOUR POSITION. 

       CLENCH YOUR HANDS CORRECTLY 

THE DEBATE ABOUT WHICH IS MORE EFFECTIVE IN A FIGHT-A FIRST OR A FLAT HAND- IS AN OLD ONE. MOST OFTEN , HOWEVER,YOUR HAND AUTOMATICALLY CLENCHES INTO  A FIST BEFORE A BLOW.

   IF YOU'VE BEEN GRABBED BY THE NECK

HIT THE ATTACKER IN THE GRION, OR POKE HIS EYES WITH YOUR FINGERS; PAIN WILL MAKE HIM LOOSEN HIS GRASP.

HOW TO STAY SAFE IF YOU AREN'T PHYSICALLY ABLE TO PROTECT YOURSELF

HOWEVER, IF YOU DON'T FEEL CONFIDENT YOU'RE ABLE TO PHYSICAL HANDLE AN ATTACKER'TAKE THESE PRECAUTIONS: 

                      SAFETY TIPS 

1 STAY IN A WELL-LIT PUBLIC AREA. 

DON'T GO HOME OR TURN AWAY FROM CROWDS. WALK INTO A STORE OR A COFFEE SHOP AND ASK FOR HELP. 

2 CALL THE POLICE 

FIND A WELL -LIT PUBLIC AREA AND DIAL 911 OR YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY SERVICES IF YOU FEEL YOU ARE IN DANGER. 

3 CARRY PROTECTION 

           WHETHER PEPPER SPRAY, A PERSONAL SAFETY ALARM, OR A LIPSTICK TASER, SELF-DEFENSE TOOLS CAN HELP YOU FEEL MORE AT EASE.