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May 5, 2024 · Here are a few compelling reasons why every woman should consider learning self-defense: Personal Safety: Knowing self-defense techniques provides women with the means to protect themselves in potentially dangerous situations.
Nov 15, 2021 · We are often asked why women should have to train in self defence - and shouldn’t the focus be on educating men and changing the culture of violence against women. We couldn’t agree more that there needs to be a massive culture change.
Women’s self-defense training has been excluded from sexual violence prevention efforts for a variety of reasons, including concerns that it is ineffective, encourages victim blaming, neglects acquaintance assault, and does not target the underlying factors that facilitate sexual violence.
Women who are afraid to express themselves are confined by their fears. Instead, confidence builds freedom. This is why taking women’s self-defense classes are so empowering. Learning the Basics of Self-Defense. Best Offense Is a Good Defense: Some women picture that the biggest threat to them is some creep in a dark alley following them.
- Hammer Strike
- Groin Kick
- Heel Palm Strike
- Elbow Strike
- Alternative Elbow Strikes
- Escape from A ‘Bear Hug Attack’
- Escape with Hands Trapped
- Escape from Side Headlock
Using your car keys is one of the easiest ways to defend yourself. Don’t use your fingernails, because you’re more at risk to injure your hands. Instead, if you feel unsafe while walking at night, have your keys stick out from one side of your fist for hammer strikes. Another way to use your keys is to click them onto a lanyard to swing at your att...
If someone is coming at you from the front, a groin kick may deliver enough force to paralyze your attacker, making your escape possible. To perform: 1. Stabilize yourself as best you can. 2. Lift your dominant leg off the ground and begin to drive your knee upward. 3. Extend your dominant leg, drive hips forward, slightly lean back, and kick force...
This move can cause damage to the nose or throat. 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 from the nostrils, or underneath the attacker’s chin, jabbing upward at the throat. 3. Make sure to recoil your strike. Pul...
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 perform: 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, o...
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 perform 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 perform from the...
For cases where the attacker is coming from behind, 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 ...
If your attacker comes from behind and traps your arms (this is similar to a bear hug, but you won’t be able to move as freely), here’s what to do: 1. First reaction should be to stop your attacker’s arms from going higher into a headlock. Shift your hips to one side. This gives an opening for strikes to the groin with open-handed slaps. 2. Bring y...
When the attacker locks their arm around your head from the side, your first instinct should be to avoid getting choked. To perform: 1. Turn into the attacker’s side as much as possible to avoid being choked. 2. With your hand that’s furthest away, strike the groin with open-handed slaps until you have enough mobility to turn your head all the way ...
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Abstract. Feminist self-defense classes teach skills for preventing and responding to violence. However, self-defense training has many other positive effects on women’s lives—effects that themselvesmay reduce women’s risk of assault.
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Aug 24, 2022 · Self-defense classes and courses can feel intimidating. But they can also be empowering and build confidence. Here’s what to expect in a self-defense class (and why you should take one).
