This blog is about empowering women to take control. We will show and teach you various self-defence techniques & information on how to prevent yourself from becoming a victim.
We have the responsibility to protect ourselves in any situation.
This video includes two scenarios which are in club and in car park.Women who confront these uncomfortable situation need to be alert and confident. Besides, being aware of your instincts protects you from danger.When you want to strike, you can strike at attackers' weak areas. It can enable you to quickly to escape
from uncomfortable situation.
Our group aims at raising social awareness of empowering women through teaching self-defence techniques and highlights the responsibility to protect ourselves from dangerous situation.
Prevention i.e reducing your risk of getting attacked, violence and uncomfortable situations e.g. avoid particular areas
If you are going out for the night, go out with someone you know and trust and secondly let someone know where you are going and time you are expected back
If you have to strike, strike fast and with power, do not hesitate
If you have to strike, strike in the weak areas that will enable you to escape
Be resourceful e.g. using your perfume as a substitute for pepper spray
Here is a summary video of the main self defence moves for : wrist hold, shoulder grabs (both sides), both wrist grabs and bear hug.
Teaches you the physical skills as well as the verbal skills
Builds confidence
Teaches you how to avoid threatening situations
Increase feelings of safety
Reduce feelings of anxiety
Improves overall physical health and mental health
Social Interaction
Improves muscle tone and therefore increase in strength
Those who attack others seek people who are portrayed as vulnerable. Self defence classes can combat this, making you feel more confident, stronger and in control. It is much better to be equipped and have these skills rather than not have them.
In the event of an attack, you may only have very limited time to react and defend yourself. Time is precious and can be the difference between safety and serious damage. Equally important is technique. Having the right skills and knowing how to perform each action will greatly improve your chances to achieving a positive outcome and avoiding damage. Your skills need to honed and should become 2nd nature, so in the event of an attack, your instincts will take over and you can evade the trouble.
Your area should have classes available to teach and help practice these skills. In Sydney, self-defence classes are available around the CBD, Bondi and Sutherland Shire, provided by Krav Maga Defence - http://www.kmdi.com.au/sydney-locations-2/
Martial Arts can take a number of forms including Karate, Jiu Jitsu, MMA, Kick Boxing etc and are perfect ways to build confidence, physical and mental strength, as well as the skills to administer self-defence techniques.
Slipping rotates the body rapidly and you will be not be attacked by incoming punch.The skillful boxer quickly rotates his hip and shoulder in order to turn his chin in another way.
Sway or Fade
Swaying or fading lets boxers to use their punches and move upper body or head back in order to miss or make attackers to be leesened.
Duck or Break
Ducking and breaking are to drop down with back body straightly and the punch which
aimed at the head or shoulders will miss entirely.
Bob and Weave
When an incoming punch comes, bobbing moves the head and body. As soon as the
attacker’s punch comes, the boxers will bend their legs quickly and shifts body in right orleft direction. Bobbing to the inside tends to move opponent’s extended arm when boxing.
Parry/Block
Parrying or blocking is applied to use boxer’s hands, shoulders or arms as useful tools to survive from dangerous attacks.
The Cover-Up
Covering up is the last chance to avoid an unexpected and incoming strike to vulnerable face or body.
Video sourced from:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VLnl43i9bE
Getting
caught in a hair pull can be dangerous and painful, and you can end
up in a vary precarious position. Suddenly the head goes forward and
down in front of your body -- balance and strength are lost.
For this reason, the hair pull is a preferred way to control someone.
Women are especially vulnerable because they tend to have longer hair.
So, what can you do? The most important rule to remember is to follow
the energy and not fight it. That means when someone pulls, you don't
pull back.
How to get out of the hair pull depends on whether or not you saw it
coming. In a perfect world you would be alert all the time, so if attacked
you could easily thwart the attack. But unfortunately, you may not see
it coming; you may find yourself hit first, or pulled from behind. It
is therefore valuable to know how to counter a hair pull in either situation:
first, if you see the attack coming and can respond, and second, if
the attack comes as a surprise and the next thing you know you are bent
over. We also discuss escaping from a hair pull if the attack is just
a playful fooling around by a friend or relative.
If You See It Coming And Are Prepared
Again, the first rule is not to pull back. This means that as the attacker
pulls, you move inward.
If you see the hair pull coming, instead of allowing your head to be
jerked forward, you follow the attacker's energy and move yourself toward
him or her. In this case, you also step and turn your body so that you
are in a small horse stance. This way you are in a wider, more stable
stance over your feet while the attacker's feet are not as well aligned.
Thus if the attacker continues to pull, he is more likely to pull himself
toward you. At the same time that you step, strike with your elbow against
the attacker's floating ribs. The attacker's pull will only give your
attack more power.
At the same time the opposite hand should reach up and grab
the attacker's hair, pulling the head toward you (alternately this motion
can be a palm heel strike to the nose, or a strike to the eyes - only
to be used in a life threatening situation - followed by a heel strike
to the chin). At the same time, the opposite fist (back fist) strikes
the nose or chin. When done together with speed and power, this combination
can be devastating.
You can finish the technique with an arm bar. The attacker's grip on
your hair will be loosened, or the arm will be pulled back toward his
or her head. In either instance lift both your arms (almost like the
first move in the karate kata Pinan four) under the attacker's arm.
Your left hand grabs the attacker's wrist and rotates the arm while
your right forearm circles up and over the attacker's arm to rotate
the elbow upward for the arm bar. Be sure to keep some bend in your
right arm in order to keep downward pressure on the arm. (2) If You Don't See It Coming
In this case you find yourself being pulled forward by the hair (see
lead photo). Here again, don't fight the energy. Your
attacker's energy is pulling you forward, so accentuate it.
Instead of resisting, take a quick step or two toward the attacker
into his motion of energy. This nullifies the pull and will actually
allow you to get close to the attacker. At this point you can move your
head up inside the pulling hand and follow with your body. The attacker
is suddenly vulnerable to a variety of attacks. Here I follow up with
a punch to the attacker's face.
If Someone Is Just Fooling Around
Then there is the case where a friend or relative is just fooling around
or testing what you know. Here, you don't want to hurt them, but still
want to make them to stop. One effective technique is to reach up and
pinch the underside of the attacker's forearm -- being sure to catch
just a little skin between your first finger tip and hard second knuckle
of the thumb.
Content derived from http://www.fightingarts.com/reading/article.php?id=202 Related videos
In a 2005 survey it was found half a million of Australian women reported they had experienced physical or sexual assault in the past 12 months. Violence against women is a serious problem in Australia.
Is any unwanted, non-consesual, forced sexual contact or activity.
In any uncomfortable situation
Be bold and give a clear and firm "NO" or "STOP"
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These general tips may prevent an attack:
Remember all the techniques learnt thus far e.g. effective areas to hit and look for any opportunities to escape
When going out be careful what and where you drink. Watch your drinks
Always use a buddy system
Be aware of your surroundings
Let someone know where you are going and what time you will be expected back
If the attack occurs, do not let your guard down or give up, only let your guard down when you are safely away from the attacker. Although this is a tough situation to go through, speaking to someone and reporting it to police may prevent others from getting assaulting and help you recover from your ordeal.
Physical Assault
1. Watching signs that signal danger
Be aware of anyone approaching you. Casually walk away
Do not panic, Keep calm
Look for opportunities to escape if trapped or cornered in a room
Although this may be hard, try to remember details of the attacker, to later report to the police
As above, remember techniques and strategies learnt thus far
Domestic Violence
Domestic violence occurs when a family member uses violent and/or abusive behaviour to control another family member. This may include physical, verbal, emotional or sexual abuse. Women are mostly subjected to these kinds of abuse, usually committed by their male partners or fathers.
The last post on weapons, looked at how to deal with and evade an attacker who is possessing a weapon - be it a gun, knife, bat, rod or plank of wood. This post looks at how to use weapons to your advantage when defending yourself against an attacker. We are not encouraging the possession of weapons, merely providing options to defend yourself in the event of an attack, whereby an object nearby can be used to strike back
Bars, pubs and clubs can turn sour very quickly. Alcohol-fueled violence is common and a peaceful evening, can turn very nasty, very quickly. If threatened in bar, all parties involved have access to glasses. These can cause serious damage. A salt shaker can be used as a hard object to deliver a brute force strike. Aim for the head and if it breaks, the salt will double for vision impairment. This can allow you to run away
Most people will carry a set of keys. Keys are often sharp and can easily slot between your fingers for a brutal punch, that can substantially wound the attacker.
A bar stool is handy to put distance between yourself and an attacker. Or swinging the stool toward the attackers head or groin will cause enough damage to allow you some time to run away or obtain help.
Fence palings, bin lids, rocks, bricks and branches are all effective objects, likely to be found outdoors - that can help in the event of an attack. Swinging them toward the softer areas of the attackers body, like the head, neck and eyes, or toward the groin and stomach, will deliver maximum results.
