| bly the best thing a person can learn in order to | | | | able to run away, the attacker is highly unlikely to |
| feel safe and confident is a way to defend | | | | chase after you as you will have shown yourself |
| themselves. There are training programs in every | | | | to be a wise opponent. Also, don't hesitate to bite |
| town that will teach you self defense techniques. | | | | your attacker if the opportunity presents itself. |
| But if taking classes to learn self defense | | | | Biting a finger, ear or arm, or the neck, will hurt |
| techniques is not possible, you can still progress | | | | them, and disorientate them. |
| by doing some online research and getting the | | | | As an important part of self defense, good |
| fundamental principles clear in your mind. | | | | physical fitness is mandatory to increase the |
| As almost everyone knows, one of the best | | | | likelihood of surviving a hands-on attack. It is also |
| places to strike an attacker is the groin area. As | | | | true that going on the offense is sometimes the |
| one of the most effective self defense | | | | best form of defense. Passive self defense |
| techniques, kicking, punching, stomping, or even | | | | techniques include choosing lit and busy walking |
| biting, this area will cause the subject so much | | | | routes to and from home where an attacker will |
| pain that a couple of seconds will present | | | | not be as likely to act, walking with a friend or a |
| themselves in which you can escape. While | | | | group, especially at night, and, if driving home in |
| defending yourself, to aim your kicks at your | | | | the dark, one of the most simple self defense |
| attackers lower body. Falling over while kicking an | | | | techniques may be to check the undercarriage |
| assailant in the face will not provide the balance | | | | and back seat of the car before approaching or |
| and time needed in order to get away. | | | | opening it. |
| One of the first rules to remember when being | | | | If you are not confident in you ability to defend |
| assaulted by a large, strong assailant is that no | | | | yourself, contacting a place that teaches self |
| matter how big and strong someone is, if you | | | | defense techniques would be a good idea. The |
| take out his kneecap he becomes completely | | | | rates are very reasonable but, no matter how |
| useless. In self defense techniques, this move is | | | | much money is spent to learn self defense |
| particularly effective for stopping large bodies, | | | | techniques, it is worth it if it saves your life. Once |
| whose knees will probably be weaker due to the | | | | you find a suitable self defense school, you must |
| amount of weight they have to support. Still, | | | | attend weekly and put in 100% effort. Many |
| virtually no one, big or small, cannot stand firm | | | | people begin to slack off in class. Don’t fall |
| against a broken kneecap. | | | | into this common trap. The truth is that the |
| One of the self defense techniques that will end | | | | training should be the hard part. If you train hard |
| an attack quickly is the eye gouge. Making the | | | | then defending yourself in a real life situation will |
| attacker's eyes useless with cause disorientation | | | | be easy. |
| as well as fear and pain, and not only will you be | | | | |