| Buying instructional self defense videos can | | | | Even without watching an instructional video, as a |
| ultimately save your life but can also be the most | | | | bare minimum you need to be familiar with, and |
| costly decision you ever make. Getting it wrong | | | | prepared to use, the following 7 deadly techniques |
| can literally cost you your life. This article gives an | | | | that many videos simply will not teach you: |
| honest review of self defense videos, and gives | | | | 1) A kick to the groin instantly disables any man. |
| you some free self defense tips you can use | | | | 2) Pushing your fingers or thumbs into your |
| today in a street attack or self defense situation. | | | | attackers eyes renders him temporarily blind. |
| Any search on google for "instructional self | | | | 3) A firm punch to the front of his throat |
| defense videos" or similar phrase will throw up a | | | | (Adam's apple) will cause him severe pain. |
| plethora of results and choices which can be | | | | 4) A neck punch to the side of the neck will |
| confusing at best. What google doesn't tell you is | | | | cause him to pass out. |
| that when it comes to self defense videos | | | | 5) 'Clapping' you cupped hands around his ears will |
| practically all of them will be useless in a street | | | | pop his eardrums. |
| attack situation. | | | | 6) Sticking your fingers in his nostrils will be painful |
| Why? Because most of these videos will show | | | | and cause him to bleed, but can also be used to |
| you hundreds of moves which when you are | | | | pull his head away from you. |
| faced with an attacker, you simply will not | | | | 7) Giving him a kick to the side of his knee will |
| remember. The videos also assume that the | | | | break/ dislocate his knee. |
| attacker will do certain things, attack you in a | | | | The above self defense techniques are valuable |
| defined way, or react to your self defense | | | | to know as a minimum but a decent video will |
| moves in a certain way. That's fine for the karate | | | | teach you similar techniques and have the added |
| practice halls but on the street with your attacker | | | | bonus of being able to demonstrate these visually. |
| high on drugs, or in a gang with 4 of his pals, | | | | I can only reiterate my warning to you that most |
| those moves are useless. | | | | instructional self defense videos are nothing short |
| So, which instructional self defense videos should | | | | of useless. I know because I have paid for many |
| you be looking for? | | | | of them only to be disappointed. |
| Quite simply, the best videos may not be hours | | | | In my experience, the best self defense videos |
| long (we want straight to point info right?), and | | | | are made for street attacks, are short and to |
| may not show you hundreds of moves (we want | | | | the point, and list just a few life saving self |
| to remember them right?). What we do want is a | | | | defense techniques. One such self defense |
| self defense video that will save our life by | | | | system is called 'Hikuta'. It is actually quite brutal |
| showing us techniques that work to disable our | | | | but on the streets that's what we want! |
| attacker no matter how big, strong or high he is! | | | | Remember, the best instructional self defense |
| In a real street attack situation our self defense | | | | videos meet the following criteria; |
| moves must be brutal and effective. Many | | | | 1) Get to the point, |
| civilised people looking for self defense information | | | | 2) Are simple to use, |
| forget that there are no rules on the street and | | | | 3) Are easy to remember, |
| your attacker is deadly serious in his intent to | | | | 4) Have a small number of techniques, |
| harm you. You must therefore learn to do what | | | | 5) Disable any attacker quickly. |
| is necessary to survive. | | | | |