Article #3

Self Defense Techniques

This brief article is going to talk about some of the most effective self defense techniques which you can use to protect yourself against an attacker.  

Before I talk about any of the moves it's important to stress to you that your main objective in any situation where you are under threat is to survive and hopefully walk away unharmed. I repeat, the objective is not to hurt or wound your attacker. If you can get away safely by either running or complying with the attackers demands, then by all means do it.

This is especially true if you're in a situation where it is unlikely that you can get away safely. For example, there could be more than one attacker or the assailant may be armed or in possession of some other weapon like a knife or a bat.

Just remember that your wallet, watch, jewelry or car are not worth getting beaten up over and are certainly no use to you if you are killed. Weigh up the situation first before using these moves.

Self Defense Techniques For Women

In a street fight or in an attack there is literally no difference between self defense techniques for women and self defense techniques for men. There are no rules in real life situations.

This means you should try and do whatever you need to do in order to stop your attacker and get away as soon as possible. Hair pulling, biting, scratching and eye gouging are all legitimate moves which can give the opportunity to flee.

A short sharp punch or kick to the balls or other pressure points is also always a good move. Probably one of the most important self defense techniques is to make sure YOU hit first. The first strike will usually decide most encounters so it's crucial that you are the one that moves first.

If you get hit first, you'll put yourself in a weak position and take away the element of surprise. Your chances of landing a good strike will be greatly reduced and not to mention the fact that you might be knocked out or in serious pain. The main advantage of striking first is that you have the chance to end the confrontation before you get hurt. You will either take the perpetrator down completely or at least give yourself a few seconds to flee.

If you don't incapacitate the attacker with your first strike use as many follow up blows as necessary to make sure they won't follow you and catch you up down the road.

Self Defense Techniques For Men

The self defense techniques for men don't differ from those for women, however a lot of guys still try and use regular fighting tactics, punches to the head and body, even in a self defense situation.

For some reason men always try to go for the face punch. This is a sure way to get yourself into trouble because this move is one of the least effective for 2 main reasons.

Firstly, the attacker will be expecting it, making it highly likely that they will block it or at the least deflect some of the impact. Secondly, most regular guys don't hit hard enough to take someone out with this one strike. If you hit the assailant and they don't go down, you better know how to fight!

Probably the most underrated of the best self defense techniques for men is to remember to keep your guard up if you get into a fighting situation. Most regular guys don't do this which is a pity because even if you don't block a punch fully, if you're able to take even a bit off the impact, the blow will be severely mitigated.

Don't worry about how it looks or how silly you might feel. The only thing that matters is who walks away in one piece.