Martial Arts Styles

THE STREETS DON’T CARE IF YOU’RE A WOMAN! LEARN HOW TO FIGHT BACK WITH MARTIAL ARTS SELF DEFENSE

Women are seen as the ‘fairer sex’ which translates into ‘weaker sex’ for an attacker. Generally speaking, women are physically smaller and not as strong as men. Naturally, there are always exceptions but the average man will be stronger than the average woman. Thugs are not brain surgeons but they usually know how to spot an easy target. This is usually a woman walking alone with her head down whilst nervously clutching their handbag. If this sounds like you, then it is essential that you learn some martial arts styles or at least some form of self defence training. Failure to do this could result in you becoming just another statistic.

The bad news is that as a woman, you are far more likely to be attacked. The good news is that there is plenty that you can do about it. Rather than living your life in perpetual fear, why not learn some form of martial arts self defense in order to make your life a lot easier? In order to learn effective moves to keep yourself safe however, you need to first shed any inhibitions you may have as well as educating yourself on the art of self defense. You see, it is unnecessary to be big and strong to defend yourself. Sure, it helps, but if you are not naturally strong there are other ways of looking after yourself. There are martial arts techniques that are thousands of years old which show how to defeat an attacker that is physically much stronger than you.

The majority of attackers will need to get in close to really hurt you via a grabbing maneuver. Any good martial arts DVD will show you how to defend against this. First and foremost, you need to keep them away from you. This is much easier to achieve than you might think. None other than the great Bruce Lee stated that you should strike your opponent’s nearest target with your longest weapon. For example, in a situation where your attacker comes at you from the front, hit them into the knee with a sharp kick. If you have learned how to get power into your kicks, your attacker will be badly hurt, regardless of how big and strong they are.

You should continue to strike to keep them at distance. However, there will be occasions when they manage to get beyond your initial defense and successfully grab you. This is where many people start to panic. A high quality martial arts DVD will show you how to react. A grab from the front can be countered by a head butt to the bridge of their nose. This move may seem crude, but it is unbelievably effective. A grab from behind can be countered by a reverse head butt or heel to the shin. If executed with enough force, the thug will have no choice but to let you go, allowing you to escape.

Sometimes, it will be necessary to cast off your genteel image in order to protect yourself. Women need to get it into their head that there is nothing ‘ladylike’ about being a victim. The streets are an unforgiving place and do not discriminate against age, religion or sex. Do yourself a favor, learn how to protect yourself and keep the street scum at bay.