A Women's self-defense question: Most effective groin strike method?

[Anonymous]

My girlfriend asked me what's the most effective way to strike the groin. I wasn't sure; I haven't felt... all of it. But some girls who know about groin strikes may know. So, there's Kicking, Kneeing, Grab-Twist-Pull, Grab-Squeeze, Punch, etc. They teach about all these in my girlfriend's classes but didn't say which is most effective.

[Anonymous]

I attended a self defense course offered by my college long time ago. We learned how to properly kick, knee and hit a man's balls. Some of the techniques are really brutal, especially a method called the testicle pull. We were instructed that if everything fails, we should play along to get access to his exposed genitals. When the attacker's mind is occupied and does not expect any resistance, we should grasp one of his testicles tightly, twist it as much as possible and jerk hard using the whole momentum of the arm, and if possible, also the whole weight. This move will tear the spermatic cord and detach the epididymis from the testis causing immediate debilitating shock and is especially effective if the attacker has a loose scrotum sac.
When it comes to kicking we learned a very effective scoop kick in which you kick with your raised foot between the attacker’s legs so the toes make a hard contact with the sensitive back of the testicles and instead of bringing the leg back on the ground you pull it towards yourself in a fast motion to jerk his balls causing more damage and pain than a normal kick. However, the effectiveness of any method depends on the situation, stage of the attack etc.

[snowangle]

I've found that kneeing is the most effective. It's a powerful joint and it doesn't risk losing your balance or getting your foot grabbed like kicking does. But if her legs aren't readily available, by all means grab-twist or whatever possible!

[Asker]

Does the grab-twist-pull thing work in your opinion?

[snowangle]

Meh, it's probably not the first thing I would go for, but when you're defending yourself you use whatever opportunities you have. Any limbs you have free, use them. Any vulnerable spots your attacker has open, strike them. If I had hands free, I'd probably first try to strike the throat and/or the eyes, but if those weren't an option for whatever reason I could definitely go for some scrotum destruction.

[Asker]

"scrotum destruction" eep 😬 Would it depend on the position of the attacker? Like, if a rapist attacked you and is about to rape, his testicles are pretty accessible, right?

[snowangle]

It just depends on how he's attacking. I'll adjust my tactics accordingly.

[Asker]

Well if it's a rapist on top what would be the tactic to use?

[snowangle]

Squeeze his throat probably.

[Asker]

Ah. So not squeeze the scrotum then XD?

[snowangle]

I mean maybe haha. I prefer attacking the throat if possible because it can actually do serious (possibly fatal) damage. And groin strikes, while effective, are fairly predictable. And some attackers may be affected by drugs or alcohol that may dull their pain senses.

[Asker]

Oh. side question: are girls taught how MUCH it hurts in self defense classes?

[snowangle]

Nope.. just taught to strike and don't stop until he releases you!

[Briannalynn99]

@snowangle throat strikes can work but go for his testicles first! Even a grazing kick can drop a man, and if he get far enough to take his pants off i know a woman that faked giving up and grabbed his testicles and squeezed downing him 😋 plus knees are easy and work up close! In a self defence class i dropped a man wearing a cup even!

[Briannalynn99]

@snowangle just to back up what you said before 😜 glad it worked for you! Grabbing his shoulders adds a ton of power and stability to a knee in the balls for sure 🤪

[SusanAnderson]

I can speak about my own use of testicle attacks. I've found their very effective. About 10 years ago, my husband wanted sex, but I was really tried. He kept after me, pressing his erection into my back as I laid in bed. I finally grew tired of this, so I reached back, grabbed his balls in one of my hands, and give him one firm squeeze, basically just tightening my fist hard around them for a moment. He rolled right over and that was the last I heard from him for the night. He later told me his nuts ached for weeks from my one squeeze.
I did a similar thing to a guy once on a hayride. I was with a group of people, and this one guy kept after me, touching me and such. After he persisted, I finally reached my hand up between his legs, he was wearing sweats, and tightened my fist around his nuts. He screamed out once rolled away and curled up and moaned for a bit. He was mad and so were a couple of the others, but he didn't touch me anymore.
Since I have been married, I have occasionally tussled somewhat playfully with my husband. I have on some occasions went after his nuts with my hands. I have found this always puts him on the defensive. He has said this himself, that once I go after his balls when we are wrestling for lack of a better word, he is just then trying to survive and keep me from getting them.
Actually the last time we did this I succeeded in grabbing them. I let go quickly and then he stopped, but I had them firmly in my hand with my fist around them. I've never really tried to crush anyone's, but I'm fairly certain I could pretty quickly flatten a set if I wanted to, and probably pull them right off to. I was actually trying to be somewhat gentle I got my hand on them because I had grabbed them before when we were wrestling and hurt him just by grabbing them, and by hurt them I mean he was sore for months.
I reminded him after we were done that I had him, and he did not disagree. I think in a self defense situation where force is justified, especially in a rape where a man will attempt to get very close, we should go hard after the mans balls. It will put him on the defensive, and if we get ahold of them, crush them and pull them right off. That will immediately end the encounter, and society in general will be a little bit safer.

[Briannalynn99]

@SusanAnderson glad you can defend yourself too 😃 i was pushed and held against a wall and kneed a guy so hard he puked, and the grab and squeeze worked for my friend and i when groped as well 😋 a man prolly in his thirties put his hand down my swimsuit when i was 15 and i squeezed his testicles 😜 he couldn't move until i let go lol

[Unicornucopia]

I heard of a story from a friend who had to defend herself from an aggressive male attacker. She told me that a white man, around the age of 20-25, assaulted her in a public bathroom. No one was around as it was late at night. Although the guy was slightly intoxicated, she said he was very strong and muscular. For context, my friend is Asian and a bit on the smaller side -- probably seen as an easy target for a big man. In any case, things escalated and it got to the point where his bottom half was fully naked. She told me that her training really started to kick in and basically she was able to maneuver in such a way to get free. During this short scuffle, the guy was bent over and she got behind him and grabbed his testicles from underneath his ass. She explicitly stated that the man had really large low-hanging (and hairy) balls and so she was able to grab them rather easily. With one hand, she yanked his nuts to the based of his sack and pulled backward and up. She made sure she had his nuts in a fixed position and then delivered five rapid karate chops to his bulging balls. Apparently, the young man passed out within seconds due to the sheer pain inflicted on his sensitive testicles. She continued to hold on to his balls firm as he slumped over face first. To be sure he was truly out, she slapped his large balls a few times to see if there was any reaction. There was none. She then let go and called the cops. Crazy this happened but I'm glad she was able to defend herself! She was not as easy of a target as he thought she would be, and I’m sure he never expected his big balls to get a brutal beating.

[Asker]

This made me cringe knowing he got hit so hard. But I’m glad she managed to get away! But yeah, growing up with a sister who’d go for the nuts all the time, I definitely know how sensitive they are. It’s why I was reluctant to let my girlfriend do it even though she said she needed to. I got kicked by sister once to the point I threw up, and I’m pretty sure she wasn’t kicking her hardest. It sucked and I swore revenge, but I was too young to understand that I can’t really hit back in that way 😒 That being said, I can’t imagine why she hit so many times though? I didn’t know it was possible to pass out by just 5 hits?

[Unicornucopia]

Right! Just 5 hits and he was out! I can imagine some men have more sensitive nuts and so may have different physical reactions when they’re balls are hit hard. For example, the size of his balls and how many pain receptors they have might affect his response. But also remember, my friend hit his nuts with incredible force and accuracy — no man could take hits like that and not be writhing on the floor. Weather or not they pass out might depend.

Sounds like you’re debating whether you should let your girlfriend hit you there for her training? I don't know that’s up to you if you feel like you want to experience a lot of pain lol

[Asker]

I mean, to me at least, it sounds like he had average sensitivity. I’m sure you know this already, but usually one good hit down there can already make us guys curl up on the floor. So yeah, I guess that 5 hits in a row would just be straight torture for us guys 😬 I don’t blame the guy from fainting from the pain. Also, I believe more dangly = more sensitive… or at least that’s how it was for me growing up. That maneuver that your friend did (grabbing his balls and pulling and… stuff I don’t wanna type)… is that what they teach normally at women’s self defense classes? If so, that’s… scary to think that there’s girls out there that can simply do that to us guys.

Yeah, my gf’s being kinda crazy rn cuz she’s mad at me for not letting her feel safer. I ended up letting her hit me between my legs this time… but I said from now on, it has to be “gentle”. She said fine, but I just realized that her idea of “gentle” might not be my idea of “gentle”. So I may be still screwed 😂

[Unicornucopia]

My friend learned martial arts in both China and US. And she is well trained in a lot of different kinds of martial arts too. I don’t know if she knew of that maneuver specifically but I think the opportunity was there (i. e. his balls were exposed and within her reach) and she was able to think quickly and creatively while applying her knowledge of groin attacks lol.

Also keep in mind that the guy that attacked her, although very muscular, probably didn’t have any fighting ability and was drunk. So he made himself very vulnerable with his dangling balls exposed…perfect big sensitive targets to hit and grab lol.

[Asker]

I admit that it can surprise me how even really small, petite girls can take on a much larger muscular man like that. Like, just in general, you girls are almost always weaker and more vulnerable than us. Growing up, my dad taught me this (he was pretty old school street type), and so when I was a kid, I just thought that no matter what, a guy can dominate a girl whenever they wanted. I use to horse around with my sister like that a lot. So your Asian friend story still kinda surprises me sometimes. Of course now, I know different 😂

[LisaAnn34]

@Unicornucopia glad your friend is safe! She really can defend herself!

[Briannalynn99]

@LisaAnn34 i can back this method up personally! I was grabbed at a party and all it took was a knee and i squeezed his testicles hard! He was down and i ran after that!

[ReneeIsCool2]

I'm glad your friend is okay! Sounds like she made that guy rethink his life choices.

[CoolCutie]

The most effective strike in most situations is the knee to the groin. It is the proven & most commonly taught self defence move, & if properly landed will crush your attackers testicles against his body causing him an agony that we, thankfully, can’t imagine. Severe bruising, agonising pain, & aching testicles for a few days is the most common effect on the guy: testicles can be ruptured, but more commonly one or both organs are rammed up through the inguinal canals into his abdomen, which will necessitate an retrieval operation to reposition them back to the scrotum. This has to be done as an undescended testicle is likely to become cancerous, long term.
Close in, where kicks or knees are not possible, a girl’s hand can inflict serious injury to the testicles, & whilst it is often difficult to establish a firm grip ( they are slippery & try to to escape your grip!) once you get a good hold on them, squeezing as hard as you can whilst at the same time jerking down using your body weight, is amazingly effective. It is (just!) possible to rupture a testicle with your bare hand, especially when you are fueled by adrenaline, but more commonly the scrotum will split open exposing the naked testicles. At this point it is important to keep pulling in order to detach them from his body, which will maximise his pain, but be aware that the spermatic chords may stretch up to 18 inches before snapping. If possible, take them with you, as they can be reattached these days: the guy will realise this, & if he is still able to move he may chase you to retrieve them. You can then throw them away from you & escape whilst he is distracted in trying to pick them up. I realise this sounds distasteful, but what I am telling you here is based on the real-life accounts from girls who survived such attacks by doing exactly this.

[cherylnamor]

when i worked at a bar and the drunk guys would get handsy and aggresive i would just go straight to a knee up their legs. it worked a little to well lol, theyd throw up a lot or be down so long wed end up having to call them an uber cause they couldnt walk and shit, i learned even just a tap does wonders, one time a guy grabbed me from behind and i literally just threw my ass back and hit his dangly bollocks hard enough to get them to calm down but buy more drinks. i think girls take it to far with kicking every asshole theyre a lot weaker then youd think lmao

[Asker]

"theyre a lot weaker then youd think"

Gee, thanks 😑

[cherylnamor]

sorrrryy im saying more girls should learn how easy it is to pop or break one, and even a light hit will be enpough to drop a sober man

[Anonymous]

The grab-twist-and-pull makes me cringe and thank god I don't have a pair... But I've actually never seen a guy go through that. I can only imagine how effective it is by how effective just squeezing is.
A knee or a kick can also be devastating, if done powerfully and accurately.

[Anonymous]

Against guys, multiple knees or the grab-twist-pull will slow him down (but might not incapacitate him). Against girls, one knee will usually have us on the ground. Not many people know how weak and fragile we are down there, and it’s important to learn how to defend yourself against everyone.

[Anonymous]

I've only had experience kneeing a guy once but he dropped quick so that'd be hard to beat. Any strike there seems to work tho. What seems to hurt the most to you?

[Anonymous]

I dunno... but id say the grab-squeeze thing cuz that sounds really painful...

[Asker]

I guess it would even to a girl

[Opinion Owner]

But I wouldn't know...

[Asker]

It is. it really is. My girlfriend did it too me jokingly and it was the worst pain I ever felt

[quetimporta]

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