Learning self defense is a must for any girl wanting to feel safe. However, it is very important to choose the right course. The class I took was very intense, we learned all sorts of things from awareness/avoidance to basic and last resort techniques. Our female instructor told us we are going to learn some brutal stuff, but we must not be squeamish, self defense is not a pretty thing. She also explained us some very important points: Girls cannot compete guys on strength but can be trained to excel in specific techniques designed to explore male's' natural vulnerabilities. When fighting back in a serious situation you need to inflict an incapacitating injury, fast without warning.
However, the methods must be taught properly but at the same time regularly exercised to become automatic when needed. We learned a variety of serious combat techniques; attacker's eyes, Adam’s apple and balls were the prime targets. She even used some medical diagrams explaining us the anatomy of the target, what the effect and injury would be when executed correctly. For me and the other girls it was not a piece of cake to listen to detailed graphic descriptions of specific techniques how to gouge eyes or how to destroy a rapist's testicle or even to practice them on some anatomically correct props. Unfortunately, this is sugar-coated in many courses making them ineffective. She also stressed that this knowledge should not be misused and only to be applied in self defense situations.
With a right technique even a petite girl can take down a strong guy. For instance, we were instructed that during a sexual assault if we got a good access to his exposed genitals, 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 hole weight. This move can easily tear the spermatic cord and/or detach the epididymis from the testis causing immediate debilitating shock and is especially effective if the attacker has a loose scrotum sac. Brutal? yes, effective yes.
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Absolutely, it's never a bad idea knowing how to protect yourself or someone else if you ever find yourself in that kind of situation. It's never time lost learning defense. You can ask anyone who's done defence classes they never say it was a waste
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I'm sure they are, it might come in handy one day
It is good to feel strong 💪💕
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