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The Best Basic Self Defense Moves for Men and Women Made Easy
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There are a great many myths out there regarding the subject of self defense. Among those
myths, we see a range of poor advice that really misleads people. Such advice can include
everything from the notion you need to be an ultimate fighter to defend yourself or the belief you
need to develop mystical ancient prowess or the ill advised advice you should carry deadly
weapons with you at all times. Again, these myths are just that - myths. While it certainly does not
hurt to have a lot of training in a variety of spears of martial arts, self defense is often best served
by learning a few high percentage basic self defense moves.
Such personal protection self defense moves are not flashy or spectacular. Rather, they are
simple, straight forward, and to the point. Most importantly, they need to be applied by anyone
regardless of age, height, or weight against a much more aggressive and larger opponent. Can
this be done? Not only can it be done, it has been done.
One of the most stirring accounts that points out this fact is found in the tale of an 8 year old boy
who successfully protected his 4 year old sister from being abducted. In May of 2010, a man
attempted to abduct Josie Kuhns, while the family was on vacation. Her older brother, Nathan,
(Again, "older" in this scenario is 8 years old) came to her rescue. As an unidentified man tried to
pull her into his car, Nathan ran up to the man and started kicking and scratching him. Stunned at
the response, the abductor let go of Josie and drove off in his car.
The only personal protection techniques Nathan used to defend his sister were kicking, scratching,
and taking the fight to the assailant. Again, basic self defense moves are often the key to
extricating yourself from a serious situation.
This incident also explains a few very important facts about self defense: predators prey on those
that are weaker, predators do not want to get caught, and simple basic self defense moves can
cause an attacker to flee. Again, an 8 year old child stopped a predator by simply scratching and
kicking at him.
Now, no one is making the suggestion that it is easy to diffuse a serious predatory attack. Such
incidents are extremely dangerous and stressful. However, in order to provide a successful and
appropriate response, you will need a few basic self defense moves that can offer adequate
protection when things get rough.
The basic self defense moves are not complicated or flashy. They are moves designed to work
well under stress and pulled off in a simple and effective manner. The common self defense
techniques that are highly effective would be a series of open hand attacks. Slapping, palm hand
strikes, scratching, and eye pokes are fairly easy to perform. They are simple and direct and place
you at very little risk for breaking or injuring your hand. (Closed fist strikes lead to broken hands
due to the compression of the knuckles when the hand is not wrapped and placed in a glove) For
those looking to knock out an opponent, the 'heavy tools' of knees, elbows, and head butts can be
brutal tools that can deliver overwhelming force. (Please note: only use the appropriate level of
force to handle a specific situation. Excess force that exceeds self defense can be considered
assault) While these tools require a little additional training to make effective, the amount of time
required to make them effective is not long as you would initially be led to believe.
This is not to say you never have to practice the material. A few short practice sessions a week
would certainly aid in boosting skills in the delivery of the basic self defense moves. You do want
to develop some proficiency in the delivery of the moves in a practice session. This way, you can
be more confident that you can provide an effective response if a serious situation develops.
Bill Valentine, Self Defense Coach. You can learn more at http://www.womens-self-defense-
instruction-online.com/the-ultimate-self-defense-moves-are-basic.html. Realizing the difficulty in
teaching karate as a form of self-defense, Bill began to apply practical skills that were easy to
learn when confronted with physical encounters. Bill and his sister Becky, a physical educator, felt
that an easier self defense class was needed to learn. They decided to combine their experiences
to craft a program that would be both practical and effective.l Permission is granted to reprint &
repost this article provided the resource box and all links remain intact.
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