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SmallThought · 01-20-2008, 07:26 PM

Hey Gen.....

Just to get back to the original issue of your thread; i have been hit in the testicles quite a number of times and yes it does hurts... a lot! Once, when i was young in high school, a kid even punched me fair in the jewels when the fight went to the ground. I guess it incapacitated me for long enough for him to get a few good punches into my head; but i agree with those that say grabbing is probably not practicle.

I once knew of a girl who used the old "monkey picks coconuts" on a young fella who wouldn't take no for an answer at a disco. She suceeded in sending him directly to hospital but was: a/ highly trained kung fu chick, and b/ this was a stand up situation back in the 80's when loose pants of light fabric where fashionable... i dare say it would be difficult to pull this off (pardon the pun) through jeans and from a prone position. Remember, a guy who is already on top of you is probably going to be making efforts to restrict your hand/arm movements to stop you trying just such a move. If you can get a free hand, why not claw the bastards eyes out!??! At any rate, jamming your knee into his groin may prove a more realistic attack option, it is definitely the closer weapon to the target.

Seems to me that although learning ways to get out of such a prone position is important if all goes wrong, the point of effective self defense is to avoid getting into such a position and creative chances to escape prior to this point. As for over all effectiveness of groin attacks, well, i believe they are good only when used to create openings to attack other soft targets. If you can get the groin attack in to open up the eyes and throat, you will find an attacker with bleeding eyes who is sucking for air after a couple of half fists to the throat is easier to get away from. Be aware that most things you try aren't going to work on their own and you will need to to keep fighting like a woman possessed in order to succeed in your escape. You may even need to employ a passive approach in order to let the guy think it's going to be easy and give you the opening you need.

My best advice would be to find a self defense course that teaches all aspects of awareness and prevention, environmental strategies, attacker psych profiles as well as physical defense and mental toughness techniques (ie: the survivors mentality as opposed to the victims). Once you find this defense course, make sure they offer ongoing training and not just "short course" methodology, as these courses rarely work. You want to be able to constantly reinforce your theoretical understanding as well as drill defensive techniques to overcome the FREEZE impulse if and when a true blitz attack does occure.

Understanding attackers psycology is also vital, as certain attackers behave in certain ways that can be assessed and predicted to a degree; each can/should be handled in different ways: fighting back is not always the best strategy to survive an attack and sometime having a good post event strategy is more important to your continued physical and psycological well being.

Remember, the unknown ("blitz") attacker on the street is looking for a victim, not a survivor; just looking confident and being aware of your surroundings can be the best defense against this sort of attack!!!

Hope this was helpful in someway.
Cheers.

01-20-2008, 07:26 PM	#66 (permalink)
SmallThought Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 50	mystical testicle techniques.... Hey Gen..... Just to get back to the original issue of your thread; i have been hit in the testicles quite a number of times and yes it does hurts... a lot! Once, when i was young in high school, a kid even punched me fair in the jewels when the fight went to the ground. I guess it incapacitated me for long enough for him to get a few good punches into my head; but i agree with those that say grabbing is probably not practicle. I once knew of a girl who used the old "monkey picks coconuts" on a young fella who wouldn't take no for an answer at a disco. She suceeded in sending him directly to hospital but was: a/ highly trained kung fu chick, and b/ this was a stand up situation back in the 80's when loose pants of light fabric where fashionable... i dare say it would be difficult to pull this off (pardon the pun) through jeans and from a prone position. Remember, a guy who is already on top of you is probably going to be making efforts to restrict your hand/arm movements to stop you trying just such a move. If you can get a free hand, why not claw the bastards eyes out!??! At any rate, jamming your knee into his groin may prove a more realistic attack option, it is definitely the closer weapon to the target. Seems to me that although learning ways to get out of such a prone position is important if all goes wrong, the point of effective self defense is to avoid getting into such a position and creative chances to escape prior to this point. As for over all effectiveness of groin attacks, well, i believe they are good only when used to create openings to attack other soft targets. If you can get the groin attack in to open up the eyes and throat, you will find an attacker with bleeding eyes who is sucking for air after a couple of half fists to the throat is easier to get away from. Be aware that most things you try aren't going to work on their own and you will need to to keep fighting like a woman possessed in order to succeed in your escape. You may even need to employ a passive approach in order to let the guy think it's going to be easy and give you the opening you need. My best advice would be to find a self defense course that teaches all aspects of awareness and prevention, environmental strategies, attacker psych profiles as well as physical defense and mental toughness techniques (ie: the survivors mentality as opposed to the victims). Once you find this defense course, make sure they offer ongoing training and not just "short course" methodology, as these courses rarely work. You want to be able to constantly reinforce your theoretical understanding as well as drill defensive techniques to overcome the FREEZE impulse if and when a true blitz attack does occure. Understanding attackers psycology is also vital, as certain attackers behave in certain ways that can be assessed and predicted to a degree; each can/should be handled in different ways: fighting back is not always the best strategy to survive an attack and sometime having a good post event strategy is more important to your continued physical and psycological well being. Remember, the unknown ("blitz") attacker on the street is looking for a victim, not a survivor; just looking confident and being aware of your surroundings can be the best defense against this sort of attack!!! Hope this was helpful in someway. Cheers. __________________ Each "whole" is made up of many smaller parts with out each of which it is incomplete: so, to understand a greater concept, one must first focus on a Small Thought! Shil Lim Tao: Way of the Small Thought Get back to basics, buddy!!!