practical women's self defense ideas

[treelizard]

Bottle rockets might work better. That would be some funny shit to watch...somebody coming after you would probably run if they had roman candle shit flying at their face.

Once upon a time, I lived in a house that we were actively doing anti-racist work out of, and we had bottle rockets thrown at our house on numerous occasions. Pretty scary but nobody ever got hurt.

[treelizard]

I tried to wrap a bunch of newspaper around one of my rattan kali sticks and light it up to do siniwali at a party...but the damn thing kept going out. I was thinking about using an accelerant...but it just blew out faster. Any ideas for a better burning "trick" stick?

You might want to talk to some of the folks who make poi and also make fire staffs. Tell them you want a custom-made set of double staffs. There are kevlar wicks bolted to each end of a pole (usually aluminum). And I'd make damned sure to know fire safety inside and out before playing.

[erockybalboa]

Self defense

In these videos, our self defense expert will teach you many techniques for defending yourself from attackers. Our expert will demonstrate how to get away from many different types of holds, including hair grabs, headlocks, shirt grabs, wrist grabs, and grabs from behind. Not only will you learn how to escape these grabs, but you will also learn techniques for controlling your attacker once you have escaped.

Unfortunately, some times in order to defend yourself you must actually strike your attacker. In these videos, our expert will teach you the correct form for striking an attacker. You will learn proper punching technique, the elbow strike, and also how to turn ordinary objects into weapons if the need arises. In addition to learning how to properly strike an attacker, you will also learn how to defend and evade a punch.

[fleetgunz]

you play like you practice... i dont care if it is W.E. Fairbairn or Rex Applegate themselves on the video you cant learn hand to hand or sd from just watching a video. you have to practice and train. i would also stick to open hand strikes for starters because it is very easy to break your hand or wrist if you make a mistake. keep in mind that good guys arem't the only ones who train to fight. remember most people are "beat in" to get into a gang in the first place.

[Garland]

and to exemplify that arguement...some gangs train with a better, more practical combative mentality, then some of the "good guys" like the guy who posted the self defense videos.

these assholes for instance

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdQ8EYf4gy4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04ydkRt8GEI

Aside from the flimsy, goofy ass TKD kicks...the punching and the locking, and dirty pool stuff is EXACTLY what you'd find in a street fight.

A "by the numbers" move out of the way of a punch by walking around it ain't gonna fucking work with somebody that actually is TRYING to hit you, much less grind your ass into the curb.

Watch those nazis...because that is probably what you'll see in a real fight if the people are trying to hurt you... (or won't see). {sucker-punches, pincer movements in groups or suprise attacks, pulling weapons, using the enviornment to their advantage, attacking in numbers, and flurries...sometimes the typical haymaker, and sometimes the type of economical and powerful punching that one would see from a trained or seasoned fighter.}

Point is that, "oh, if they do this...do these things in this order, and press here and here, and spin in a circle twice while lifting his arm EXACTLY 55 degree" bullshit doesn't usually work in the real world...either with combat sports or a fucking brawl...doesn't work.
You'd almost be better off crawling into a ball, at least then you're covering up your face and some vitals. Like the defense against the two armed hand grab on the defense videos...fucking worthless. NEVER, EVER, ever, ever, EVER fucking turn your back, even that much, to somebody that wants to hurt you...and at the same time I GRAB somebodies limbs, I'm either breaking them, finding a way to break them, or hitting them with a fist, elbow, my head, a knee, my teeth, or a foreign object...or the floor, a wall...something.

If somebody is trying to hurt you, they won't stand there and let you pull off a move like that...if you're LUCKY you'll wriggle free. Maybe, MAYBE you can destruct a limb of theirs, or strike them until they let go...and start twitching on the floor.

[fleetgunz]

my point exactly. now i do know the applegate fairbairn stuff works..both from reading reports from oss/soe operatives in ww2 and personal accounts from witnesses that saw members of the shanghi police use them effectively against all kinds of different fighting styles but in the manuals it says you must Master the techniques...if you dont have the mucle memory forget it your screwed (no punn intended)

[fleetgunz]

as for a lot of the other stuff is b.s the military even the eastern militaries dont use that wavy "flowing "b.s. try that wavy pretty crap after running for a couple hundred meters with at least 40 lbs on your chest and hips and try some fancy strike or kick in full plates and helmet try a shot to the solar plexus on a guy with a chest harness full of steel ak mags...lol.

[Tant01]

Shock trauma...

my point exactly. now i do know the applegate fairbairn stuff works..both from reading reports from oss/soe operatives in ww2 and personal accounts from witnesses that saw members of the shanghi police use them effectively against all kinds of different fighting styles but in the manuals it says you must Master the techniques...if you dont have the mucle memory forget it your screwed (no punn intended)

Didn't Fairbairn have something to do with the so called "double tap"? That works!

[fleetgunz]

yep but he stressed shooting until the enemy was down

[Tom Yum]

my point exactly. now i do know the applegate fairbairn stuff works..both from reading reports from oss/soe operatives in ww2 and personal accounts from witnesses that saw members of the shanghi police use them effectively against all kinds of different fighting styles but in the manuals it says you must Master the techniques...if you dont have the mucle memory forget it your screwed (no punn intended)

Yeah, the Shanghai police don't mess around.

[stabbychick]

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[Garland]

Okay, I watched a few of 'em. Some of it looks interesting, some of it looks goofy. I wouldn't trust all the wristlocks I saw to work for a small woman, and it's all so mellow... not the attitude needed for a SD situation. But overall, the vids aren't too bad as long as all the housewives it seems to be targeting understand watching them won't turn them into Wonder Woman.

So who is this "expert" from "Expert Village?"



Got anything else? More credentials? Where is he? There is no contact info or even any DVD's for sale that I can find... I entered his name into a search engine and the only thing that came up was Expert Village! So who the hell is this guy? Is everyone supposed to just learn from the experts on video at expert village? I see plenty of ads for other BS like that crap from Lt X. So why can't people contact your "Expert?"

Gee...somebody else noticed too?
At least now I won't come across as an asshole.

[stabbychick]

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[Garland]

I wouldn't count on that...

oh really now

[treelizard]

I found him on some BJJ sites in Indianapolis, if it's the same guy.