The difference between running away and ending up in the headline of tomorrow's newspaper depends on your ability to protect yourself in a bad situation. You can prepare some simple techniques to defend yourself before and during an attack, be it a confrontation or an ambush, ensuring your safety. You don't have to be Jean-Claude Van Damme to avoid the dangers.
Steps
Part 1 of 4: Maintain a Defensive Posture
Step 1. Protect your face
If the attacker tries to punch or grab you from the front, place your hands on your forehead and squeeze your arms to your chest, in the classic stance of someone who doesn't want to be hit in the face. It may seem like a weak defensive stance, but this is to your advantage as you will make your opponent let your guard down. In addition, this position protects the face and ribs, two particularly vulnerable points.
Step 2. Keep your legs apart
Both horizontally and vertically, keep your feet diagonally to each other in a kind of martial arts stance. This will reduce the likelihood of you being knocked down or pushed.
You have the best chance of winning a fight and running away if you stand up. Avoid being led ashore at all costs
Step 3. Evaluate your attacker
Look at his hands. If he is about to attack you with his hands, he will have reached out towards you. If, on the other hand, he hides a weapon, he will keep them hidden or on his hips.
If you are attacked by a person with a knife or a gun, you will have to try to escape. If it is impossible to avoid the fight, you will have to end the contest with a high impact attack as quickly as possible, then run away for help
Step 4. Take a defensive running stance to escape
Unless your attacker stops you, trying to escape is the only guarantee of safety. If you can avoid a fight, do it and run.
Part 2 of 4: Defending yourself from Frontal Attacks
Step 1. Aim for the eyes and nose
If you have to finish a fight as fast as possible. When you are ambushed in an alley by a criminal this is certainly not the time to worry about fighting honorably. Prioritize your safety by shortening the duration of the confrontation as much as possible. The eyes and nose are the most sensitive points on the assailant's face and are vulnerable to elbows, knees and butt heads.
With the hardest part of your forehead, just below the hairline, try to crack the attacker's nose by straining your neck and bringing your forehead to the center of his face. This is the quickest way to end a fight permanently. No matter how strong, experienced or violent your attacker is, he won't be able to recover quickly from a powerful nose blow
Step 2. Kick or squeeze the crotch of a male attacker
With a straight knee in the groin or squeezing that area with your hand and twisting it, you'll be able to knock out your attacker in one effective move. Again remember not to worry about playing dirty. If your life is in danger, aim for the groin.
If your opponent doubled over, consider giving him a knee to the nose to make sure he is KO'd
Step 3. Hit with the heel
If you are attacked from behind, the attacker is likely to keep their arms around your torso. If you are wearing stiletto heels or shoes with heavy heels, this move is particularly effective: move your foot close to that of the attacker, lift it, then push it down as hard as you can. If you let go you can escape, otherwise make a second try.
Step 4. Aim for the kneecap
If, for example, the attacker is choking you, or if he puts his hands in your face, attacking his legs will give you the opportunity to expose him to more attacks, or allow him to escape. This is particularly effective against larger attackers, and is easy to do from the guard position.
Kick in the shins and knees like you would kick, with the flat of your foot. It is a quick and painful kick. Also, if his legs are close enough, knee him in the inner thigh (femoral nerve), outside the thigh, knee or groin. These shots will stop your attacker and could knock him out, because it only takes 1-1.5kg of pressure to break a knee
Step 5. Continue
Try to hit or press the eyes. No one can defend against a finger in the eye, regardless of the size of your attacker. A slap on the ears can stun, or, if done perfectly, rupture the eardrums.
In some cases, you may also attack the assailant's neck. To choke someone, don't use the "hands all around the neck" movie technique, but instead put your thumb and fingers around the windpipe (the right spot is particularly easy to find in men who have a large pommel). 'Adam). Dig, push and sink your fingers into this crevice and you will inflict intense pain on the attacker who will likely fall to the ground
Step 6. If you fall, try to fall on your attacker
You'll want to avoid bringing the fight to the ground at all costs, but if it's unavoidable, use your weight to your advantage. During the fall, try to hit the attacker's vulnerable parts with the hardest parts of the body (the knees and elbows).
Step 7. If an attacker attacks you with a weapon, try to figure out where the weapon will be most effective
If the attacker has a knife, try to stay within arm's reach. If he has a gun, try running and dodging from right to left.
- If you have a chance to leave safely, do so. Make sure you are no longer in danger when you decide to stop defending yourself.
- In many cases, you can end the situation right away by giving your attacker your wallet. This is a logical choice, especially if he has a knife or a gun. Your life is worth a lot more than the money you have with you. Throw your wallet away and run away.
Part 3 of 4: Defending Yourself Against Back Attacks
Step 1. Deflect the grip
If an attacker tries to attack you from behind to choke you, push their forearm against your collarbone instead of trying to take it directly off you, which can be difficult if the attacker is stronger than you. Place one hand on the crook of the elbow (on the forearm) and one hand under it (so that your hands are on either side of the elbow). Then, with a single strong and determined movement, step forward and move your whole body as if your arm were the hinge and your body a sliding door.
This will help you free yourself from his grasp and leave his head, ribs and legs defenseless for your counterattack. When your attacker is behind you, their shins are right behind your legs, so they are vulnerable
Step 2. Sit down
If the attacker is trying to lift you from behind, lower your hips quickly and forcefully as if you were going to sit down. This will make it harder to get up and you will have a few moments to attack and push him away by hitting him in the shins or assuming a front position.
Step 3. Play dirty
If the attacker is trying to strangle you by putting his arms around your neck, bring your forefoot forward, as if you had just kicked a ball, and quickly and forcefully hit the area between the ankle and the middle part of the leg or groin. This could break the attacker's leg or stun him.
Part 4 of 4: Avoiding the Clash
Step 1. Learn about the stages of a fight
Preparing for each stage of a fight can help you avoid ending up in a physical fight. Avoiding a fight should always be your main goal, so you'll need to pay more attention to your opponent's overall situation. The stages of a conflict include:
- The trigger. This is the initial quarrel before the fight. Often these are apparently harmless situations, which degenerate quickly and unexpectedly.
- Verbal threats. When in the fight you start to threaten a physical confrontation. "If you keep going I'll punch you."
- Pushes or other provocative attitudes. Attempts to escalate a conflict into a real fight are usually not punches or kicks, but with face-to-face intimidation and shoving. It is still possible to walk away at this stage without going into physical confrontation.
- The physical confrontation. Words give way to fists.
Step 2. Follow all verbal and directional paths to non-confrontation
Each of the preliminary steps is a chance to wrap up the topic. One will inevitably lead to the other unless one of the two people involved takes a step back. Do it yourself first. A physical fight should be your last line of defense.
- If you find yourself in the middle of an argument, calm down by lowering your voice. An alpha male in a bar can move on to big words quickly, but be prepared to give yourself a hug and buy yourself a drink if you apologize and distract him. If you stay calm, the other person will calm down too.
- If your attacker ambushes you, you'll need to get to a spot where people can see and help you. You will be less likely to be seriously injured if you find yourself on a busy street with many passersby. A conflict is less likely to escalate in public.
Step 3. Avoid walking alone
If you have to walk a long way to get home from the bus stop or train station, consider asking a friend to accompany you. Staying in a group is the surest way to avoid these situations.
If you have to go alone, stay close to another group of people and don't stray too far. You don't have to know them to take advantage of the protection of the pack
Step 4. Get some weapons
A pepper spray is a useful defense tool that you should consider keeping with you. Knives and guns are dangerous weapons that many people find useful, but can also be used against you if you don't know how to use them. Be very careful and use your wits if you decide to carry a real firearm with you and make sure you have a firearm license and take courses on safe firearm use. Never carry a firearm with you illegally.
Consider taking a self-defense course if you live in a dangerous area and are concerned about your safety
Advice
- Always look for weaknesses. A man's is usually the groin. A good punch in this area is very painful. A woman's generally consists of pulling her hair or is represented by the armpits.
- Keep calm. Don't panic if someone is acting hostile. This will make the attacker suspect that you are weak.
- Always remember that the person who will try to attack you has probably done so before. Avoid confrontation, and if that doesn't help, do whatever you can to get out quickly and safely.
- If someone attacks you, you are right and the other person is wrong. His motivation is likely to want your money, possessions, or body, while yours is self-preservation. You have a basic human right, which is to stand up for yourself and the people you love. But remember, the first means of defense is to escape! In a court of law, should you get to this point, you can justify your actions by stating that it was self-defense ONLY if you took every available opportunity to avoid confrontation and to escape. If it becomes clear that you have had a chance to save yourself but have not caught it, this is no longer a case of self-defense, it becomes riotous conduct and an assault. You are responsible for taking the APPROPRIATE measures. Being attacked is not an excuse to kill or mistreat another person when you could have reasonably done without it to defend yourself.
- If it is a domestic violence situation, you may be wondering where to start defending yourself by contacting the authorities. By legal standards, any unauthorized contact is an assault. If this person has "just" pushed you, this is still an attack, it can still be dangerous and you still deserve to protect yourself.
