Self defense tips?

Question

I need some tips for protection. My cousin got attacked the other day and hit pretty hard. I don't want that to happen to me so can anyone tell me any good spots to hit? I know the balls are good if I'm really desperate but I'd rather have some better spots...

Answer 1

eyes, nose, throat (stay away from the mouth though)...solar plexus (the hollow spot below your sternum, and just above your diaphram) ....groin(nuts, balls, jewels etc..lol) ....knees if you can get on the side or behind and kick them. and top of the feet/toes...stomp on them.

use your hands, fingers, comb..brush..keys to rip, tear, kick, poke, and bite your way free...do not stand and fight or try to 'defeat" your opponent...get away and RUN...get help...and call the police.

but always remember to be alert!

to be aware of your surroundings!

never travel alone at night or in unfamiliar areas!

tell someone where you are and around when to expect you back, and if you're late...call them and let them know!

and above all...the best way to win a confrontation is to simply prevent it from happening in the first place...which is why i gave you those tips.

hope it helps.

oh P.S.....get yourself a phone book, or use your search bar and find some self defense classes in your area. do research, ask other real martial artists (not kids) about which schools are good for what...and choose the one that fits your needs best..and work hard.

any questions, feel free to email me.

Answer 2

Ok so everybody who has answered your question up to this point wants to get you hurt, but thats ok with them, they don't know you and really have no stake in it, other then gettin to feel like big people that they answerde. Now for the truth.

The truth is that you cannot learn to defend yourself from books, websites, DVD's. or yes even yahoo answers. Anyhing that these people tell you, unless you learn it under a qualified instructor and train it thousands of times with resisting opponents, will go right out of your head when the adrenaline kicks in and you are under stress. Besides that, how easy do you thinkit is to hit the eyes or the throat on a moving opponent when you have no training? Many top level fighters cannotdo it, or there would be a lot faster knockouts.

Find a good school and a good instructor and learn right. Chances are you wont take this advice and will think from these answers you will know how to protect yourself. I hope you don't take their advice, but if you do, and you winde up lying battered and beaten, don't say you weren't warned.

Answer 3

Eyes, Ears, Throat hurt them enough to get away. You are trying to protect yourself not win a fight injure enough and get teh h**l out of there.

Answer 4

balls throat eyes run

dont worry about being fair or nice just worry about surviving

Answer 5

the throat, if you cant breath you cant fight

Answer 6

Always protect the head cause if they hit the tumor on your it can cause internal bleeding and you could die. Most fights start at the park or parking lots so be cautious. But if you want to end its quickly, then strike the heart as hards as you can. Hit the pressure point inbetween the abs and the chest. You feel like a small hole, aim there. Its very lethal. Aim for the side of their forehead. There is a tumor there that can cause internal bleeding even death. Well thats all.

Answer 7

if you go to a good book shop

theres a book made by bruce lee

i know it sounds cheesy but i have it

and its a self defence book telling you how to get out of different situations and there are more books by him on training(like punching etc)

advice from me...if your fast, go for the eyes or in the nose. remember though, you could end up freezing(as in like scared out of ur life!) and suddenly stop. the only way to get over that is doing it in real life. obviously dont try it on a family member, but you could get a punching bag and visualize being attacked and attacking back. i know visualizing sounds a bit, easy and useless but if you do it then you'll get better. doesnt hurt to try! i hope your cousin gets better by the way!

Answer 8

Go for the Throat. Really !

Answer 9

dont bother with the balls so much. when someone is all hyped up on adrinalyn they wont feel it for a day or two. go for the other soft spots, the eyes, the ears the nose are all great for an instant reaction.

if your pretty sure that its gonna come down to physical violence, hit first and hit HARD.

oh yeah, this is gonna sound kinda strange, but its a fact. when you go to punch someone in the head,

dont am for their face.

instead aim for the back of their skull. what i mean is picture mentaly hat your aiming through their face and that your actual target is the inside of their brain case.

pratice it a few time on a punching bag. dont punch the bag. punch through the bag.

its a good way to delever the maximium amount of force to the target.

it also helps trick your brain out of its natural rresponse to slow your hand down so that you donr injure yourself.

and if your gonna fight, do it with everything you hae. dont hold back anything.

i dont mean stopming a guys cocnut whenhes on the ground. thats a punk thing to do. i mean take it to your target untill its nutralized.

and be awre that in any physical altercation, there is the very real chance that someone could be killed.

so make sure your really ready for the fight,

not flight aspect.

good luck.

Answer 10

I say 10 points for Katana 172!

Answer 11

try the finger shank, open all ur fingers, tuck in ur thumb, and jab him not as hard, but as fast as u can...it hurts

Answer 12

Last resort eyes, above they said throat but youd have to hit hard, eyes you don't.

knockout points are side of neck, temple, andabove hips in soft spot under ribs just toward the back of the body is the kidney.

and as always precious places.

if you do want to take their breath, hit in centre by lower ribs.

Craig