| With an assault every 17 seconds in the United | | | | And, while there are exceptions in the world, suffice |
| States - many of these targeting female victims - | | | | it to say that anything you do to protect and defend |
| there has never been a greater need for you to | | | | yourself against a male attacker, must take into |
| learn women's self defense. | | | | account that you will be doing so from a position of |
| But, this is not so say that the rest of the world is | | | | relative weakness - not superior strength. |
| danger-free. In fact, depending on the country, or | | | | So, knowing that the best situation that you can |
| area where you live, the statistics may even be a bit | | | | hope for if you're ever attacked by a man (you're |
| worse. | | | | most likely attacker, by-the-way) is that you and he |
| One of the problems within the self defense world is | | | | will be the same size - here are a few strategies and |
| that there is often no distinction when it comes to | | | | ideas to even the odds so that you come out on top |
| programs for men and self defense for women. And | | | | or, at the very least, reduce the amount of damage |
| yet, the differences between the 2 do not stop at | | | | that he does to you. |
| gender. | | | | 1) Learn to use strategic positioning. Use things like |
| What I want to look at in this article is the size | | | | timing, distancing, and angling to out-maneuver your |
| difference between men and women, and why this | | | | assailant. If he can't grab, hit, or otherwise get at |
| must play an important role in how a program is | | | | your targets, he can't hurt you! 2) Use your strong |
| structured, and what should be taught to students | | | | points against his weak points. Don't try to hit a |
| looking for women's self defense training. In fact, this | | | | man's broader muscles and skeletal frame with the |
| one factor is so important, that everything else that | | | | same kind of strikes that another man would. You're |
| we could talk about is centered right here. | | | | not built for it. Learn how to use things like your |
| So, let's examine something that is of vital | | | | thumb, instead of a full fist - your fore-knuckles, |
| importance if you are to survive an attack on the | | | | instead of your primary ones - and go after weaker |
| street, in your home, or anywhere else. And that is | | | | targets on him like his throat, groin, eyes, or knees, |
| that... | | | | rather than the larger, better protected areas on his |
| Scientifically-speaking, if you were to stand a man | | | | body. 3) Carry and learn to use "Strategic Advantage |
| and woman, side-by-side, and all things considered, | | | | Multipliers" (SAMs). These are small items that can be |
| they were: | | | | used for self-defense. By learning to use things like |
| - the same Height | | | | the Kubotan, self defense keychain - or even your |
| - same Weight | | | | keys themselves - pepper spray, and other common |
| - same Build, and... | | | | items like your hair brush or cell phone, you can |
| - the same Fitness level... | | | | effectively reduce or neutralize his strength and size |
| The man would still be TWO AND A HALF TIMES | | | | advantages. |
| STRONGER THAN THE WOMAN! | | | | Remember - learning self defense for women is |
| Please understand that this is not my opinion. Nor is it | | | | unlike anything else. If you get it wrong, you will pay |
| coming from any position of bias or male chauvinism. | | | | the price. And that price could be more than you can |
| It is scientific fact. | | | | live with! |
| It's the way we're designed - gender speaking. | | | | |