Effective Tools And Techniques Used For Women Self Defense Other Than Boxing Vancouver Martial Arts

By Anna Richardson


When a woman is alone, the likelihood of being attacked is high. However, you will find that you will not always have company when you are a woman. For this reason, you need to know some women self-defense skills, such as boxing Vancouver martial arts, which can help you in the case where you are attacked.

There are some things which you should avoid because you do not know where the attack might come from. For example, you should avoid walking at night because you do not know the direction which the attacker may emerge from and even if you know how to defend yourself you can be caught unaware. In such a situation you should be confident and make the person know that you are aware of his presence. Use techniques to scare the person like you can call a friend or a family member.

When someone wants to attack, the hair is usually a target because it will weaken you. So when you are sure someone wants to attack you, ensure your hair is not loose. You can cover your hair or tie it properly if long, the logic is to give the attacker a hard time reaching it then by that time you will have acted.

Some attackers will stop you or attack you intentionally. In such case, you should gather all your strength and hit the person in their most sensitive places like the groin area. This will make the person react due to the pain they are experiencing, and this will give you a good chance to run away.

You can also attend some martial art classes and learn some techniques which can be helpful when attacked. Taekwondo is among the best form of protection from attacks. It does not involve contact and is good for women as it helps to improve speed, strength, faster reflex, flexibility, co-ordination and helps one to be able to protect herself from an attacker who is stronger and bigger than her. Most important, by learning taekwondo, you become, more alert and can avoid potential threat situations.

Another technique you can learn in martial arts is the aikido. This skill is usually common in women as the physical strength and movement involved is little. The skill will enable you to use your strength to defend yourself. The trick with this technique is to use the attackers strength to defeat him. You will learn to be alert as a way of protecting yourself instead of using a lot of strength.

In case the attacker has weapons like knives or gun, you need to have the techniques of Kray Maga so as to be able to handle them. This art technique is a mixture of other techniques like karate, taekwondo, and judo. In this technique, you are taught on how to disarm the attacker by first targeting the weakest points to make the attacker destructed.

Also, there are some tools that you can get so that they help you defend yourself. One is the pepper spray that you can spray the attacker in the eyes so that they are defenseless. You should make sure that you know how to use it and check to see that it has not expired. Another one is a whistle that you can use to alert people that someone is attacking you. The main thing to check before you get one is to make sure that it is loud enough.




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