| Being able to defend yourself is as basic and important | | | | The chances are that you'll be attacked from behind, |
| as reading and writing. Todays society is filled with | | | | with the upper portion of your body being grabbed or |
| individuals who are intent on harming others; thus, you | | | | held tightly. If and when you are assaulted from behind, |
| never know when you will need to utilize self defense | | | | bring your knee up as far as possible to provide more |
| techniques. The good news is that learning self | | | | strength within the kicking motion. Then, release your |
| defense techniques is much easier than one would | | | | knee with as much power as possible in the direction |
| imagine. The same basic principles apply to learning | | | | of the attacker; get as much of your heel to connect |
| how to defend yourself in numerous situations. | | | | with their body as you can. This will certainly hurt them, |
| The foot is perhaps one of the most rudimentary parts | | | | and, in the few seconds that they are distracted, you |
| of your body that is rarely thought about. Certainly | | | | can free yourself and run away. |
| using them for walking and running is crucial, however, | | | | Some of the most delicate bones in our body are |
| we only usually think about using them to perform | | | | make up our hands. It is unlikely that during an assault |
| these basic functions. The foot has several strong | | | | that you will not have a chance to grab someones |
| parts that allow it to be used during self defense | | | | hand or fingers. Causing severe pain to someones |
| without fear of causing any damage to it. Punching, on | | | | finger gives you a unique advantage in that the pain |
| the other hand, particularly to certain portions of | | | | receptors immediately rush to their head, and this |
| another persons body, can easily result in breaking | | | | causes them to become momentarily incapacitated. |
| your fingers, or severely bruising your hand. | | | | Simply grab hold one of their fingers, preferably the ring |
| The heel is the best part of your foot to use against | | | | finger or little finger, and put as much effort as you can |
| an attacker. There are very few moving parts to the | | | | muster into bending it backwards. Not only are you |
| heel and this makes it less susceptible to damage or | | | | likely to break the particular finger you are bending, but |
| harm. Kicking with your toes or other part of the foot | | | | you will have allowed yourself enough time to escape. |
| is not recommended when using basic self defense | | | | Accessing their hand or fingers is much easier when |
| techniques as there are several small bones that | | | | they attach from behind you as their hands are placed |
| make up each toe, and a poor kick could result in your | | | | right in front of. If they approach from the front, wait |
| breaking or fracturing them. Still, any kick is better than | | | | until they reach out their hand and then seize it with |
| no kick, so dont get overly caught up with technique. | | | | both of yours. |