Learn How to Punch, Kick and Survive

A two hour self defense seminar which was hosted for free by the CW saw more than a dozen women attend where they learnt effective skills at kicking and punching their way out of a situation that could become life threatening.

The participants at the workshop took turns at kicking B.O.B. in the stomach and groin, in addition to punching him in the nose with their fists, and raking their fingernails down his face. B.O.B. however wasn’t a real person; instead the initials are an acronym for Body Opponent Bag, a mannequin with life like appearances, and a body mass of a 240 pound male.

The effectiveness of utilizing your fingernails if you find yourself under attack means that your attacker will be left with marks on his face, while his DNA will be on your fingernails. And while he may try to say he didn’t do anything, you will have the proof right at your fingertips to say otherwise.

Self defense skills are fast becoming a necessary factor in many women’s lives simply because one in every five women will find themselves the target of violent crimes when they are in a relationship.

As a result of this, there are countless mothers who attend these workshops along with their young daughters. In order to prevent anything similar happening to their children when they are in a relationship they equipped them with vital defensive skills at a young age that will prevent them from becoming a target.

During the workshop women were taught how to release the grip from someone who has wrapped his arms around their waist from behind, simply by rubbing their knuckles against those of their attacker. After a while the grip will be released as it begins to hurt.

But what the women will always learn during a self defense seminar is that no two defensive moves are the same. It’s important that they utilize everything they have in order to successfully protect themselves, while making sure that their elbows and knees don’t fly. However, what they should never do, is give up. Nobody has the right to take your self esteem away from you.