Everyone at work has to go on a "self-defence" class, due to insurance purposes and the usual "avoid it if you can" was the first thing we learned, however, when it came down to the actual self-defence part, the instructor told us to never underestimate how crippling a kick to the groin could be to an attacker. They also showed us how to get out of a choke-hold, however, being 6'4 and weighing a wopping 135kgs they asked for another volunteer when I put my hand up Anyone else had to do these classes?







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My manfriend always tells me a good punch to the throat will stop a fight real quick. However, he suggests I probably can't hit hard enough, and he's right. So's he suggests a good sharp kick to the balls. Or side of the knee.

I've never had to do these classes, and luckily I've never needed it. The joys of small town life.

I've hit somebody in the throat... it makes them gag.. I have also been kneed in the balls it mad me gag!

karmatornado said:

Hell yeah! That's the point. If someone's gasping and gagging they can't be fighting. Sometimes I wish I had cause to use my lesson. But I'd probably not be very successful. I'm a weakling.

CortestheKiller said:

Also a hard swift kick to the knee cap before you kick them in the balls and jab there throat is quite effective

karmatornado said:

Man. I'm going to be a killing machine.

CortestheKiller said:

Get this move down and I'll call you a killing machine

http://video.google.com/v...ches&hl=en



TYPO!
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GaryTheNoTrashCougar said:

The right guy has a great chi

GaryTheNoTrashCougar said:

Oh, it's comin'. I'll go home and practice on the manfriend. He'll appreciate it. I'll tell him I'm just protecting my killing machine rep.

AndGodCreatedMe said:

How do you know?

He's fully dressed

PANDURITO said:

do you call yours chi?


educate yourself silly

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a ping in the nads is worse than any kick.

GaryTheNoTrashCougar said:

Thems be fast hands right there, thems be

When I was a teenager, I used to go to Tae Kwon Do (mainly because my mates wanted to 'beef' me up ).

One night, they started showing us these 'Street Fighting' moves, that were supposed to come in handy if you ever got attacked.

The first move involved giving a quick, sharp jab to the assailant's armpit which does hurt actually. Then we were told that, of course, you can always kick a man in the nuts (or a woman in the groin because that hurts just as much - which was the most interesting thing I'd learnt that day).

Anyway, I went to school the next day and tried to practise the 'armpit' move with one of my mates. I held my arm out, and said "What would you do if I approached you like this??". I expected him to see his opportunity and jab me in the armpit. Instead, quick as a flash, he went and knee'd me in the bloody bollocks.

I never practised that move again.

AndGodCreatedMe said: