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Women IN GENERAL are smaller , weaker and less aggressive than men.
For a woman to defeat a man in unarmed combat the differential in skill must be immense in order to overcome the physical differences.
I accept that some knowledge and skill is better than none at all but I also think there is the danger that some training may lull women into a flse sense of security as to their real ability in defending themselves.
I did judo for 20 years at a fairly high level and I RARELY witnessed a woman who was able to defeat a man.
The best advice I can give is to kick him hard where it hurts and run like hell. Make sure you are wearing footwear which does not impede your ability to run.
I am now cowering behind the filing cabinet in anticipation of the indignant responses.
I do actually think that as a whole women who have done some at least some martial arts training (some taewondo in my case, years ago) tend to be realistic about their chances in this case. Even male world champions can get mugged or whatever if totally taken by surprise.
I do walk through Bradford in the early hours with no fear at all but I am shockingly vulnerable.
There is still a caveman deep inside me
Now that IS unlucky.
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It is true that we are all vulnerable however big and strong we are (I remember Dean Macey getting mugged, he's 6 ft 5 and must be as powerful as anyone), and I personally would avoid walking alone in some places in London late at night. But that sort of slight modification of your lifestyle is nothing like what Dr Nic is talking about.
Rather than martial arts training or whatever (although that's probably good for self-confidence generally), wouldn't it be better if women were allowed to carry some sort of incapacitating weapon, like CS gas spray, that can be used easily?
Unfortunately.
Hasten to add that the young lady was terrified but unharmed, which is more than I suspect one could say for the snotty once the MPs had him in the guardroom....
JFB - I haven't re-read DPP v Morgan in a while (don't practise criminal law), but surely, as the evidential burden to prove that the belief, however unreasonable, was genuinely held by the defendant, rests on D, the more unreasonable the belief, the less likely it is that it could have been held at all? OK, so it's only balance of probs rather than beyond reasonable doubt for the defence, but it's not as simple as D simply saying "well, I thought no meant yes". Is it??? (Question, not statement...)
Case in point - an 80year old was recently mugged by 3 teenagers somewhere up in North Scotland (unfortunately I don't have a link). What they didn't know was that he was a commando during the war, and he hospitalised 2 of them. I seriously doubt that was to do with skill, and was more to do with the 'red mist' descending. The commando unarmed combat training was mainly based on use whatever's to hand as a weapon, and be as violent as possible.
In my opinion, of course.
Perhaps "bites back" is closer to the mark.
The type of scene that leads to the gents collectively crossing their legs.
I think I read somewhere that the police advise women not to fight. Not sure though.
- Kick 'em on the shin
- Poke them in the eyes (gouge if possible)
Best places really. I wouldn't stop there, either, I'd jump on their damn heads.
B I love your 'best places' to attack I'll pop them on my list of 'to do's' if faced with danger!
A lot of practice so i did not really have to think about what i was doing, and having been very used to fights at school, meant i was not panicking at the time.
As my karate teacher used to say, the best form of self-defence is running away.
Can't remember if it was the 'How not to die' series or 'Terror Alert' or another. But he showed how easy if was for someone to be attacked & how the normal methods of defence may not work. Even volunteers expecting to be attacked were taken by surprise.
I think a lot of women/men think that it'll never happen to them, & if it did they could get away.
There was also a section on how to get rid of aggressive people when you're out drinking. Absolutely invaluable.
Listen here why I terrify you all to death so you can then go out and buy one of my books/videos/key rings/blow-up dolls.
That's Chris Ryan that is.
Therefore, all that S**t about dressing/ behaving/ being a slim blonde / alcohol while out... has No link whatsoever with sexual assault!
Easy explanations are comfortable and comforting, but that is totally missing the point!
It has no other purpose than entertaining people, and criticising some other people, who are badly infringed in their right to freedom!!!
"The very vast majority" gives no indication of proportions, and that is assuming that all rapes are reported.
In any case, attacks by strangers still do happen, and it would take a moron to go out taking needless risks.
That does not deny the attacks by strangers, and I do not encourage anyone to take any useless risk!
But I find absolutly horrifying that it can even be hinder that the victim has some responsability !
I for one find it very hard to be objective about this
I've just done a bit of googling and there are plenty of rape support group websites with info if you are interested, B(EM).
Apparently the most common place for a woman to be raped or sexually assaulted is in her own home. And yes, the perpetrator is more likely than not to be someone she knows. So be careful when you are out, of course, and don't walk alone down any dark alleys but remember that is not the reality of rape or sexual assault in most cases, its just the ones you hear about more in the press.
anyway
maybe ill break a rule and do some speedwork