Self-defense and self-assertiveness for women and girls

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© 2018 by Jens Müller

Photo credits:

All photos and photo processing:

Detlef Sundermann, photojournalist

Translation:

V. J. Herrera

Making and publishing:

Books on Demand GmbH, Norderstedt

ISBN 978-3-7481-3531-9

Contents

• Preface
• The author
• Legal basis
  • Self-defense
  • Exceeding self-defense
• Self-assertiveness
• Self-defense
  • Shock techniques
  • Position to the agressor
• Defense against harassment
  • Thumb crush
  • Multiple shin kick
  • Finger jab to the trachea
• The fist
• The defense
  • Upward forearm block
  • Forearm block to the middle from outside to inside
  • Downward forearm block from outside to inside
• Defense against a blow to the head (slap in the face)
• To fend off the capture of a sleeve or the shoulder
• Defense against a chokehold
  • From the front
  • From behind with bent arms
  • From behind with one arm
• Defense against headlock
  • From the front
  • From behind
• Defense against a bear hug
  • From behind under your arms
  • From behind above your arms
  • From the front under your arms
  • From the front above your arms
• Defense from the ground
• Kicks
  • Forwards
  • Sidewards
  • Backwards
  • Low kick
• Defense against kicks
  • Defense from outside to inside
  • Defense from inside to outside
  • Defense with your own leg
• Acknowledgement
• Contact to the author

Preface

This book shall serve women without experience in martial arts as means and manual to be effectively prepared to defend themselves against harassments or assaults of any kind.

Techniques have been chosen which are fast and easy to learn and do not require many years of training in the martial arts.

Throwing techniques have deliberately been left out, taking into account the fact that women generally are smaller, weigh less and have less strength than men.

This disadvantage is being compensated by the high efficiency of the techniques so that even a slender woman can defend herself against a taller, heavier and stronger man.

A key factor which cannot be covered even by this book should not be forgotten:

Practice makes perfect.

Only frequent practice and constant repetition can guarantee a fluid and instinctive performance of the techniques and movements.

Jens Müller October 2018

The author