It is often a good idea to take an in depth course, whether in person with a trainer or with an instructional manual right here on the web. Learn what you need to in order to attack your attacker thoroughly and effectively so that you can get away from the situation.

Take these tips and work on them now. You want to be sure that you know how to do each movement to be effective. Put yourself in the situations that could happen to you, such as we will do in the next chapters, so that you can react to them in the most effective way possible. Doing nothing is a sure what to become a victim.

Practice using them and tell the other person to try and defend themselves. Of course, movements should not be nearly as powerful here as you do not want to hurt anyone at this point! In fact, many do not take much effort to actually cause pain. That means that you should dedicate your practice to being non forceful movements with no potential for harm.

The reason to practice is very simple. Practicing allows you to actually instill in your body the right way to react to these situations. This way, you can overcome the situation out of habit rather than trying to remember what to do.

No one can easily do that! Allowing your body to simply react is the best course of action to take, which means you need to teach it what to do.

There are several areas which are prime areas in which if you hit your attacker here he is most likely to let go of you so that you can get away.

1. The Groin: On a man, this is an ideal location to target your attacker. There are several key things to remember about this part of the body, though. First, if you try to kick your attacker, he will grab your leg or foot, push you down and you’ve lost the battle. There are several ways to avoid this.  First, hurt the attacker in one of the other ways mentioned here, and then kick them at a 45 degree angle right to the groin. Or, you will want to crush, step, or swat at the testicles instead of kicking. Use your knee to hit him when he approaches, too. This too will cause him to go down, while leaving you protected from his attack. It doesn’t always take a lot of force but it does take hitting the right spot to get him down.
2. The Eyes: The eyes are by far the body’s most sensitive and unprotected area. That makes it the ideal place for you to attack your assailant. The problem with attacking in this area is that you need to do it correctly to get the results you are after. To make the best move here, grab the attacker at the back of his head and pull back. Then, use your thumb to grind into his eye. Go for the inner portion of his eyes. He is likely to let go of you to get away and that’s your cue to get away as well.
3. The Throat: The throat is the third prime location to hurt your attacker at. Your goal is to aim for the windpipe. You can do several things here but the most effective to get away with the help of is by striking the windpipe. If you place your hand against your own throat, you can feel where the vibrations center at which gives you a good indication of where this is located on your attacker. Next, use all of your force to strike at it. But, do not make a fist. Instead, keep your hand open as if you are holding something. Go for the front of the throat in a hard movement.
4. The Flesh: Remember that the flesh of the softer areas of the body is prime locations for hurting and it only takes the action of tearing to make an attacker stop. Look for areas on your own body where there is soft tissue, such as your underarm. Grab at it now and see how much it hurts to simply pull there. If you were grabbing, it would hurt even more.
5. Dig at The Face: Another area that is a great choice for attacking your assailant is the face. You want to be sure to go for their face with your nails out, looking to scratch, pull and grab anything that you can. This is often easy to do because he is likely holding you near to him. Not only do you get to scare him off this way but you may get some DNA in the process. (Although it is never a good idea to do anything to try and identify your attacker.)

These tips are ideal methods for you to hurt the person coming after you. With just the right weapons on your body and the right movements to his most sensitive areas, you are likely to really do enough damage to let him release you.

Remember to act as soon as you realize that he is letting loose so that you can get away from him while he is coping with the pain you have inflicted!

Now, put this together to get a good start to your self defense methods. First, know how to attack and know where to attack. Then, add these additional methods to your plan to help improve your likelihood of getting away.

1. Your Hands: Your hands are an ideal tool that you can use to protect yourself. But, do not bother with the fist. If you punch someone, you are likely to just hurt yourself. Instead, use your hands wisely. For many this means using your hands to grab at the attacker’s flesh (soft spots are ideal) and tearing away at them. This causes an immense amount of pain. Good locations including the inner part of the thigh and the underside of their arm. Grab and tear hard and they are likely to release you.
2. Your Knees: Your knees are a great example of a weapon that your body has. The fact is that your legs are the strongest part of your body as a woman. With that in mind, use the top part of your knee and use as much force as you can to jab him between the legs. The groin is an ideal location to take a man down.
3. Your Elbows: Using your elbow and your forearm are perfect for getting rid of the unwanted attention of an attacker. To do this, you want to aim for parts of the body like the diaphragm, the groin, the throat or the ribs. The sternum is also perfect. The proper method to attack with your elbow needs to be practiced. Twist your waist and use all of the strength from your lower body to hit with your forearm and your elbow. This gives an immense amount of force.
4. Your Teeth: Anyone can bite someone and that means that you are likely to have one of your best tools right at your disposal without having to do a lot of training for it. What’s more, biting any location of the body is just fine to cause enough pain to be let go of. If you do bite, you are likely to draw blood which could end up in your mouth. Should you bite then? Do so when this is your only viable option to attack your attacker. Chances are good that you will hurt them enough to get away with a bite.
5. Your Feet: Your feet may be the only part of your body that you have free to attack with. The good news is that this is a great weapon to use. Use your feet the right way, though. You want to aim for the attacker’s calf, ankle or their Achilles’ Tendon when you are able to use the ball of your foot. If you can only step down do so on the instep of the attacker for the most effect.

All of these methods are effective at helping you to stop your attacker or at least fighting back.

Practice using them, with less force, on a man that you know well. This way, you can see how you can use your body defensively.

For example, if you are in a location in which there is no help around you or you can not get away easily, there is a good chance that if you did run, your attacker would catch you.

The problem with this is that by running, you are showing your attacker that you are scared, which is often the first step in his knowing that he can have his way with you. Being scared is not being confident.

At this point, there is little chance that you can look him in the eye, confidently tell him to back away and see him do this. Now, he knows he has to do something with you.

The best time to run is when you can get to someplace that is safe or with other people that is within a very short space, such as across a street or into a store. If this is possible, running is the best method to get away.

Another important time to run is when you have hit him and he is down. If you have done something to distract him enough to disable him so that you can run, then you should definitely run.

If you can not accomplish this, stand your ground and tell the attacker to leave you alone. Then, use physical methods to hurt him so that you can get away.

• Is this situation a problem for you?
• If so, what is the right way to act in it to get yourself out of it?

Asking yourself this will help you to know what to do next. The following are methods that will help you to overcome the situation that you are in. Making decisions is part of being successful at protecting yourself. If you do not make the decision that you need to, or make the wrong one, you could become the victim of a violent crime, something that you can avoid or get out of many times.