| Living your life in fear seems preferable to settling | | | | useful to the novice. If you want to learn these |
| the issue by force for some people. While it is | | | | you will need lots of patience and an iron will to |
| understandable that you don't wish to contribute | | | | succeed. In the meantime you should be content |
| to the already devastatingly large amount of | | | | with solid maneuvers that can send an attacker |
| violence in the world, when someone attacks you | | | | running for the hills. When a thug attacks you |
| they are giving your carte blanche to strike back | | | | they want to get close and take you to the |
| with a vengeance. If you insist on remaining a | | | | ground, this is a certainty when they are bigger |
| pacifist while you and those you love get battered | | | | than you (and they usually are). The good news is |
| in front of your eyes then by all means continue | | | | that they are not particularly adept when it |
| your peaceful protest. Sensible people know | | | | comes to dealing with defense moves from |
| however that there is a time and place for | | | | distance. Kicking them into the knee is likely to |
| everything and a street fight is not the place to | | | | drop them to the floor. This is an especially |
| reveal your inner Gandhi. | | | | effective move in light of the fact that most |
| What you need are self defense techniques and | | | | attackers will not know how to defend against it. |
| lots of them. Not so much so as to confuse you | | | | The solar plexus is a well known target for |
| but enough to get you primed for any aggressive | | | | proponents of organized fighting and with good |
| thugs that see you as a meal ticket. A martial | | | | reason. This is not the easiest of self defense |
| arts DVD is a great investment as most of them | | | | techniques to learn but it is shockingly effective. In |
| will show you some basic moves that can get | | | | layman's terms, the solar plexus is the bony area |
| you ready for action in a hurry. The danger here | | | | above the stomach and below the rib cage. |
| is that you will get too confident after a few | | | | Striking this area accurately may take some |
| weeks. Learning techniques takes time, mastering | | | | practice, but when you connect your attacker will |
| them takes years. For now, what you are looking | | | | be in a world of hurt. This is the famous spot that |
| for are some moves to stop you from being | | | | knocks the wind out of people. |
| completely defenseless. It is worth remembering | | | | Buying a martial arts DVD will teach you all of the |
| that the average thug is nowhere near as tough | | | | above and more. Instead of spending money |
| as they think they are. Just like in the schoolyard, | | | | foolishly on junk food or a pair of shoes you don't |
| if you show any courage and fighting capabilities | | | | really need, why not pay what is needed for a |
| whatsoever they will run away. | | | | DVD that will show you the sort of techniques |
| Supremely difficult combinations and precision | | | | that could keep you away from trouble as well as |
| striking are not self defense techniques that are | | | | saving on hospital bills! |