| Unarmed self defense has become popular due to | | | | or move away from him to any side (no matter |
| the increase of crime rates around us. Thus, it is | | | | to the left, right or backwards) and counter |
| important for us to identify any martial art skills | | | | attack with a straight punch to any of the killer |
| that really applicable to us in order to protect | | | | point that located on the human body. This can |
| ourselves from any danger situation. | | | | lead the opponent to lose balance and knock out |
| This is because no matter what people says | | | | within few seconds after the strike. You also can |
| about learning martial arts; there will be some | | | | add up the technique with kicking to the knee or |
| time that you will need the unarmed self defense | | | | shin so that the attacker will fall down easily. So |
| technique in order to fight back the attacker from | | | | where are the killer points? |
| hurting you. Most important aspect that you need | | | | Here are several 'killer points' that are located in |
| to know is that learning martial arts is the process | | | | human anatomy: |
| for you to grow your self defense moves and | | | | 1. Eye |
| skills. This is because by learning martial arts you | | | | 2. Nose |
| will identify any skills that you can use to protect | | | | 3. Chin |
| yourself. | | | | 4. Cheek |
| The very basic of unarmed self defense | | | | 5. Nose |
| technique is called punching. There are many | | | | 6. Neck |
| different types of punching such as jab, hook, | | | | 7. Ribs |
| over arm punch, straight punch and many others. | | | | Using this technique you can surprise the attacker. |
| Any of these punches will help you to shock your | | | | You even can knock him down. Remember to run |
| enemy especially if he doesn't know that you are | | | | away and save yourself after hitting back the |
| good of using these techniques to counter back | | | | strike using rejam. Using the basic of rejam can |
| their strike. | | | | help you not only to defense yourself but also to |
| One of martial arts known as silat teaches their | | | | remind your opponent that you are able to fight |
| students on how to use punching effectively. It is | | | | back and it is not an easy as he thinks to hurt |
| called as REJAM. While, in English it is known as | | | | you. |
| straight punch. This is the very basic for every | | | | As most people's try to learn the advance skills in |
| beginner in Silat. But if you trained it properly, this | | | | unarmed self defense - the very simple of punch |
| technique will give you an advantage on how to | | | | is the answer to all the skills you need in any |
| use it at the exact time during the emergency | | | | situation. By practising regularly this punching |
| situation. | | | | technique, it will help you to get used in any |
| Let say the attacker strikes you from the front, | | | | fighting situation either in the ring or on the street. |
| what you need to do is very simple - just avoid | | | | |