Practical Karate Volume 5 Self-defense F. Donn F. Draeger

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      Chapter One

       SIMPLE HAND AND WRIST SEIZURES

      THE lone male "animal" who molests and attacks a female by simple hand or wrist seizures does so for various purposes that include plain anger, robbery, or sexual lust for her bodily charms. Often these simple attacks are aimed only at restraint of the victim and develop into nothing more serious, but they can also involve follow-up actions of a serious nature which include slapping, searching, liberties with her body, punching or striking, and even kneeing or kicking. Often combinations of these methods are used until the intended object of the attack is gained, or the attack effectively stopped.

      Self-defense situations which involve you with an unarmed, single male assailant, using these tactics against you in a standing position, are obviously all delicate situations in which an improper response by you may bring serious injury to you or perhaps the loss of your life.

      Women highly trained in karate technique, though few, are able to face situations like these with a high degree of confidence, yet the difference between the highly trained female karate expert and you, an average woman, is great. The situations and the appropriate responses thereto shown in this chapter have been specially selected for the average woman and cover the necessary principles to deal successfully with common eventualities connected with unarmed single-assailant attacks in standing positions.

      Practice all the responses with a partner. During your initial practices, begin slowly and gradually increase the speed of the "attack" and your response. Seek to build automatic responses. If you will practice a few minutes a day, several days a week, this development will be greatly aided.

      Perform all your actions in normal daily dress. Do not make the mistake of practicing only on a smooth, flat surface such as a gym floor, but try to make these responses on grass, gravel, paved and unpaved surfaces. This will bring you closer to reality—the situations as they could really happen.

      The responses of this chapter are given in terms of one side, either on the right or left, but in most instances the other side may and should be learned by simply reversing the instructions.