Girls Fight Back
Stephanie Schirmer
Issue date: 4/14/08 Section: Entertainment
Erin also has the motto of "There's nothing more dangerous than a pissed off woman!" She explained its meaning as such: if you piss off a woman she can be as dangerous as a mother bear.
"The Basics"
The self protection basics everyone should know:
1. Identify the vulnerable points or "hot spots" on your attacker.
a. Of course there are the obvious "tender bits" of the male anatomy, but there are other places like: the temple, the eyes, the nose, throat, back of his head, his back, the ribs, the stomach, the knees, the shins, and the feet.
2. Find where you are strong.
a. These places are: the flat of your hands, your elbows, your knees, and your heels.
3. Then "add force" or put your strong parts to the "hot spots" on your attacker.
If there is a "creepy-weirdo" following you to your car, home, or some other place you don't want them following you, turn around, make eye contact, put your hands up in front of you and say,
"Stop, leave me alone, I don't want any trouble."
This is a verbal and physical sign that you don't want that person near you. If he comes up to you after you have done this and grabs you, think to yourself "Game on!" Using "Tips from Erin" and "The Basics" of self protection, pull back your free hand and hit him in the nose with an upward motion to knock him back a little. When he is off-balance, he will be exposing a very sensitive area that you should take advantage of. Make sure to grab his shoulder, so he doesn't just fall back when you bring your lower thigh/upper knee into his groin. When he doubles over in pain either
A) Elbow him in the back or
B) Grab his head and bring your knee to his face.
While he is disabled, you can make your get away and call for the police to help.
For more information or to purchase any safety items go to the following links for Girls Fight Back:
Web site: www.girlsfightback.com
Myspace: www.myspace.com/girlsfightback
Facebook: Erin Weed. Denver Network "The Official Group of Girls Fight Back!"
"The Basics"
The self protection basics everyone should know:
1. Identify the vulnerable points or "hot spots" on your attacker.
a. Of course there are the obvious "tender bits" of the male anatomy, but there are other places like: the temple, the eyes, the nose, throat, back of his head, his back, the ribs, the stomach, the knees, the shins, and the feet.
2. Find where you are strong.
a. These places are: the flat of your hands, your elbows, your knees, and your heels.
3. Then "add force" or put your strong parts to the "hot spots" on your attacker.
If there is a "creepy-weirdo" following you to your car, home, or some other place you don't want them following you, turn around, make eye contact, put your hands up in front of you and say,
"Stop, leave me alone, I don't want any trouble."
This is a verbal and physical sign that you don't want that person near you. If he comes up to you after you have done this and grabs you, think to yourself "Game on!" Using "Tips from Erin" and "The Basics" of self protection, pull back your free hand and hit him in the nose with an upward motion to knock him back a little. When he is off-balance, he will be exposing a very sensitive area that you should take advantage of. Make sure to grab his shoulder, so he doesn't just fall back when you bring your lower thigh/upper knee into his groin. When he doubles over in pain either
A) Elbow him in the back or
B) Grab his head and bring your knee to his face.
While he is disabled, you can make your get away and call for the police to help.
For more information or to purchase any safety items go to the following links for Girls Fight Back:
Web site: www.girlsfightback.com
Myspace: www.myspace.com/girlsfightback
Facebook: Erin Weed. Denver Network "The Official Group of Girls Fight Back!"
Viewing Comments 1 - 7 of 15
Janine Peerway
posted 4/22/08 @ 5:45 PM CST
I'm sorry but this is pure BS. "There's nothing more dangeorus than a pissed off woman." Really? OMG. How 'bout a really pissed off enraged male who has 60 or more pounds on you and is pumped up on adrenaline. (Continued…)
Janine
posted 4/25/08 @ 12:14 AM CST
Apparently you drank the cool aid and at this point are parroting what you've been told with no real knowledge. An 18 years jujitsu trainer myself i can't help you anymore - I already said what's off and wrong here. (Continued…)
Jinny
posted 4/25/08 @ 9:11 AM CST
Here's a couple tips:
1) if you can, run and scream "fire!" People don't want to get involved in something dangerous but they'll at least investigate a call of "fire!" a little more closely just for their own sake. (Continued…)
Stephanie Schirmer
posted 4/30/08 @ 12:26 PM CST
Janine, the point of the article was to make women aware that they can do something about protecting themselves. Erin Weed is simply trying to make people aware of what they can do to protect themselves and to help them. (Continued…)
Texas2Step
Rebecca
posted 5/08/08 @ 1:40 PM CST
It is good for women to be confident and aware, to have plans for dealing with dangerous situations, and to learn martial arts, but as Janine points out, all that is of limited value when a woman alone is confronted or attacked by a much larger, stronger, aggressive man. (Continued…)
jack clement
posted 5/10/08 @ 5:52 PM CST
i saw a self defense youtube from ms weed and it was absolutely terrible, none of her moves would have stopped an attacker - pissed them off more likely, then countered with greater force. (Continued…)
Rebecca
posted 5/12/08 @ 9:53 AM CST
I'm very sorry, Janine. I was generalizing on your comments and I see that I did (unintentionally) misrepresent what you said. I agree completely with everything you have written about Erin Weed's teaching on self-defense. (Continued…)
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