Street Self Defense 101: Visual Training Guide & Manual

Street Self Defense 101
Volume I
Visual Training Guide

&
Manual
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Index
Page 4 Introduction
Pages 5-7 Testimonials
Pages 8-9 Wrist Release - Same Side
Page 10 Wrist Release - Cross Wrist
Pages 11-12 Wrist Release - Two on One
Page 13 Wrist Release - Double Wrist
Pages 14-15 Front Choke
Pages 16-17 Roundhouse Punch
Pages 18-19 Double Collar Grab
Pages 20-21 Rear Choke
Page 22 Front Bear Hug - Arms Free
Page 23 Front Bear Hug - Arms Pinned
Pages 24-25 Rear Bear Hug - Arms Free
Pages 26-27 Rear Bear Hug - Arms Pinned
Pages 28-30 Full Nelson
Pages 31-32 Hammer Lock
Pages 33 Foot or Knee in Back
Page 34 Tackle
Page 35 Single Collar with Punch
Page 36-37 Side Headlock
Pages 38-39 Front Headlock
Pages 40-42 Rear Strangle
Pages 43 Side Wrist Grab - Thumb Up
Page 44 Side Wrist Grab - Pinky Up
Page 45–47 Rear Strangle with Hammer Lock
Pages 48-50 On the Ground - Arms Pinned
Pages 51-52 Overhead Club Attack
Pages 53-54 On the Ground - Opponent Punching
Pages 55-56 Roundhouse Kick
Pages 57-58 Club Attack - Outside Horizontal
Pages 59-60 Club Attack - Inside (backhand) Horizontal
Pages 61-62 On the Ground - Attacker Choking
Pages 63-64 The Missing Element in Self Defense
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Introduction
This printed visual training guide can be used as a stand alone, self defense
manual, for those wishing to learn basic self defense against common street
attacks.
We have had many requests for this manual. Our video students wanted a written
guide to help them practice the techniques they have learned in the Street Self
Defense 101 Volume I video.
This manual, along with the video covers the thirty most common street attacks.
Each attack will be illustrated with actual photo clips from the video and well as a
text explanation of each defense.
While this training guide can be used as a stand alone self defense instructional
manual, it’s main purpose is to be a visual guide to learning and practicing the
techniques taught in Street Self Defense 101 Volume I.
It is suggested, if you like the information contained in this guide, that you order
the Street Self Defense 101 video. The video contains a great deal of technical
information that can only be presented in video format. The video can be ordered
at www.street-selfdefense.com.
We have had a tremendous number of written testimonials sent to us about the

Street Self Defense 101 video series. On the next pages of this manual we have
included only a few of those comments. These are excerpts of actual letters we
have on file.
Recently we have put Street Self Defense 101 volume II in the form or a visual
guide and manual. Like this one, it covers the techniques taught in the Volume II
video. The URL to order the Volume II visual guide and manual is:
www.self-defense-videos.com/sd_ebook.htm.
Lastly, we want to invite you to take a look at what might be the Ultimate Self
Defense Resource. It’s called Self Defense Central and the URL is:
www.SelfDefenseCentral.com.
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Testimonials
“Really enjoyed your videos. Volume I is especially good, even for people with no
martial arts training.”
Kathy Lantz, Kingston, PA
“Outstanding on Street Self Defense! I am a black belt in TKD...I am sure it will

help me if I get attacked on the street...let me know if you make any other
videos.”
Harold Siemens, Charlotte, NC
“It was an awesome video. I'm really looking forward to perfecting the defense
moves along with my daughters.”
Debbie Doherty, Eagle River, AK
“I am a sophmore and probably the smallest guy in my grade...Bigger guys

terrorize me and try to make me fight...The defense against the sucker punch and
straight punch will help greatly...Thank you so much.”
Corey, Surrency, GA
“Street Self Defense 101 demonstrates self-defense techniques that are easy to
practice using natural body movements and a mental disposition for handling
threatening situations.”
Don Beekman, Rockaway, NJ
“I found these videos a great tool. I appreciate being able to learn, teach and
practice at home. I have children that I worry about constantly. I feel as a parent it
is my responsibility to prepare my children for all of life's challenges and
possibilities.”
Tammy Metz, Lebanon, PA
Go to the next page for more testimonials
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Testimonials (continued)
“Turning 65 made me nervous about being able to protect myself on the street.
Your video gave me clear and easy to remember techniques and helped me to
regain my confidence"
Daniel Petrie Sr., Hackettstown, NJ
“I have two boys and a girl, 14, 15 and 10 years old. The boys wanted to learn
karate, mostly for self defense and skip all the forms and belts. Your videos
provide this and we can do it together at our own pace.”
Kevin Akerman, Milan, OH
“I have seen the Street Self Defense videos Vol. I and II by Michael Pace and
believe the techniques shown to be simple to understand yet practical and useful,
both physically and mentally, especially for smaller and weaker persons. I look
forward to other courses from you.”
William Cheng, Phayao, Thailand
“These tapes are excellent! I teach taekwondo at Walla Walla College and plan to
incorporate these effective, real world techniques into my classes. Thanks!”
Dan Calzaretta, Walla Walla, WA
“As a 77 year old senior citizen attacked by a 50 year old bully, I found your Self
Defense Video 101 exactly what I needed. I am now ready to defend myself with
a minimum amount of exertion and able to inflict enough pain to discourage any
attacker. Thank you. “
Owen M. Bannon, Venice, FL
“I have found your videos to be great and very well done. As an auxillary
police officer I think the knowlege will serve me well. I watch them over and over
and practice when I can. I look forward to future videos I can obtain. Thank you.”
John Lascari, Shirley, NY
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Testimonials (continued)
Street Self Defense 101 delivers! The presentation is well delivered and the
explanations clear and easy to follow. The techniques practiced are practical and
consistent with the theme of simplicity and effectiveness. Highly recommended.”
Holmeng Wong, Auckland, New Zealand
“Great Videos! Well illustrated with good camera angles. Techniques were well
explained, simplistic and effective. Perhaps the best ground techniques available!”
Joseph T. Green, Baton Rouge, LA
“Videos are informative, excellent presentation, explanation. Direct and simple.”
John Connolly, Jackson, NC
“Very simple and easy to follow. The techniques are effective and can be modified
to different situations.”
Ken Rollings, Brazil, IN

Correctional Officer
“These videos are outstanding and very detailed. I think that anyone who views
your videos are able to see this defense system will work for them. It is very nice
dealing with your company!”
Don Learned, Stockton, CA
“These videos are a life saver! I recently was able to fend off a street thug by
simply showing the confidence I got from the tapes. By my attitude and
demeanor, the thug decided I wasn't going to to a victim. Thanks.”
Richard Jorandby, Juniper, FL
“I am only 5' 1" and petite. I am glad I found something I can use in a real
life situation. These videos are great!”
Lathsamee Sirowanta, Goleta, LA
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Wrist Release (same side)
1 2
A same side wrist release is when someone grabs In the next step you are going to step back with the
your arm directly across from you. In other words, opposite leg to allow you to get your whole body into
their right hand grabs your left wrist. The first thing the release. As you prepare to do this you want to turn
you should do is to close your fist. This prevents them you wrist so that the inside bone (radius) faces the
from grabbing your fingers and bending them back opening between his thumb and forefinger.
putting you in a worse situation.
3 4
Stepping back (with the opposite foot) allows your However if this is a more serious situation, a good
full body power to assist in the release. Pull your fist follow up response is with a back fist strike to the
all the way back to your opposite shoulder. This temple, nose or face.
entire process should be done in one smooth step.
Keep your eye contact on your attacker. If this is a
nuisance attack, all that may be necessary from here
is to step back and tell your attacker to “back off”.
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Wrist Release (same side - continued)
5 6
It may be necessary to follow up with additional Blood can be a psychological advantage. If your
techniques, especially in a dangerous situation. Here attacker sees and tastes his own blood it can cause
we are attacking with a palm heel strike to the face. him to feel he is losing and may make him try to
The nose is a good target to aim for two reasons. One escape. The defender here is continuing his counter
it’s in the middle of the face and two it breaks easily, attack with knee strikes to the groin.
causes pain, blurred vision and bleeds easily.
An additional follow up technique might be the

elbows in a downward fashion as illustrated or
horizontally to the head and temple areas.
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Wrist Release (cross wrist)
1 2
A cross wrist grab is when someone grabs your left After making a fist to prevent your attacker from
wrist with their left hand (or vise versa). The grabbing your fingers and bending back with their
difference here is you cannot pull straight back to other hand, you will make a small circle to the
work against the thumb opening like we did with the outside, bringing your fist over the top of their hand.
same side wrist release.
3 4
In one motion you will continue your movement so By executing the technique in this manner, you will
that you pull your wrist (left in this case) back to your be working against the thumb (weakest part of his
right shoulder as you step all the way back with your grip). Make sure you maintain eye contact as you step
opposite foot (right in the illustration). back. The wrist should be snapped back quickly and
firmly to the opposite shoulder.
Since the follow up techniques are identical to the same side wrist release, please see page 8 for details.
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Wrist Release (two on one)
1 2
With the two on one wrist attack your opponent has Reach your free hand over the top of your opponents
the advantage of strength because he is using both forearms and grab your own hand.
hands. To equalize this disadvantage we will be using
our other hand to assist in this release.
3 4
For illustrative purposes, I have my training partner Once I have a firm grip of my trapped hand I can
release his left hand grip from my wrist. I want you to respond by quickly jerking both of my wrists toward
be able to see the proper hand grip. Please note that my opposite (right in this case) shoulder.
the fingers are NOT interlaced.
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Wrist Release (two on one - continued)
5 6
From here you can follow up with the back fist strike, Additional Technique: In a dangerous situation you
the palm heel, knee kicks and elbow strikes if the might want to make a quick palm heel strike to your
situation dictates. attacker first before grabbing your own hand to start
the release sequence. This can shock your opponent
and remove his focus from his grip, making it easier
to release.
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Wrist Release (double wrist)
1 2
The double wrist attack is when your opponent grabs First clasp your hands together in a similar fashion as
each of your wrists with each of his hands. This in the two on one attack. Be sure not to interlock the
defense differs from the previous ones in that we will fingers.
be moving toward our attacker while making the
release as opposed to pulling back.
3 4
Step directly between your attackers feet. Drive your Make sure that you are driving in, actually pushing
elbows in and up as if to strike him under the chin. him backward. The follow up from here can be the
Your object is to release, not to actually strike him same as from the other wrist releases but eliminating
with your elbows but the motion is the same. the first back fist strike. Go right into the palm heel,
knee kicks, and elbows, if necessary.
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Front Choke
1 2
While there are many techniques you can use to First quickly bring up either hand and apply a palm
release from a front choke, this one is really excellent heel slap to the face. Hit directly on the nose, if
because of it’s simplicity and effectiveness. possible. This can be surprisingly effective. In some
cases it can be enough to break the hold. A strong
palm slap on the nose can tear the eyes, cause pain
and blood or even break the nose.
3 4
Clasp the hands together without interlocking the Drive straight up. Use the power of your legs and the
fingers. The arms form a wedge. Bend your knees. mechanics of the wedge to break the hands apart,
We want to take advantage of our strongest muscles, releasing the hold.
our thighs.
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Front Choke (continued)
5 6
As soon as the hold is broken, step forward with one Drive a hammer fist down on the nose. If the strike is
foot bringing the opposite hand back as shown, accurate there is a good chance the nose will break. If
making a fist. not it will at least be painful and tear the eyes. Then
immediately follow up with more frontal techniques if
necessary.
7 8
In this case I am using an elbow strike to the jaw. Knee kicks are always a great follow up techniques
from a frontal attack.
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Roundhouse Punch or Sucker Punch
1 2
The roundhouse or ‘sucker punch’ is a very common Which direction you step will depend on the distance
street attack. As the punch starts to come in or even the person is when the punch starts. I find that
better, as the person rears back or drops their students quickly “feel” which direction to step so that
punching arm shoulder (all tell-tale signs a punch is they can implement a good block. Immediately grab
coming) prepare to block the punch with your arm as his punching arm and retract your opposite hand in
you either step forward or back. preparation for a strike.
3 4
Deliver several punches to the nose area while pulling Taking the same hand you punched with, slip it
in on your attackers punching arm. behind his head and grab the back of his neck. Be
sure to grab the neck and not the back or shoulders.
You will have more leverage on the neck. Pull down
hard to bring his head down.
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Roundhouse Punch or Sucker Punch (continued)
5 6
Drive knee kicks into his groin as you pull in with The knee kicks could be to the solar plexus or the
both hands. One hand is still on his arm the other on face, as illustrated, depending on the distance and the
the back of his neck. height of your attacker.
7 8
Horizontal elbow strikes make a nice finishing An enhancement to this technique would be to
technique if necessary. execute what we call a “stop hit”. A stop hit is when
you block and strike at the same time. In this case as
the illustration shows, I am blocking the roundhouse
punch while simultaneously executing a palm heel to
the face.
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Double Collar or Lapel Grab
1 2
A double collar or lapel grab can be the start of a Our first response, if the situation dictates, will be a
much more dangerous attack. palm heel clap to the ear. In order for him to stop your
counter attack he would need to release one of his
hands. Clapping the ear can be very painful as well as
causing severe equilibrium as the inner ear controls
our balance.
3 4
Bringing either hand over the top of the arm on that You can see in this illustration how the hand and arm
side, you are going to ‘weave’ your hand over one are ‘weaves’ over the same side arm and under the other.
and up under the other. Bend your wrist up so that the weaving hand is
straight up.
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Double Collar or Lapel Grab (continued)
5 6
Here is a view from the other side. See how the wrist We are back on the original side again in this picture.
is bent up. This prepares you for the next move. For I have stepped back with the right foot and
the next move we will go back to the original side we simultaneously taken my right palm and clapped into
started the technique from. my weaving hand, bringing both hands over his arms.
7 8
Continue bringing the arms over and back. Please From here you can follow up (if the situation is
notice how the attackers hands cross and the release is dangerous) with a palm heel strike, knee kicks,
made. elbows, etc., as we have done in the previous follow
up attacks. Notice how there is a pattern to the follow
ups in that they are essentially the same. Remember,
simplicity and a minimal number of techniques is key.
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Rear Choke
1 2
The rear choke can be a dangerous attack. A quick Looking back (as best as you can) slap the groin.
response is necessary.
3 4
Dropping the shoulder slightly bring the hand up As you prepare to drive your arm forward to release
between the attackers arms. the hold, step forward with your left foot. This will
give you balance and power.
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Rear Choke (continued)
5 6
Now drive your hand and arm forward, releasing the While continuing to look back at your attacker, shift
hold and setting up your next strike. your body weight back and deliver a rear elbow strike
to the face or jaw.
7 8
Twist your body around slightly (to the right in this Grabbing around his neck or shoulders, pull in and
case) strike with a palm strike to the face. deliver a series of knee kicks to the groin. Continue to
follow up if necessary in the same manner we have
with other defenses.
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Front Bear Hug - Arms Free
1 2
In this attack someone is grabbing you around the To prevent your attacker from picking you up and
waist and under the arms. slamming you down, step back and drop your center
of gravity down. This will make it hard for him to lift
you and at the same time, setting up your next attack.
3 4
Your counter attack will be a series of knee kicks to Should you feel it necessary to continue your counter
the groin. attack, you can use your elbow strikes and palm heel
strikes as we did in earlier defenses.
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Front Bear Hug - Arms Pinned
1 2
This attack is very similar to the under arms (arms Instead, like in the arms free attack, just immediately
free) attack. We use to teach groin rips as an drop back either foot. As you do so, lower your body
immediate response to this attack but found in adrenal weight. This accomplishes two things. First you are in
stress training that by the time you are able to apply position to deliver your knee strike and second it
the groin rip you may be picked up off of your feet. makes it very hard to be picked up.
Once up it’s fairly easy for the attacker to slam you.
3 4
Continue to knee kick until your attacker releases. You can also use your palms to push off or strike your
attacker as his grip around you loosens. Once you
have broken the hold and created a little distance you
can follow up in the manner described earlier, only if
necessary, with palm heels and elbow strikes.
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Rear Bear Hug - Arms Free
1 2
I am being attacked with a rear bear hug with the Immediately step forward and drop your weight
arms free. Many systems teach foot stomping and it down. This prevents being lifted and slammed.
can work but the problem is lifting your foot to stomp
causes instability and makes it easer for your attacker
to lift you up and slam you on the ground.
3 4
Looking back on the side of the rear leg, bring the Then, twisting to the rear strike with a rear elbow
hand forward and slap the groin. Continue slapping strike to the face.
until your attacker starts to loosen his grip around
your waist.
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Rear Bear Hug - Arms Free (continued)
5 6
Immediately twist in the other direction and deliver Finally, twisting once again, strike with another
another rear elbow strike to the face or head. elbow strike on the original side. The reason you are
striking in this left, right, left, pattern is that if your
attacker tried to avoid one of these elbows, he moves
right in the line of fire of the next one.
7 8
Continuing to twist, so that you are now facing your Follow up if necessary with knee kicks, elbow strikes
attacker, deliver a palm heel strike to the face. or additional palm heel strikes until the threat is over.
Notice how even with the rear attacks we are
maneuvering so that one we face our attacker the
follow up techniques are the same as the frontal
attacks. This is by design to keep the number of
techniques to a bare minimum.
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Rear Bear Hug Arms Pinned
1 2
This is a rear bear hug with the arms pinned. In other Immediately step forward with either leg. This lowers
words the attacker is grabbing over the arms. your weight and brings your center of gravity away
from the attacker making it harder for him to lift you.
3 4
As in the under arms attack, slap the groin a number Next, reach forward and slightly down, preparing for
of times until your attacker’s arms loosen. When a rear elbow attack. The motion can be likened to
doing these slaps it’s important to try to get as much pulling a lawnmower cord.
body (hip) rotation as possible to maximize power.
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Rear Bear Hug Arms Pinned (continued)
5 6
Driving your elbow back toward your attacker, Continuing to twist around (in this case clockwise)
deliver a straight rear elbow strike into his face. launch a palm heel strike to the face.
Follow up with knee kicks and if need be elbows and

palm strikes.
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Full Nelson
1 2
Full nelson attack with instructor facing the camera. Someone can apply a great deal of pressure to your
neck, driving your head down and causing great pain.
3 4
To avoid this, immediately clamp your hands together Place them on your forehead and push backward
as illustrated. against the pressure being applied to the back of your
neck.
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Full Nelson (continued)
5 6
Looking down, raise up either foot and execute a heel Raising your foot, straight up behind you, deliver a
stomp on the instep or toes of your attacker. heel kick into the groin. To perform this, simple bring
your foot straight up, as if you were kicking yourself
in the backside.
7 8
Next, step straight to the side (right foot in the Then, move the other foot (the left in this case) over
picture) . You want to step slightly beyond your to your (right) other foot and then behind your
attacker’s foot. attacker.
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Full Nelson (continued)
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Step all the way behind, bending your knees. You Now twist (in this case clockwise). This will throw
want to be in a wide stance (straddle stance) for your opponent off balance. You may even be able to
stability.. cause him to fall backward if you keep twisting
further.
11 12
Now you can slap the groin with either hand as shown
in these two photos.
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Hammer Lock
1 2
A hammer lock can be a very painful experience. Glance over the opposite shoulder of the attack.
Additionally damage can be done to your shoulder if Looking back, palm slap the groin.
enough pressure is applied. Sometimes the attack can
vary with one hand on the elbow or on the shoulder.
In any case the same defense will be used.
3 4
Twisting strongly to the rear, deliver a rear rising Now step out with the opposite leg (of the arm that is
elbow strike to the face. attacked). Step deeply so that your arm straightens out
all the way. Continue to look back at your attacker.
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Hammer Lock (continued)
5 6
Twisting, clockwise, shift your weight back toward Continue bringing your arm up and to your left until
your attacker while bending your arm and circling it his grip is broken. Notice how the attackers arms are
to your left (in this case). twisted and crossed, causing him to lose his hold.
At this point you can follow up with palm heel

strikes, knee kicks and elbow strikes as we did in the
other defenses.
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Foot or Knee in the Back
1 2
This type of street attack is more common if there is Since it is very difficult for the attacker to move
more than one attacker. That is why it is important to backward very easily on one foot, the defender must
be able to escape quickly. drive backward very quickly with a burst of energy.
You want to take a couple of very quick steps as you
twist your body to one side to turn to face the
attacker.
3 4
Continue twisting as you move toward the attacker. Deliver the palm strike and continue your attack until
Notice how I am starting to cock my hand back for a the threat has been nullified. Notice that I am already
palm strike as I am twisting. striking with my palm heel before the attackers foot
has even reached the ground in this video footage.
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Tackle
1 2
The attacker attempts to tackle me. As I see him drop Placing my hands on his shoulders I push down as I
down I start to shoot my legs backwards and bring my shift my legs back and away from his outstretched
hands up. arms.
3 4
I continue pushing down as I keep my legs back away Once he is down I strike with a downward elbow
from his grip. strike as I continue to push down with my other hand.
This elbow strike is directed at the upper spine or the
base of the skull. Please be aware that this strike can
be crippling or even deadly. Caution is advised.
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Single Collar (lapel) Grab With A Punch
1 2
This is a very common street attack. The attacker As I see his shoulder drop as he starts his punching
grabs your shirt or jacket and attempts to punch you motion, I bring up my hand (left in this case) to
with the other hand. attempt a block. Simultaneously I start to bring my
head down toward the attackers left shoulder. The
reason for this is that even if I don’t make the block it
is very hard for him to hit me with power there.
3 4
Here I am making the block and my head is in the Since I am in close, the best weapons to use are
correct position. Notice how it’s right next to the elbows and knees. Here I am attacking with a right
attackers opposite (of the punching arm) shoulder. elbow strike. Continue with elbow strikes and knee
kicks.
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Side Head Lock
1 2
The side head lock can be a dangerous place to be Here the attacker is attempting to punch to the face.
because the attacker can either take you down to the Notice how I turn my head with my face toward his
ground easily or punch you to the face with his torso so that if he punches, the only target he has is
opposite hand. the top of my head.
3 4
From the opposite view you can see how the defender Back to our original view, the next response is to use
is grabbing the free arm of the attacker and pinning it your free hand to strike into the groin. This can be
to his side. This will either stop or minimize the done in a slapping motion with the palm or as I am
attacker’s ability to punch. doing in this photo using the rigehand strike. The
ridgehand strike uses the thumb side of the hand with
the thumb tucked in slightly.
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Side Head Lock (continued)
5 6
After several strikes with the forward (right in this Then, take the rear hand (left in this case) and bring it
case) hand, you may be able to release your other up over his shoulder and grab his throat (you could
hand from his arm and strike in from the rear into the also grab his hair if it were long or his eye sockets or
groin. This is also an option is the attacker is holding even the ear).
your head tight, with two arms.
7 8
Pull back on his throat (or whatever you grabbed). Then shift your pulling direction to straight down.
Continue back until his balance is broken as well as From there you can either escape of continue to strike
the hold. with punches or foot stomps.
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Front Head Lock
1 2
Here I am being attacked with a front head lock. Immediately start striking with ridehand or palm slaps
into the exposed groin. You should strike alternately
with each hand. This may possibly be enough to
release the hold.
3 4
Next, bring up the hand opposite of the side where his Now drive the straightened hand straight down,
arm is under your chin or neck. Raise the hand high breaking his hold.
and above his other arm.
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Front Head Lock (continued)
5 6
Then, bring the same arm up, driving the elbow into Next, drive both palm heels into his ribs or hip area,
his face. pushing him back and away.
7 8
Make sure you bring your head up to see what his In this case, because of my distance to the attacker, I
next move might be. Prepare for your counter attack followed up with a shin or instep front kick to his
if necessary. groin. These type of front kicks are highly accurate
when your attacker’s legs are apart. Even under an
adrenal rush you should be able to land this kick as
his legs will guide the strike to it’s target.
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Rear Strangle
1 2
The rear strangle is one of the most common and The first thing you must do is to pull down hard with
most dangerous attacks. You must act quickly or your both hands on his arm and move your chin into the
airway will be cut off or even worse your blood bend of his elbow. This will clear the airway and
supply to the brain, causing unconsciousness in only a avoid direct pressure on the carotid artery.
few seconds.
3 4
Next, drive an elbow strike into his ribs or solar Using the same hand, bring it down into the groin
plexus area. To make this strike effective it is with either a hammer fist strike or a slap.
important to bring the striking arm up at a 44 degree
angle. This will insure a direct hit.
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Rear Strangle (continued)
5 6
Using the same hand, bring it up with a back fist (Shown from a slightly different angle) The next
strike to the face. It is important to keep the same 45 strike is an elbow to the ribs using the other hand.
degree angle for the hammerfist to the groin and the
backfist to the face as you did for the elbow strike.
7 8
Lifting up on the elbow and pushing down on the Turning (in this case) clockwise, continue to pull and
wrist, you will start your escape from the hold. At the push on the wrist and elbow. Bring your left foot (in
same time, turn your head away from the bend of the this case) back.
elbow and toward his chest. This will let the narrow
part of your head fit through the opening created by
pushing down on the wrist and lifting up on the
elbow.
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Rear Strangle (continued)
9 10
Continue stepping back and behind (and slightly off As you step back straight out his arm.
to the side) of your attacker. Pull your head out from
his arms. Maintain control of the elbow and the wrist.
11 12
Bring your arm up high, preparing for a forearm Using your forearm, strike down with all of your
strike. body weight on the back of his extended elbow.
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Side Wrist Grab - Thumb Up
1 2
If someone walks up along side of you and grabs your Making a fist to prevent the fingers from being
wrist, they could possibly do it two different ways. grabbed the defender steps to the side.
The first way is when the thumb is up.
3 4
Next, the wrist is jerked back and away toward the From here, if necessary, you can follow up with a
opposite shoulder, releasing the hold. backfist strike, palm heels, knee kicks and elbow
strikes.
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Side Wrist Grab - Pinky Up
1 2
The other side wrist grab is with the pinky up. The Instead you need to lean in toward the attacker and
normal step back and pull will not work here because bring your elbow over the to of his forearm.
you would be pulling against the entire hand and
fingers, as opposed to just the thumb.
3 4
Now pushing down on your elbow and leaning in,

break the hold.
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Rear Strangle with Hammer Lock
1 2
A rear strangle with hammer lock combination can be For illustration purposes I have my attacker (training
difficult to escape from. Quick action is required so as partner) twisting so that you can see my hand
not to get choked out or dragged to the ground. Using grabbing his shirt or jacket. I want to hold on tight as
your free hand, pull down on the choking arm and this prevents him from cranking up the hammer lock
move your chin to the crook of him arm to keep your on my arm.
airway and blood flow to the brain.
3 4
Direction reversed to see strike. Next, using your Back to original direction. Immediately after the
free hand, slap the groin. groin strike, reach up and grab your own hand (the
one that is holding on to his shirt). Drive down hard
with both hands, straightening our your arm.
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Rear Strangle with Hammer Lock (continued)
5 6
Then immediately snap your arm straight forward, From here you basically have a rear strangle, now that
breaking the hold on the hammer lock wrist. the hammer lock is broken. So, go into the same
techniques use in that defense. Here I am driving a
rear elbow into his abdomen at a 45 degree angle.
7 8
Hammer fist to the groin, Backfist strike to the face.
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Rear Strangle with Hammer Lock (continued)
9 10
With the right hand (obscured in this photo). Using Lifting up on the elbow and down on the wrist and
the other hand (right in this case) drive a horizontal turning your head (away from the crook of his arm),
elbow strike into the ribs. step back (left foot in this case) and slip out of his
hold.
11 12
Step back and straighten his arm. Strike at the back of the elbow joint of the
straightened arm with a full body forearm strike.
See Rear Strangle for more details.
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On the Ground - Arms Pinned
1 2
In this situation the attacker has you pinned to the As he pushes down, shoot your arms off to the side
ground. First, put pressure upwards on his arms, and simultaneously execute a head but to the bridge
trying to push him off. Your goal is not push him off of the nose.
but to make him resist you by pushing back
(downward).
3 4
Pull in one arm. This will prevent him from bridging Next, bring the leg up on the opposite side you wish
with that arm as we go to throw him off. In this case I to throw him. Get a good foot plant and drive your
am retracting my left arm because that is the direction hip high off the ground while pushing hard with the
I want to throw him. hand on the same side. In this case, I am pushing with
my right hand and planting and driving with my right
leg and hip.
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On the Ground - Arms Pinned (continued)
5 6
Continue driving until he is off. Since he is on his side I retract my right leg in
preparation for a knee to the groin.
7 8
Driving the knee into the groin. Continue with the You also may have the opportunity to use an eye
knee strikes until you feel it’s safe to get up and poke. Here I am using the thumb.
escape.
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On the Ground - Arms Pinned (continued)
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An alternate counter attacker from this position is a Sometimes when you first throw your attacker off,
palm heel to the face. instead of landing on his side as we illustrated earlier,
he land flat on his back. This will render your knee
attacks useless. So instead of using knee attacks...
11 12
Shift your body so you are at right angles to him. As soon as the opportunity arises, get to your feet and
Raise up either foot and execute axe kicks, using your escape.
heel to his face, groin or solar plexus area.
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Overhead Club Attack
1 2
The attacker is striking directly overhead with a club. Hooking your hand over the striking arm, gain control
This could be any blunt instrument for example, a over the striking arm and club.
stick, bottle, bat, etc. The block is done to the
forearm, using your forearm.
3 4
Continue pulling the arm down to your side while As you hold tightly, locking his weapon arm, drive
using the other hand to control the weapon wielding knee kicks into the groin. Continue knee kicking until
arm. your attacker is subdued.
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Overhead Club Attack (continued)
5 6
After several groin strikes you might want to finish Then remove the weapon from his hand. From here
with a knee to the face. you can get to safety.
7 8
A nice enhancement to this technique if your reaction This is a view from the other side to see what the
time allows is to use the stop hit. This is the same proper position for the arm lock up is. It is very
technique we used for the roundhouse punch. Here I difficult for the attacker to withdraw his weapon once
am executing a palm heel strike at the same time as it is locked like this.
the block. Because your attacker is moving forward,
right into it’s power and it catches him totally by
surprise, this can very well be a knock out blow.
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On the Ground - Opponent Punching
1 2
In this attack you are on the ground with your Block the strikes on the inside of his forearms.
opponent on top, attempting to rain punches on your
face. Immediately bring both hands up along side
your face as you raise your torso as high as possible.
3 4
The object is to trap either one or both arms as In this illustration, I have his right arm trapped with
illustrated. my left arm.
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On the Ground - Opponent Punching (continued)
5 6
Still, with his right arm trapped, I get a good plant I continue to roll him over and take control on top.
with my right foot and driving with my right leg and
hip throw him off. Notice my right hand is assisting
by driving into his face.
7 8
Bringing my right leg straight back I drive knee kicks An alternate strike is an elbow to the face.
straight into his groin until I feel it safe to escape.
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Defense Against Roundhouse Kick
1 2
Today, since there are many people today who have You don’t want to block a shin bone with your
had some martial arts training, it is not uncommon to forearm bones. That it why you should turn your
see kicking techniques used on the street. The most palms out on the block. Once the block is made
common of these is the roundhouse kick. Here I am immediately wrap your arm (left in this case) around
making a block using two hands. Notice how I am the leg, trapping it.
using the inner portion of my forearms.
3 4
This a view from the other side. Notice how have his Starting to drive forward, take your free hand and
leg locked under my arm and I am getting ready to grab his shoulder.
drive toward him.
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Defense Against Roundhouse Kick (continued)
5 6
Next, slide up your rear leg. In this case the left one. Take your other leg (in this case the right) and step
behind his support leg. You are continuing to push
back on with both arms (the one on his shoulder and
the one grabbing the leg).
7 8
Continue driving forward until your attacker is forced If necessary, you can continue to strike your attacker
to the ground. (Caution: When practicing this be with stomps, knee drops, punches, palm heels, etc.
sure to ease your training partner down to the Here I am using a stomp to the groin.
floor as this is a very hard fall, even for a trained
martial artist using mats).
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Club Attack - Outside Horizontal
1 2
The attacker is swinging the club and coming in from Timing is important, especially if the attacker is
the outside (as opposed to back handed or inside). swinging the weapon from side to side. At the right
instant step in and perform a two arm block using the
inside of the arms. The ideal place for the block
(although it won’t always happen) is to have one arm
on each side of the elbow. Notice my strong stance.
3 4
Taking the rear hand (in this case the left) slide it up Continue wrapping your arm around his club bearing
and over the top of the attackers arm while bringing arm as you grab his arm (on the inside portion) with
the front hand to the shoulder area. your hand (left in this case). Pull his arm tight to your
side, locking it in.
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Club Attack - Outside Horizontal (continued)
5 6
Drive in with a series of knee kicks until you feel Then, while maintaining control of the wrist (in this
your attacker can no longer resist. case with my left hand) remove the weapon from his
hand and get to safety.
7 8
Notice how I stepped back with my right leg as I twist I now have the weapon and am in control of the
the weapon from his hand, all the while controlling situation.
his wrist with my other (right) hand.
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Club Attack - Inside Horizontal
1 2
The attacker is using a club and attacking in a Timing is important as you need to step in to perform
horizontal manner back handed. As in the Outside this two handed block. Note the palms are out. This
Club attack, he may be swinging the club from side to provides somewhat of a cushion if your timing is off
side. and one of your blocking arms gets hit with the club.
Getting hit on the bone almost guarantees a bone
break.
3 4
As soon as the block is made slip your rear hand Continue bringing your arm over and around his arm.
(right in this case) over the top of him attacking arm. Grab on his arm with this same hand (right in this
case) and lock it into your side.
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Club Attack - Inside Horizontal (continued)
5 6
Although you don’t have a perfectly clear shot at the Then, sliding your rear hand (in this case right) over
groin you can slightly hook your knee to make good the top of his arm and down to his hand. Bring your
contact to the groin or bladder area. Continue with the other arm over the top of his, toward his weapon
knee strikes until you feel your attacker is incapable holding wrist.
of continuing his attack. All the time keeping a good
tight grip on the weapon holding arm.
7 8
Grab his wrist with your forward (in this case left) You are now in control of a weakened attacker and
hand and push downward while pulling the weapon in the weapon in hand.
a direction of his head. Twist your body back to your
right (counter clockwise). This will release the
weapon.
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On the Ground - Attacker Choking
1 2
In this attack, your opponent is on top with your back Immediately reach up and grab your own elbows.
to the ground. He is choking you. You will have much better leverage at the elbow as
opposed to grabbing your wrists or forearms.
3 4
Drive downward hard, on his forearms. This will Next, drive up and to one side, hard using your hip
break the hold on your throat and at the same time pin and plant leg (in this case the right).
his hands to your chest. This is important for two
reasons. First he can’t hit you and second he cannot
use his hands to bridge when you go to throw him off.
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On the Ground - Attacker Choking (continued)
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Driving your attacker off to the side, use your knee An alternate attack from this position is an eye poke.
kicks into his groin. Repeat until you feel you have This can be done with the fingers or in this case with
caused him sufficient pain or injury that you can the thumb.
escape.
7 8
Palm strikes to the face are also available from this When you feel it’s safe, get to your feet, always
position. Should the attacker fall flat on his back you keeping a close eye on your attacker. Go get help or
can use the defenses illustrated for “On the Ground - get to safety.
Arms Pinned” as they are the same.
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The Missing Element In Self Defense
Over the past 35 plus years that I have been training in and teaching the martial
arts, I have come to understand and believe that the most important factor in self
defense is dealing with the effects of the adrenal rush.
The adrenaline dump as we like to call it can have devastating effects on both your
mind and body. This adrenal rush is a natural result of real aggression and cannot
be stopped, even by experienced black belt masters.
Mentally we lose some or even most of our cognitive thinking, our reasoning so to
speak. Depending on the heart rate, you can even totally freeze like a deer in the
headlights.
From a mental standpoint we must keep the number and complexity of the self
defense techniques we teach to a bare minimum. Otherwise, we will be lost in an
effort to figure out what to do in the precious split seconds we have to react.
All of us have experienced this adrenal rush at one time in our lives or another.
Maybe you have been involved in a street or domestic attack. Perhaps you have
been attacked by a dog or other animal. Possibly you just have been screamed at or
threatened by someone. Maybe you have experienced rage or severe anger. Any
and all of these situations can elicit a strong adrenal rush or dump as we like to
call it.
The physical effects of a strong dose of adrenaline are just as debilitating. We lose
some or most of our fine motor coordination. We get weakness in the knees or
even the whole body. Our body can start shaking violently. We develop tunnel
vision and auditory exclusion (we can’t hear very well, if at all).
The combined mental and physical effects of an adrenaline dump can negate the
skills of even the most experienced martial artists, let alone someone wishing to
just learn how to defend themselves.
In the last few years I have been involved with F.A.S.T. Defense training. F.A.S.T.
Defense is an acronym for Fear Adrenal Stress Training. My association with the
International F.A.S.T. Defense Association of which I am a partner and officer, has
given me and my students the opportunity to train under high adrenaline stress. We
use full body armor with a trained assailant who knows how to cause an adrenaline
rush within the student.
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The armor allows us to fight off the assailant with full power blows. Until
someone experiences this, they find it hard to believe that many of the techniques
they have been doing and teaching will never work in a real attack.
Over the years we have continued to refine our self defense training to make it
simpler, faster and easier to learn and at the same time make it extremely direct
and effective. A few years ago we thought we were pretty much there. That was,
until, we got involved in the adrenaline stress training. Only then did we find out
that still more changes were necessary.
We went back to the drawing boards, so to speak. We looked at each defense and
principle we were teaching and how it fared under the adrenal rush. The result of
these changes, refinements and modifications are in our new videos, Street Self
Defense 101 Volumes I and II.
Every picture in this manual was taken from a video clip in Street Self Defense
101 Volume I. This Training Guide/Manual was originally put together as a result
of getting lots of emails and letters requesting it from satisfied purchasers of the
video. We hope that it is exactly what our customers wanted.
This manual is a great reference and an excellent source to learn the basics of
defending against the most common street attacks. If you do not as yet have the
video, I would suggest that if you are serious about learning and improving your
self defense skills that you order it today.
While we have tried to make this manual as comprehensive as possible, there is a

limit to what you can convey in a book, when it comes to self defense. The video
has much more detail, explanations, additional techniques as well as a section on
using the Assertive Behavior model to stop most street situations from becoming
physical in the first place.
You can order the video online or through our toll free number. The website
address is www.street-selfdefense.com. The toll free number is 1-888-857-5715.
Please use order code SSD-10. For a limited time we are offering two videos for
the price of one.
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An additional follow up technique might be the

Follow up with knee kicks and if need be elbows and

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Now pushing down on your elbow and leaning in,

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