Unarmed Self

Defense
What is Self Defense?
• Self-defense is a
countermeasure that
involves defending the
health and well-being of
oneself from harm. The use
of the right of self-defense
as a legal justification for
the use of force in times of
danger is available in many
jurisdictions.
Unarmed Self
Defense
According to Sifu
( 2008 )
• MANY of us are concerned about
our safety when we are out on
the street or even when we are at
our homes. Obtaining basic
unarmed self-defence skills is a
necessary element of street
survival. Unlike various self-
defence devices that might not be
available at that crucial moment,
unarmed self-defence techniques
usually work and give you real
confidence in your ability to
succeed in defending yourself and
others. 
Meaning of Unarmed
Self-Defense

•  Involves the use of ""natural

weapons"" of your body,
including the hands, elbows,
feet and knees - these are
hard body surfaces that,
when used properly, can
cause an attacker severe
pain and inflict serious
damage. However, the term
""unarmed self-defence""
isn't confined to only martial
arts.
• It involves various skills
(mental and physical) used
for survival and not only
fighting techniques, but
abilities to evade dangerous
violent confrontations and
situations. In contrast to
sport-oriented martial arts,
the goal of self-defence is
survival and not winning.
Knocking someone out of
the way and escaping can
achieve a survival goal,
however, it will never allow
you to win in a competition.
Your primary goal should be
not to get hurt/injured or
should be to minimise your
injuries. 
• Even if you're facing a
single unarmed attacker
who doesn't obviously exc
eed you in physique and
fighting skills, there's no
reason to prove to
anybody in the street
that you're a good fighter.
In a confrontation with
multiple attackers, escape
is victory. The only hope of
escape from an
overwhelming number
of opponents is continual
movement.
• By the use of blows and by
pushing one attacker
against the other, it will
often be possible to create
more room in which to
keep moving and
ultimately escaping. It
should be remembered
that the objective is to get
away, not to stay and fight
it out against hopeless
odds. Now let's look at the
basic physical aspects of
unarmed self-defence.