Wow. This is an eye-opening post about women kicking men in the balls as a self-defense practice. This of course generates controversy, even though it is an effective way to strike to defend yourself.
Kicking Men in the Balls
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The strongest argument I can think of for not kicking a guy in the groin, unless he is very distracted, is that most of us by the time we reach our teens have learned to protect them so if we feel they are in danger will turn and take the blow on our thigh. Painful but not debilitating.
Mileage may vary. A lot of guys (and I mean a LOT of guys) master this technique, and then go through so much of life not having to practice it that we lose the knack by our midtwenties… and even then, if a guy is inebriated, impaired, or otherwise overly cocky he may fail to recognize the NEED to protect his balls in time to prevent damage.
So if someone needs to debilitate a guy, the fact is it’s worth a shot.
This. A dude was saying something stupid to me so I slowly raised my foot up between his thighs to above his knee. By the time he noticed I had him at gunpoint so he pretty much begged me not to go through with it.
Kicking a man in his groin area is a very effective self defense measure. It is also effective on a women, just not as much.
The other spot to hit, if you are close, is the throat.
THAT’S MY PURSE! I DON’T KNOW YOU!
Don’t touch me! You’re not my priest!
“Ears are pull tabs….” I’ve always told anyone I was teaching self defense to that telling the police that the ear could be used for dna identification was an effective way to prosecute someone.
The only better tactic is shooting him until he stops. Under the law, you do not shoot to kill, you shoot to stop the threat. IMO, the threat does not stop while he’s breathing. He’d want revenge once he recovers. Just don’t tell the cops those last two lines.
Part of the problem is that the Make My Day laws protect a resident from lawsuits if the perp dies, but not if he lives. So if you shoot or stab an attacker, and he lives, he can sue you and win. If he does not live, his family is not legally able to sue you for self-defense.
That needs to change. If you have to defend yourself, once it’s declared self-defense, you should be protected from all lawsuits related to that act. Until it does, be wary of letting an attacker live.
Yeah, the liver’s an easier target, if you can learn muay khao clinch fighting techniques, you can knock pretty much anyone out with a good knee to the liver. Can’t get the liver, aim for the spleen or groin, but keep those knees slamming in till he goes down.
i was 11 she was 9 i would go to her house to play. when we were done she told me to clean up her floor of her room i said no she kicked me hard in the ass and we both loved it. so i would go see her as often as i could. she would tell me to clean up i say no i bend over she would back up get a running start and kick me hard in the ass i fall over on the floor she tramples me on my balls stomach face i kiss her foot she slaps my face with her foot. the next time i bend over she is laughing as always she has me spread my legs she backs up gets a running start and kicks me hard in both of my balls. it is such a rush of exchange of power we both enjoy. even though both of my balls are red sore swollen i would go see her as often as i could. she has me by the balls she just has to massage caress squeeze knee kick step on them i do whatever she wants she has full control power is in charge. thats what balls are really for. she is superior strong i am inferior weak. ever since then i have enjoyed getting kicked in the balls by girls at elementary junior senior high school and college and by my girl buddies. i love going to girls self defense and karate classes and let them use me to practice their ball kicks. and by the way i still love having girls kick me in the ass.
I have always taught the shin kick to the balls in karate classes. That kick is part of Okinawan Goju-Ryu karate… and the defense to it. Of course most people will not be trained in the defense. I always figured that if any of my students (kids or adults) could get through my defense when I was expecting the kick that I didn’t deserve my black belt. 🙂 Therefore, I generally got the students to apply the kick full force on me. Never had a problem. One particular student (at the time, 8 year old girl) was vacationing with her family in Austria. She and her mom were walking around in Vienna…. her dad walked up behind her and put his hand on her shoulder. Since she was not expecting it, she did exactly what she had been trained to do. I was very proud when I heard about it.. Practically it is pretty hard to actually do a whole bunch of damage to that area from underneath. If it lands properly it does shock most men (and probably women too…) enough to run.