A Real Man Killer!
The real man killer is a self defense kick in the testicles. This is probably one of the most obvious self defense techniques going! However it is controversial. The controversy stems from a couple of things. Firstly, the fact that out there on the internet are videos of guys taking shots full on to the testicles and just standing there with no reaction! Is it trick videography? Tolerance to pain? A concealed jock? Who knows? Quite frankly, I do not care and neither should you! These guys who can supposedly take a full on blow to the testicles are a very, very, very minor portion of society. I feel safe to say that if a self defense kick in the testicles is done properly that 99.9% of men will crumple to the pavement. At the very least it will cause a response to the injury that will either buy you time to get away or it will provide an opening to finish him off with another move. That is a high enough probability for me to count it as one of the most effective self defense moves around. However a self defense kick in the testicles is not a stand alone technique, and therein lies another problem! The worst thing one can do in a self defense situation or in any self defense training is to believe that there is just one shot or one strike that will take care of business completely. Just as how boxers are taught to throw "punches in bunches" you should always strike in combinations and not stop till you can escape or till the other person is no longer a threat. The second controversy that comes from discussing a self defense kick in the testicles is immaturity about the subject from both genders. Some guys get their nose all out of joint about this issue because maybe they were hit in this vulnerable spot for absolutley no good reason at some point in their life. Whether it was done jokingly or out of sheer cruelty by a female or a male it doesn't matter. As a result they absolutely detest the subject ever being brought up and despise the fact that some people would even consider using it as a viable self defense technique. They call it unfair fighting, so on and so forth. The reality is that a self defense kick in the testicles should only be used in a self defense situation. This self defense technique as well as all self defense techniques needs to be treated with respect and maturity. Afterall you would not go around gouging peoples eyes out as a joke or as a response to someone calling you a name. That is unless you are a sociopath! The next controversy is that if someone is hit in the testicles it is going to initiate a counter strike or rebuttal as soon as they recover. This is why a self defense kick in the testicles should not be considered a stand alone strike. In a life or death struggle you need to continue striking as we discussed above. The danger also lies in the fact that most people DO NOT perform this self defense technique properly, which is why it so often goes all wrong for them! From childhod as a male you are conditioned endlessly about the consequences of even a light hit to this area. So instinctually over the years your subconcious learns how to deflect or avoid strikes to the groin area. It becomes an automatic flinch response if anything is detected visually towards the groin. Without any thought you jump back, turn your knee in, lift your shin up to block or swing your hands down to protect this vulnerable area. Because of this a males radar goes off and his body reacts in time when a foot is directed towards his groin and usually it successfully blocks the attempted strike. The following self defense videos are going to show you how to effectively strike the groin area. A self defense kick in the testicles must be done properly. Because of the distance involved and due to the fact that a kick is usually cocked back before travellling forward therefore telegraphing the strike and giving the opponent time to react. Therefore for self defense I prefer using a knee to the groin instead of kicking. This requires you to have the comfort and confidence to let the attacker get close enough to perform the strike with the knee. Chances are that your attacker is already in this close range or else you wouldn't even be considering a kick to the testicles. A self defense kick in the testicles is acceptable as long as you can perform it without telegraphing the movement and do it with proper technique with speed and power. Generally if you are in kicking range you are probably also in a decent position to take off and escape. However if you have no escape options and you are not close enough to knee the groin area and you feel as though a kick to the testicles is your best option you may want to consider a distraction before kicking the groin. An effective distraction can help you successfully land a kick to the groin. A proper distraction will allow your kick to fly below your attackers peripheral vision which is what makes a knee strike to the groin so effective. If you have change in your pocket, a briefcase or sugar packets throw them directly at your attackers eyes. If you have nothing to throw you can flick your fingers out to feint a jab to their eyes. Or you can surprise them and yell as aggressively as you can, similar to a growl or a lions roar. If you are in an area where your attacker might be paranoid of someone like a police man or another person seeing them you can pretend as though you are making eye contact with someone standing at about a 45 degree angle behind them and yell help like you are calling their attention over to you. Their subconcious and flinch response will react to this incoming threat buying you a precious fraction of a fraction of a second to perform a self defense kick to their testicles. The important thing is that you launch your attack kick the instant the sugar packets or whatever you distraction tactic you use is initiated. Both of the following videos give good instruction and details. The first video is what I think is probably some of the best instruction that I have ever seen on striking the groin. Pay attention to how he emphasizes that the groin strike should not be a first move, instead it should be a follow up to a head shot. Note why he does not recommend it as a stand alone or first move! The head shot can be your finger jab to his eyes, a chin jab or smacking him in the head with your brief case or purse. One nugget of advice that is great in this self defense video is how he tells you that your intent is that your goal in the kick is to get to the head and the groin is just in the way! Return To The Home Page
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