Biting works best when locking down and tearing.

Ueshiba’s religion… call me skeptical. A close friend of mine was a true believer for years and couldn’t pull off joint locks when she was actually attacked. Thankfully, conventional beating worked.

“Aikido (合気道 Aikidō?) is a Japanese martial art developed by Morihei Ueshiba as a synthesis of his martial studies, philosophy, and religious beliefs. Aikido is often translated as “the Way of unifying (with) life energy” or as “the Way of harmonious spirit.” Ueshiba’s goal was to create an art that practitioners could use to defend themselves while also protecting their attacker from injury.

Aikido is performed by blending with the motion of the attacker and redirecting the force of the attack rather than opposing it head-on. This requires very little physical strength, as the aikidōka (aikido practitioner) “leads” the attacker’s momentum using entering and turning movements. The techniques are completed with various throws or joint locks.

Aikido derives mainly from the martial art of Daitō-ryū Aiki-jūjutsu, but began to diverge from it in the late 1920s, partly due to Ueshiba’s involvement with the Ōmoto-kyō religion. Ueshiba’s early students’ documents bear the term aiki-jūjutsu.

Ueshiba’s senior students have different approaches to aikido, depending on when they studied with him. Today aikido is found all over the world in a number of styles, with broad ranges of interpretation and emphasis. However, they all share techniques learned from Ueshiba and most have concern for the well-being of the attacker.”

I have NO concern for the well being of an attacker, especially a rapist.

This should get you started…

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strike_%28attack%29

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pressure_point

http://www.ehow.com/how_5704442_strike-pressure-point-nerve-cluster.html

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How to Strike to a Pressure Point & Nerve Cluster
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Pressure points are one of the most widely misunderstood concepts in martial arts. Many different legends have been repeated over the years regarding secretive and lethal techniques. There is nothing mystical or magical about the existence of pressure points or their application in self-defense. Pressure points are nerve clusters, frequently around major muscle groups, that when struck or grabbed can cause the nearby muscle groups to spasm in a painful manner. While there are many different ways of getting to them in a self-defense situation, there are a few steps to make it easier to find them when you need to.

Difficulty:
Moderate

Instructions
Things You’ll Need

* Mirror
* Training partner

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Pressure Point Strikes
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Locate each pressure point. There are many different nerve clusters throughout the body. Start with the soft tissue directly under the chin, the muscles right at the base of the neck near the top of the shoulder, the nerve clusters in the very front of the shoulder next to the pectoral muscles, and the solar plexus at the base of the breastbone.
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Practice using a mirror. Take two fingers and lightly press against each of these areas until you can locate them comfortably. You’ll know you’ve located the right spot because each location is extremely sensitive to pushing or impact pressure.
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Make a fist with one hand. Bend the middle knuckle of your pointer finger out so it protrudes from the front of the fist with the thumb bracing it underneath. This will be used for practicing knuckle strikes. You then drive the point of the knuckle into the targeted pressure point.
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Decide how to strike. Most strikes can be done with a regular fist but some pressure points are small enough that a knuckle strike is more effective in hitting the appropriate nerve areas. When training or sparring from a close distance, use the knuckle strike to jab into the clusters that you found in the mirror. When using a sparring partner, be very careful because a hard strike to these areas is very painful and can be disabling.
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Practice in a mirror throwing these types of strikes at short range. Don’t use knuckle strikes from a long distance because they are only effective on soft-tissue areas of the body. If you miss and strike a hard surface like the skull or the breastbone, you are likely to break a finger. From longer distances, use a regular fist.

Tips & Warnings

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Training partners are very useful in practicing these techniques since a heavy bag is frequently impractical for pressure-point drills. Find someone else who has sparring experience in a martial-arts environment who can assist you in practicing the targets and technique.
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Be very careful whenever locating pressure points on yourself or on your partner. They can cause extreme pain and injury. Use caution when practicing strikes to not injure a training partner or yourself.

Ladies, you should behave as if you are swimming in the ocean or the rivers, buddy up when you go out.

And what does your Mom say? Don’t talk to strangers.

Somebody grabs you poke him hard in the eye with a Bic Ballpoint pen or a stick or your nails or your keys throw dirt in the eyes, for starters, scream like a crazy woman, and bite, tear and hit, you fight for YOUR life not the A-Hole who is going to hurt you.

I think the numbers are like 7 reported rapes last year. This is unacceptable.

I am looking for a location to open a dojo somewhere in the downtown area.

We will be offering free women’s self defense classes every semester.

If anyone knows of an affordable location downtown…feel free to get in touch.
Thanks.