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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As PP notes, eye gouging is what many teachers of self-defense recommend. But the point of doing  self-defense class (if it's a good one) is to make a kid more confident in the idea of actually being that violent against an attacker. It's one thing for dad or mom to say, go for the eyes and gouge, don't scratch. But unless a kid has had some kind of experience, even just a classroom experience, in actually being encouraged to get that rough, she -- and I say she advisedly, since girls in our culture are socialized not to be that kind of physically rough -- may be afraid to go too hard against an attacker. Self defense classes should involve putting kids into mock situations and then pushing them hard to react with full force, usually against an instructor who is padded and ready to take the hits.

I would definitely sign my kid up for a class -- and would do another one at times like leaving for college. Refreshers. I did one some years ago and am looking for another one right now and hope to get my teen DD into one.

The instructor for the one I did said that the main problem isn't women or girls knowing what moves should help them -- it's the fact that when they are actually in a terrifying situation, many people tend to freeze, no matter what they've been taught. That's why teaching that really pushes them to let go and wail on someone, as well as repeating self defense lessons periodically, is better than advice without actual practice.

OP, seek out a self-defense class, not a martial art that takes years to learn and develop. Martial arts are terrific, but it sounds like a quick and dirty self defense workshop and not a long-term martial arts education is what you're really thinking of here.[/quote]

+1 for self defense course for both teens and their Moms. Refreshers every few years.[/quote]

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