How to Defend Against an Attack From Behind

This article is for the sole purpose of teaching people the very basic strategic points to focus on to defend against an attacker.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• For the purpose of this article, nothing is required to successfully accomplish the task at hand.

1. As with most attacks from behind, the attacker will either wrap their arms around the victim's head and throat or wrap their arms around in a reverse bear hug situation. The very first thing to remember is to stay calm. I realize that in most cases this will be hard to do, however it is absolutely vital. It is to your advantage to stay calm and maintain your bearings.

2. Regardless of the hold that the victim is in, the attacker will quickly force the victim to do as the attacker wishes. The quickest way to get out of this hold is to drive your heel onto the attacker's foot. To fully understand the force that should be used, visualize your foot going through the ground.

3. Once you are completely broken loose from the attacker's hold, now is the time to spin around and give another blow. Do Not go for the groin area. Remember, the attacker is now on the defense, this will be a highly guarded area. Take the same force as mentioned in step #2 and apply it with a kick to the knees. This will make the largest attacker drop to the ground.

4. With the attacker on the ground, now is the time to run away and yell as loud as you can. Go into the nearest building and call the authorities for help. Make sure you give a clear description of the attacker to include the color of clothing worn and any other details you may have noticed: i.e, tattoos, piercings, etc.

Tips & Warnings

• If, by chance, that the attacker doesn't break the hold after step 2. Repeat the step until they do.
• If the attacker lifts you off of the ground, bend your legs backward to place a shot to the groin area and/or use the back of your head to hit the attacker's head.
• The key is to remain calm, use force, repeat any step you need to repeat to get away to safety.
• This article is intended to teach the basics. In no way do I suggest that someone uses it for anything other than its intended purpose.

[roseanne09]

on 5/2/2009 Great article on How to Defend Against an Attack From Behind!! 5*

[jkopinion]

on 5/1/2009 Thank you! Everyone needs to know some simple self defense measures. 5*/r

[consignmentchic]

on 5/1/2009 Thanks for these very helpful and clever tips to deal with an attacker from behind! I always tell my kids to push their eyes in with their thumbs (if they can)! 5*

[Dawnella66]

on 5/1/2009 This was a very good read and great information to defend yourself it attacked from behind. *5/rec

[CaseyCarlton]

on 4/30/2009 How to defend against an attack from behind is very well written and a great measure for self defense. Looking forward to more articles. 5 stars