Basic Kicks in Women's Self Defense

Video Transcript

"Alright ladies, you have to realize that your longest weapon are actually your legs. They're not your punches, they're your legs. Look at the distance. This is the extension of my fist all the way out as far as I can. And then there is the extension of my leg. My leg will definitely make contact with an attacker before my fist ever gets to. So you need to learn the basic kick. Now I have decided to keep my high heels on because in an everyday situation, most likely you're not going to be in a dojo wearing karate gee and karate shoes, or being barefoot. You're probably going to be in cute shoes like these. So what I want you to do is, if you can, if you have time to rip off your shoes, do that because then you don't have to worry about spraining or twisting your ankle. But if your shoes are still on and you find that you have to defend yourself and kick, this is what I want you to do. Spread your feet apart, bend your knees. Okay, if you can get your hands back here like we were in horse stance, that's great. Lift a knee, your knee comes up first, that's one, extend, two, bring it back in, that's three, and then come down, that's four. Only four steps to a kick. So again, let's do that one more time. You're going to take your knee, coming up, one, out, two, bring it back in, three, and down, four. In my heels, where do you think I'm going to aim my kick? You got it. Alright, attacker, if you will. Attacker's right here. I can't reach him with my fist yet, can I? But my legs can. So before he gets into my personal space, remember we talked about saying, "no and stay back, don't come any farther". If he gets into that personal space and I get to feel, and I get the feeling that I'm uncomfortable and I want him to stay back, his legs are wide open, his groin's right there, I can definitely shoot a quick kick up his groin and disable him with enough time for me to run away. So again, it was very simple, we just "no, stay back", one, two, three, four. There is your basic kick in heels."