Self Defense from Outside Position: Training

Series Summary

In these videos, our self defense instructor will teach you techniques for defending yourself from attackers from the outside position. He will demonstrate how to execute strikes and kicks. Not only will you learn how to punch and kick from the outside position, but you will also learn techniques for controlling your attacker.

Unfortunately, some times in order to defend yourself you must do more than simply strike your attacker. In these videos, our expert will teach you the correct form for putting an attacker in armbars, wristlocks, shoulder cranks, chokes and headlocks. You will also learn proper technique for various takedowns.

Video Transcript

"Alright -- we're going to go over outside of the body self defense techniques. The reason we're saying outside of the body, we're not actually talking about a specific strike. It's actually the position you're going to be going into. So, we're actually going to be taking a little bit of a different role, a different mindset when we're doing self defense techniques. We'll talk more about positions then we are about the strikes. So, first off, before we even started, we want to talk about safety again. Practice all these techniques nice and slow. Make sure that you're getting somebody that is a confident training partner that is not going to freak out on you, that's not going to be flinching every time you throw a strike. You want someone that's going to be able to work with you. If you're at a martial arts studio, or if you're just at your house, if you have any friends, try to go with each friend and try to see who is going to be the best fit for you. And likewise, for yourself, you want to be the best training partner possible. So, that way, you'll be able to get the most out of your technique. And also, if you have somebody who is willing to go the extra mile with you, you'll also be able to figure out new techniques on your own. So, again, safety is key. When you're training with a partner, you never want to try to throw fast strikes. You want to just throw nice and slow to make absolutely sure that every technique can be executed. When you do have it down, though, you want to be confident enough that you can do it at full speed."