Escaping a Hair Grab: Self-Defense for Kids

Video Transcript

"For kids' safety, they may have to deal with a hair pull where somebody is grabbing their hair from behind. And, if that were to happen, we can utilize our entire body, turning and redirecting the energy to help us escape from them. So, as she grabs my hair, I'm going to just use my hands to protect my own head. I'm going to put them underneath as much as I can and go under or on top of her hand. Holding my head tight and then, going either direction, I'm just going to duck and twist until she lets go. Most likely, this is going to happen from behind. So, as somebody grabs your hair, they might be trying to pull you back. You're going to protect your own scalp, or your own head. Put your hands there as tight as you can to your own head and then you duck and twist, whichever side you feel more comfortable going, always going towards the rear. And you keep ducking, you keep twisting until they have escaped. So, when you're trying to keep yourself safe from a hair pull, you want to remember to keep the hair, your own hair, tight against your head, nice and firm. And then, you're going to duck and you're going to twist underneath their arms to help keep yourself safe from a hair pull."