Originally Posted by tuppermern
My father always told my sisters & I to klick a guy "you know where"! The course I took said never to do that because it makes them angrier. We were taught to hold our hand up in front of us & look for the letter L. (from the tip of the thumb to the tip of the index finger. If someone tries to attack you---what their windpipe wirh the L of your hand! It'll give you long enough to run by the time they catch their breath. Makes sense to me!
If you do this slightly lower, on the top of the chest, and put all your weight into it, starting at your own shoulder, instead of holding it out front of you, that IS the 'center of gravity slap'. There is no way to brace for this move. Gently, try it on your family. (That is a good way to work into self defense discussions at home.) Whomever you hit, will land on their a--s! Then, you can run like hell 'screaming like a crazy woman (or man)' to find help! I once had to use it on a guy 6'6'' and I am only 5'6". I was shocked that it worked so well, which is what I was thinking, as I ran like hell!
Just a thought - to kick someone 'there' you have to move closer to them.........Whack hard, and run like hell sounds so much safer!