When Parents Aren't Around by Jamie Clubb

Author:Jamie Clubb
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: martial arts, safety, child protection, self protection, child safety, seld defence
Publisher: Jamie Clubb

If they move quickly into your space before you put your arms up, you have lost.

If you back away as they move forward you have lost.

If you follow them as they back off you have lost.

You win if you keep them out of your space by using your fence for the set time.

All the time you are using the fence, try to keep calm. Try not to answer their insults or their aggressive questions. Just keep saying words like “No” calmly but firmly or give them instructions like “Stay where you are”. Try changing the subject or just being nice. It will be hard to do, but the important thing is you are keeping them out of your space. No matter what they say and no matter what they call you, they have lost if you do not allow them in your space.

Angry Fence

Anger can be a useful weapon for you as well, although the next method is best used on people around your size and not on much bigger people. If someone gets into your personal space too quickly and you know you are in danger you need to make space as quickly as possible. A good way to do this is by using a sharp and powerful shove to their chest and then making one short shift back. Remember, this should only be done once. If your attacker enters your personal space more than once you will either run out of space to shift back to or it will just turn into a shoving competition and, if they are bigger than you, they will probably grab you.

As you shove and shift, use your voice. Try the words “Back off!” or “No!” Give these commands straight at the person you are shoving with your eyes looking into theirs. What you have done is to create distance. You have created a gap between you and your possible attacker. The shove and the shout will have shocked them a bit, and they should be having second thoughts about whether to attack you or not. Two things have changed for them: they will have to cover that distance you have just created and you are not the easy prey they thought you were.

However, these thoughts might disappear if you do nothing else after the shove and the shout. You need to back it up quickly. As soon as you have shoved and shouted, point at the attacker. Continue shouting instructions to them: “Stay where you are!” You might also try pacing with your eyes fixed on them - like a tiger stalking its prey. These words and actions should make the person who wanted to hurt you feel like he is the one being attacked now. He might yell back at you - he probably will - and say plenty of “brave” words, but if he does not walk into your space he is not a threat. Being able to keep this distance by using your voice and actions, so that you

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