Women Self Defense in 1947
I’m not sure what’s the best part of this video: the fact that she’s in heels, the fact that she does the whole thing looking like she don’t give a fuck, that chick in the back just exercising and enjoying the show, or the fact that both men and women are observing this and the girls are laughing and the guys look concerned/pensive as fuck as they watch all their tactics get shut down like nothing is even happening.
… msties is it just me or is this familiar?
Some of these are moves I haven’t seen before.
Some of this looks similar to the self defense I learned in a course three or four years ago. It’s definitely got some judo in it (arm bars, throws, fighting to and from the ground). I love this lady. She is rad. I feel like she, much like the rad lady I had as my self defense teacher, would also warn the women that if they don’t think they can gouge out someone’s eyes, don’t start trying because you’ll attack better with something you can follow through on.
crimelords I’m sorry I couldn’t not reblog this for you
The cheerful music makes it even better
Because the heels were pointed out, it’s very important to practice these moves in the clothes you normally wear, not just practice clothing. These women probably wore heels often in their daily lives, so it was important to be able to perform these defensive moves in heels.
I often see arguments against the “empowerment” of weaponized feminity but being able to defend yourself no matter what you are wearing is a huge advantage to you and against your attacker.
Ohhh that last comment. If you wear heels or restrictive clothing (like pencil skirts or tight dresses) practice in them. A move that you know by heart in sweats and sneakers isn’t going to go the same way if you don’t have the same reach or your center of balance is different.
