Essential Self-Defense Tips: Front Hair Grab Release

[Minjask6572]

this might be the one video i've seen by this guy that could actually work. of course personally i'd rather snap his elbow, but whatever works

[mirandaHeartsSmiley]

The part that I don't understand is when she slaps his hand when he is grabbing her hair how does that hurt him? Cuz it jus seems like she's slapping his hand is the slap suppose to hurt to make him release his grip or your suppose to hit him in a certain way I wasn't very clear on that part

[Tageth]

@mirandaHeartsSmiley Well. The knuckles in your finges will bam into your skull. And your skill is much harder than those knuckles. Try grabbing your own hair like that, then you try to hit your hand just like she did on the video. If u hit hard enough hes gonna have alot of pain.

[metatron221]

I´d kill her if she tried to do this with me

[RickkillerHD]

i slapt my head when i had my knockles on it,

my knockels broke..

[guyver2095]

very very good!

[skystarpk]

This method doesnt work man!!!!!

[iheartbluewaffles]

but while she has one of his hands occupied, couldnt the attacker already be pimp slapping her with his other hand?

[nativepridemike1]

I have really had to use these self defense moves and they are not drunk when they attack they just dont think you will do these moves and are not expecting them or for you to know them.....think about plzzz for your wn sake cus these moves that this guy teaches are proven to work . Every human being body works the same...The over extensions and self defense pressure points will work on every human being...

[nativepridemike1]

I know for a fact that these moves work so all you retards that dont really know what your talking about can just handle your own shit your way im gunna go with what is already proven too work...DUH.

[neversaynever164]

I think he is trying to show a bit of a technique based on a hair grab and yes you want to do whatever is best if someone was to grab you by the hair. such as soften them up if the grip is to tight.

[theredphoenix96]

hmmm..there's a bit trouble in the technique..she should have hit the throat or pinch the guy's hand or better yet..nipple pinch..it's effective..my sensei told me this..if a guy's weakness is their groin then there is an additional part..the nipple pinch..

[KuroroTheMaster]

very bad technique, any guy with decent strenght in their hands wouldnt open the hand with just one hit to it, it would be more efective to hit his throat , testicles or eyes to force him to release.

[thepapch]

u need a iron head lol

[IcyTexx]

Holy crap, I just tried that hand smash on myself and it hurts.

[MegaAttitudegal]

@IcyTexx lol i did to..it did hurt

[imsoren12321]

if the enemy is clever he will release be4 she hit her hand so she will punch herself...

[jtbak]

Why not just kick him in the nuts ? ..I promise that his focus will be away from the hand then !

[chickenfoot909]

so.. i'm supposed to punch the shit out of the top of my head to make someone leave me alone..?

[MegaAttitudegal]

@chickenfoot909 it's just to get hem to let go...then u can beat em up

[MURDERFACE555666]

They would expect you to move away right? So they'd pull you towards them? So move backa little, and then headbutt them in the face...?

[mylab2]

it will not open you idiot, especially for big guys with big fist..

[WELoveanime4eva]

that does actually hurt! not sure if it would work really though :/

[k9bisquet]

the hand smash thing really does hurt owwwww.!!!!

[leeham991]

Then he uses his other hand to smash her face.... 0-o

[cazzy703]

what are you supposed to do when an attacker comes at you like a tornado swinging their arms, how do you think about techniques in a split second? i need lessons lol

[MORPHEUSou812]

I don't believe that move will work on a person that is hell bent on killing you.Did she forget that her attacker has 2 hands.

[oldsgtmajusmc]

I disagree-instead of hitting his hand (which if he is really holding hair-he will not let go)place your hands on his gripping hand and do the turn as shown-continue with retzev (contnuous combat motion)- and kick hit etc till he lets go-oldsgtmajusmc

[IfritAxel]

this is sthe greates techique to use on hen party night

[Joeygirlfriend]

what if when we hit the hand while on our front hair he don't fell pain at all? i mean if he big guy and i'm just a lil girl lol... but ur video really help me to protect my self :)

[puplover1216]

I have a quistion:what if you do smack the hand and twist the hand,but then with his other hand he grabs you in a difforent spot?like the back of your neck or something?

[Chuito66]

why would a thief or anybody grab her hair i would just shut the damn bitch or stabb the fuck out of her or somtin like that

[Beastmast3r5254]

so, this only works on someone who's other hand is crippled right?

[borednessislife]

how would you then defend against THE PIMP SLAP?!

[bushidoogie]

dont like it cant strike hard enough from that position i would rather strike up at the arm about midway between the wrist and elbow as there is a pressure point there that will disrupt the grip and cause a surprising amount of pain. neat idea but to hard to pull of sensei

[thedoors781]

I don't suggest using this method.

[Amilah2010]

I really appreciate your videos, and I want to thank you for your great tips!

unfortunately this method is probably not going to work. Problem is if a person grabs your hair they're probably not planning to just stand there holding it, the person will yank your hair to knock you off balance.

this move doesn't get their hand out of your hair quickly enough to avoid that.

this one needs some modification, like maybe striking their neck?

[antonio21771]

then after that do a flying arm bar

[TheTraffinator]

@monkey9090 and oliviersteppe:

if u do it right, it takes only a second to do all of the steps.

in practise u can´t do that because the risk of getting injured is too high

[TheReptilianBrain]

"...and DRIVE the knuckles into the top of your skull." ....that sounds more like masochism than self defense, chief.

[Hijacker1000]

why not just kickin his nuts?

[trade350]

@Hijacker1000 because he can extend his arm so far from his body you will never reach that far. Plus the pain of hair grab is high you can't think anyway. I wish I knew this release a long time ago.

[Volksjagger]

Why is people oh so dumb and have to criticize everything?? nothing works for them, and if we ask you, TV shows beats reality... cuz all that u speak about is something from some 70's show, you are speaking about FX, moron!

[AntiHero12109]

yay more techniques for women that could get them beaten up, killed, raped, etc. thanks youtube!!

[JessicaS2sparks]

yea that hurt my head waay more then it did the hand=/////fail!!

[JessicaS2sparks]

yea that hurt my head waay more then the it did the hand=/////fail!!

[ImBoyD20]

very beautiful in the video but in real life...

[rozita3003]

She is Canadian and ENGINEER!!!!!!!!! she has an Iron ring!:D

[kickerwithkick2]

hmm... for some reason it didn't hurt 0.o

[the26thhour]

The main flaw with most Martial Arts/Self Defence teachers is all their talk about the amount of pain their techniques will inflict whilst never acknowledging the pain their students will receive

What he was just showing then,if fully committed, will rattle her brain & jar her neck & she has to be ready for that & unless already used to pain, the shock alone will cause her mind to overload

Hence why so many Black Belt's 1st fight with a kickboxer in a ring ends with the 1st clean hit they get

[AoCranger]

punched my hand nothing happened gg

[heraldj4]

i agree this guy sucks at all his self defense tips i have watched

[soparamens]

IMHO for untrained people (specially women) it's better to hit the upper part of the hand with ones knuckles, it causes SO much more pain and triggers the "hand rubbing" reflex on the attacker, leaving space for a kick in the knee caps.

[BobBerkeley]

Speaking of reality, since when does a hair-grabber do such a static attack? As soon as he grabs, he'll yank her head violently from side to side, or he'll pull her head forward (and down) as he steps backward. Then she will be off-balance and ungrounded, and her strike to the back of his hand may not have enough impact to break his hold.

[3lit3gn0m3]

i tried it on myself (lol) and it only works if you hit their hand really hard, otherwise you'll just make them do something worse to you.

[smile4life21]

I dont think this will work

Because, as you see hes only grabbing the hair with i think his right hand

which she grabs his hand blablahblah.. and while she brigns it down his left hand is free, so he could easaly punch her right in the noggin!

[jimtube109]

I agree, that is not enough pressure for a woman to cause a release. Keep in mind that the guy will be grabbing your hair and pulling you either behind a building or into a car, van etc. My suggestions is double grip to save your hair for one and two, keep control of your attacker . Drop down quickly to break the grip then kick the crap out of his head while he is down.

[glazeflash]

attacking the hand like that wont be enough. put both hands on top of the hand and put pressure down then run backwards. the person grabbing your hair will leave with a broken wrist.

[jess3336677]

hehe "they wont like you after"

[cssMaitai]

i it painfull when you hit his hand ????

[pjana93sajo]

hahaha

This is stupid haha

[Lemonbread2]

Each fighting style has different ways of reacting to moves. This style hits the hand, while a wrestler (myself) would take the arm and pull a russian on it, thereby hyper-extending their arm and forcing them to release the hair. Some work better than others, it just depends on what works best for you.

[SNAKEgokuVERGIL]

DUDE ! you mess her hairs ! ... btw we use that move in aikido too... (kotegaeshi) and its steven segals favorite tech. = )

[mikado0987]

i did this to myself and it really does help. this works. i guess. =)

[salam929]

u cant hit ur self its not gonna hurt him as much as ur self

[skiamakhos]

She's slapping his hand, & tbh I'm not sure how effective that would be: in my old jitsu club they taught us to close the fist & use the 2nd knuckles of your fist against their metacarpal bones - this concentrates the strike & hurts them a whole lot more.

[westcoast455]

I tried this and my friends head hurt like shit after lol..

[shadowman45810]

most of this guys techniques would work great if you put your own attacks in first like before you do the wrist lock kick spleen 6 to get the attackers attention low then do your wrist lock. and when you do it hold it closer to your body so your body weight does the work not just your arm strength. this will make it easier for small women.

[staind531]

lol wow.

[Lexicologist71]

At first I wanted to discount the strike to the hand, but it would be similar to a bunch of finger locks all at once. Finger locks are nasty. I hate finger locks. I'm not crazy about their choice of followups, but it's something. I do love that technique, just not for this counter, but I'm admittedly an anonymous underqualified nitpicker, like most of the trash talkers on here.

[swphotos]

all i can say is look up a krav maga video that shows how to defend yourself from a hair grab.

1. female strength isn't enough to use that move efficiently on a male

2. they dont tell you what to do after you've done that. the attacker isn't gonna just let you get away with that, he'd use his other hand to strike you.

3. there would never be a situation that would be as clear-cut as that. so it'd be unlikely that you would be able to even use that move.

if you want self defence, use krav maga

[Scipion121212]

To everyone who saying this wont work, please ask some girl to strike you to that pressure point full power. I did not do this, but you should LOL and tell me the answer. :D

[Thraxz666]

no offence but this guy spends too much time in the dojo.

[Toffypops]

3.

Saying that this guy don't know what he is doing is silly. So I have to agree with

Auricknoble here.

[Toffypops]

1.

Have you ever trained Aikido? What he sais here with the fingers is true, most men don't have ultra trained lower parts of the fingers

and would be voulnerable. Striking like that hits nerve points in the fingers which then create a muscle reaction to loosen the grip. Grabbing the hand like she did, is a very good way to take control of the oponents hand since twisting the wrist like that would be painful.

[Toffypops]

The twist in the wrist there will make it possible for her to break the oponents balance thus following up as she does. When the attacker don't expect something like this, he is not prepared to counter it. If she muscles this into her mind to be second thought, the entire thing would take tops 1-2 seconds to execute in real life. Self defence is not about who is the stronger oponent, but who can get the advantage of the situation.

[LazyChristy]

wow :)

[mikesegaline]

please women do not use this, it will not work, thats retarded

[pagedoll]

hitting his hand hurts my head and does NOT release his grip. this sucks

[LazyChristy]

you're supposed to hit before the knuckles and even if it hurts, it will hurt a LOT LESS than the opponent grabbing your hair and you unable to do anything about it. Follow up carefully

[killimanjaro14]

why not a punch to the ribs or kidney?

[nicolainoltensmeier]

how can you defend you self with a man a he has knife

[Coppertopp13]

its all because they dont expect it.

[drmak3r]

actualy i have long hair too and i made full contact and self defense,so i think i have an idea.hiting the hand thats grabing the hair???please!!!good luck with that!bitch

[Auricknoble]

It works, don't listen to dude who talk crap they don't know what they're talking about.

[mikesegaline]

dude iv trained women in self defense for years, this is not an effective technique. Think about it if you were the guy attacking her, would her slapping the top of your hand cause you to release your grip? No it wouldnt unless your a total pussy

[drmak3r]

sorry but that wont work.1 grab the hand on your head with both hands making pressure to your head.2 step foward and try to take his balance then use your fighting technique depending on the situation,i know its a little vague but at least its not unrealistic like this guy,how can a woman overpower a mans wrist lock?

[MrOsiris201088]

Why not include a low kick to the groin simultanious to pounding down on the hand. Twist as she did, but due to a heavy groin kick he would lurch forward, then use his movement against him by tugging his arm in and down with your left hand and perfect position to bring a fast inward right elbow thrust to the side of his head. Maybe as he lurches forward meet him halfway with your right knee. Depends on his height and how you force him to fall. Either way would work.

[LazyChristy]

damn :))

[scrappyrusski]

the wrist twisting is a legit way to disable a preson... the hair grab release won't work if the fist is kept firm and tight

[TENNSUMITSUMA]

ok so i just tried this on myself while i was watching the video. if you use the palm of your hand it does nothing but if your use the heel of your hand it hurts, and either way your head is going to hurt alot but i guess its better than going bald in 1 second if you know what i mean

[desdavis]

this one i will give,hahaha this is bull shit

[Maniac4Metal]

i agree with u, the hit to the hand doesn work wat so ever, a better way (in my opinion neway) is to put both of your hands on the attackers hand, stopping them from pulling your hair, then step away and at the time crouch down low, this will bring the attacker into an improvised arm lock, and gives you massive strength leverage over a much larger oponent, u can then come out of your crouch with a powerfull knee to the chest or face, or if ur rele mad a few wel aimed punches to the head/face:)

[TENNSUMITSUMA]

if you step away (and especially crouch) while they still have a fist full of hair wont it rip your hair out

[Maniac4Metal]

"put both of your hands on the attackers hand" by that i meant grab their hand and push into your head, therefore they cannot pull your hair at all, and when your steppin back and crouching keep grabbing there hand (this hurls a lot, im a 16 yr old guy and in my karate club i was showin this technique to a 12 year old girl and it still hurt an awefull lot) only let go of their hand when you hav them low to the ground and are ready ti hit them and/or run

[onfireace688]

Lol this somewhat works but lol it hurts your dam head more then it hurts there hand lol...

[LazyChristy]

yeh but think about what if they follow up, and think about how you can follow up ;)

[Bigdogg210607]

sorry but that is crap

[vish2589]

What if a real shaolin kung fu fighter does that ??

[VoteForHonor]

i tried this, my head hurts more...cant even feel it on my knuckles

[redsamuraidragon]

I call bullshit.

[akcessdenied]

I hit my hand with a hammer the other day and just said ouch and kept working... Some of this stuff on here just doesn't seem like it will work and what if the attacker is jacked up on pcp. Thats how stuff went down in Los Angeles were I grew up.

[WarriorBoy]

@akcessdenied: You're completely correct. Self-defense should NEVER base itself around pain-compliance, even groin and eye strikes. While those are good tools, they cannot be relied upon totally to save you in all scenarios.

Learning body mechanics and common sense is a much more effective approach to defending yourself as opposed to assuming the attacker's hand will be hurt and he will let go.

[jackthePS3GAMER]

@akcessdenied you know all these moves are so retarded when theres a much more simple move kick in the nuts and run

[fizzazzle]

seriously, guys can take a strike to the hand. might work better if you kick at the same time.

[ShiniWolf]

Quick tip: Cross your thumbs when going into that Wrist Lock. That way, you can strain them against each other if needs be to strengthen your grip and you can still keep the pressure on both sides of their middle finger.

Be safe.

[Thantos88]

lol Sorry but that wont work I just tried it and alot harder then that girl could hit.

[aaateam111]

slaping wont work. ppl mostly garb onto you with soild fist and that will just give pressure to your head, you must make a sharp form and stab it top of the fist that will cause numbness and you can move their hand away.

[jonathancochoa]

Yeah. It would be phunnie if the "attacker" let go of your hair just before you hit his hand. LOL you got PWNed by your own fist!

[aaateam111]

and why whould he let go =_= if he did am i gonna get massive damge? no its either way he lets go or make him

[waiting87]

i don't think the tap would work

[MicroDoubleU]

dude i just grabbed my hair with my right hand and smashed the fist with my left hand. i thought i broke my fingers with the hit. this really is painfull. i can barely open my right hand now...

[Hapkidamaro]

This is one of the most ridiculous "techniques"....The serious problem is that someone may believe this garbage works and ends up dying on the street.This sensei must own a funeral home on the side....

[Zovex11]

Rofl! Like i said before, The best defence for this is a good old fashion kick to the balls...

[swenzih]

amen to that!

[kakamanamute]

BULL SHIT

[MAXSENSEI]

1. put your own hand upon the attackers hand on top of your head

2.press it onto your head

3. step back while turning your head down.

the attacker will not only come down to his knees but you will also have a rist lock on the flor and be able to finish the attacker of while he is on the flor and you are not!

from that attack you will never be able to get in to a working kote gaeshi as demonstrated in the vid

[shinobimatt]

why didnt he use fleeting snake, after the thumb twist your suppose to spin their arm like a stearing wheel and either A: snap it like a twig or B: bring them to the ground for some ground work...

[Lech6253]

this is crap that strik to the top of the hand does nothing piriod!

i train jujitsu and we are taught to defend against those sort of attacks

and no way in hell would i ever use that teachnique unless i wanted to commit suicide!

1 star out of 5

[monkey9090]

This is the worst Essential Self-Defense i have ever seen.

[emaxxx29]

I know, such bull shit u can even see how much time it takes her to set it up cuz she grabs the hair at the same time so it would hurt her lol

[lsisoccer5]

@monkey9090 ik right lol smack the hand so they let go! lol the person would be like "wtf did u slap my hand for???"

[Gzail]

just prepare to loose some hair, jump forward and bite his neck, then run away.

[bblue82]

im always surprised when self defense trainers advocate biting.of course it is effective, but what if the attacker has AIDS or something? you would be screwed. break something vital and run. in my opinion, use biting as a last resort.

[Gzail]

im not a self defense trainer,im a fighter in fact i dont know shit about this kind of SD tactics i can fight thats all.

1 wouldd never get me in this position

2 i can come up with several ways to get out IF and i dont know which one would pop out first in my brain

3 Im just tryin to imagine what would i do if im a small woman which is way weaker then the attacker. thats all i think id rather bite him then take the risk to be raped and killed.

[jonxchin]

AIDS only works if it's direct blood to blood contact.

assuming you have no cuts on the inside of your mouth and it's 1 clean bite, you have no risk of infection.

[GabrielWaski]

Kay. I've been doing Kenpo for almost 12 years now. THIS IS A HUGE MISTAKE. You dont strike the back of there hand with yours with the flat of your hand. Use your Knuckle and do a middle knuckle strike and hit there meticaples. (the nerve cluster on the back of your hand.)And twisting there hand gives you temorary control right? CEPT FOR THE FACT THAT THERE OTHER HANDS GONNA SMACK THE SHIT OUT OF YOU.

[Oliviersteppe]

Nice.... and while you gently make steps 2 and 3, while you grab the hand... you got your nose broken 10 times by the attacker's other hand.

[FunnyJunkTV]

lol so true!

[iamiSniipezxX]

@Oliviersteppe exactly

[gordiam]

@Oliviersteppe you gotta be quick.. this is just a move.. there are thousands things you can do to defend yourself, if you thing of all the attacks the other can do, you enter into a neverending casuistry.

[KeepYourCoolPRO]

"they wont like you" lol

[SmartGirl27]

A guy did this to me once.. no joke. When I was 16 this Spanish guy was making sexist comments as he walked by me. I jokingly slapped him on the cheek saying "don't talk like that about women" and he grabbed me by the hair and rammed my head into his knee 3x. My earring was bleeding. I lost complete control once he grabbed my hair. Had I fought back, who knows what else he would have done to me though.

[Sentinal3131]

GUTTED!

Shouldnt have slapped him then!

[TaiHayabusa]

@SmartGirl27 You were in the wrong first since you attacked him when he was only talking. You need to know when it's appropriate to do something and when it isn't. I would only hit someone when they've attacked me or someone I care about.

[TaiHayabusa]

@SmartGirl27 Also with that being said I personally wouldn't fight someone with a weapon unless their demands are too serious. If they wanted to kidnap,rape, or hurt me or someone close to me I'll fight for my life. It's been 3 years since your comment so I hope you're wiser now. Take care.

[terafanatic]

She still didn't speak. How about a nice hello before you guys do your demo?

[drankthemilkup2]

sexy