Fight Back w/ Lu Parker -- Women's Self Defense clip on KTLA

[bowflexor]

nice tits. i would like to attack her.

[iknewmikewell]

For those of you who don't know, Johnny Gyro was one of the greatest fighters of our

time. He carries a big rep. If he says do it like this, then you should listen. By the way Johnny was super quick. And he could come in fighting at a light weight or heavy weight. That means he could play tag with you or straight bust you up.

[TheGreatEscapes]

I hate to say this because the instructors are very well intentioned, but some of this is not realistic. For example, when he was choking Lu, what she was taught would never happen if the choke were sudden and hard. The first thing she would do would flinch, bringing her hands up to his arms. The brain sends a signal to remove the choke first. You can do this by moving his hands across your shoulders, as taught in Krav Maga.

[guselsky]

Much more effective for self-defense is Krav Maga.

[FixedByDoc]

Woman should have the right to wear what ever they want and not have to worry about it.

[FixedByDoc]

I rate this 5/5 and favorited it. Thanks for posting this.

[FixedByDoc]

I like the 2 fingures in the throat idea because it does work. I encourage you to try it on yourself press hard enough to feel the pressure and try to speak. It hurts and causes a choking reaction. I have several years of hand to hand military combat training and this is one of there methods. The use of pressure points works extreemly well when practiced.

[Virihaure]

Just something about strangulation like the one in the film, I strongly unbelive that the two fingers on the throat at the opponer will work and cut his air supply of, that's bogus. Instead reakt in opposit direction if the case is like that because in that direction he have no power at all and have to chase the victim. If the victim lies on the ground getting strangled push the opponent in the chest with both hands, his streanght is directed downwards and he will have no power backwards.

[MshadowsenseoC]

kick in the nuts is also easy and effective... :P

[CatpurrRobertaBobbi]

I notice alot of men saying women should not attrack men in the first place. This is an excuse used for years to blame the victim and give men an excuse to defend their actions. There is no sex in violence. Its all about anger power and control. Ugly women wearing clothes that show nothing get raped too so there goes that belief hun?

[Rienei]

for woman who dont wanna get rape, wear stuff that is hard to take off like button shirts. If guys hold onto you try to pinch his arm pits 360 degrees and run. It hurt like woooooo

[TheOneNo20]

What exactly was the problem with carrying a gun?

[alex92000]

Wow one of these videos actually got it right! If they pull a gun, knife, club, fist, etc to rob you just toss them your stuff and run. To many "Self_Defence" Vids on here training woman and men alike to try and disarm the offender and its insane! Even in a rape attempt chance are if you run you are less likely going to get shot than if you try to disarm him. One good move to stun him then run like hell. Goes for men too!

[donor09]

these videos are really great and helpfull

[transductivepersonal]

Why isn't there a course for a man defending himself against a woman?

[countryisthelife]

haha, i agree

[ynhibui]

because there isn't a need, just do some push ups and get stronger

[Scipion121212]

Well what if girl attacks you from behind and kick your nuts? If you did not expect it, I believe you might go down and fast... :D

[Torrriate]

Unfortunately VaginalDischarge010 is right at that point. But what women can do is surprise the attackers, and then run away as fast as lightning. Then it can work. But if a stronger man, who's not quite dumb and who's got a plan, attacks a woman, she's got bad chances. Even that self defense instructor should better carry a weapon in that cases, unless she's as good as Leila Ali or something, cause Leila could stop an average man effectively. Otherwise a teaser is recommended.

[pubsterguy]

She better learn quick if she is going to be going out with L.A. mayor Antonio Villaragrosso

[VaginalDischarge010]

AHHHAHAHhAHHAh Women are INFERIOR !!!!!!!

[angle4doa]

Idiot...

[VaginalDischarge010]

your KIDDING yourself if you actually believe that an INFERIOR substandard women would EVER be able to engage in Physical combat with a BIG,STRONG,AGGRESSIVE MAN. The women would have EVERY SINGLE tooth knocked out of her head. Women are INFERIOR to MEN....Its BIO 101.

[PRINCESS0RAWAN]

Shut the hell up! Have you even watched the video? Its not about strength you idiot its about being smart enough to get away with such little knowledge! Go suck somewhere else butt head.

[ilajch]

These are pretty good defense moves.

And these People who are critizing this video i dont see them with there own stuido or video.

[dmd54]

self defense tip number one should be to not get giant breast implants to attract potential predators! Other than that those are pretty standard basic techniques.

[TheTazmo]

the technique showed about stepping in was done incorrectly. If you want to know exactly how to do it and approach other self defense techniques let me know.

[karaterocks99]

is it going to hurt you to know this stuff ?? of course not...protect yourselves ladies..

[ssips720]

best self defense tip is... ****

avoid getting into the situation in the first place ****

[whydaksh]

how are you supposed to avoid it if its an uncertainty?

[jeetkunejimi]

Never ever learn practical Self-Defence from someone wearing a black belt, it won't be practical it will be a hypothetical hot-pot of whatever their traditional system is rather than WHAT IS!!!!!!!

[yakuzablood]

its scary when she said "u cant get in d van ull never be found again T.T

[ssips720]

i know, but its so true. my dad talks all the time about this with me.. you have to know its a possibility, therefore everything u put into the fight is necessary.

[yakuzablood]

its scary when she said "u cant get in d van ull never be found again T.T

[FemalesUncut]

Important info, every woman should know. Have at least 1 attack move ladies, you never know if you need it, but isn't nice to have in case 'you do'!

[MooseIsUnderPressure]

I love Lu Parker. Hot.............

[dolcuttingedge]

I agree, especially with the fighting back with everything you have if someone is trying to kidnap you. F.B.I. statistics show that you are likely to end up dead... so it's far better to give it your all, you'll have a much better chance surviving!

[Gwamaniac]

Not only do you have all these amazing advatages "oh I can hit a man in the head shin time it right everything" a man can also hit your face shin and time stuff female self defence is the stupidest crap. Kung fu Karate Taikwondo all are 10000 times better.

[kenporich2006]

I would expect a response like this from a 19 year old punk with 0 life experience. You have no clue. TRAINING is a must. Explain WHY this is the stupidest thing you've seen instead of a blustering brainless statement.

[loesje08]

thank you for telling me =D

but i don't think i will remember it when a man attacks me, the natural instinct is to fight back with every thing you've got and i don't think when it happens, that i'll look back at this clip and think: oh yeah thats the way i can get lose.

[Healer2K]

That's why it takes TRAINING. If you could learn this from watching a YouTube video once or twice, you'd be pretty phenomenal. lol! wow... You could go watch some videos of concert pianists, acrobats, etc., and really broaden your horizons! The point is... it is with "diligent training" that you make responses to attacks become "natural instinct". :)

[loesje08]

yeah that's absolutely true ^^ but i don't think i watch this vid over and over again xD

but you are so right that this is just training and the more you watch it, it becomes more or less like a natural instinct

[Kensonna]

Don't watch this video over and over again.  This couple has a good idea and it's nice they want to help but the video sucks. There's a lot better stuff out there that you can watch and practice with your friends and family. Take a look at some Krav Maga.

[loesje08]

:D thank you very much

[daroosta1]

Dear god if I have to listen to another well try _ing _un its "The DEADLY' STREET system blah blah blah, women should know grappling, men typically grab women to rape them or whatever else.

[wombatfredman]

This stuff is absolute twaddle. It would never, ever work, unless the guy was wasted out of his mind...This person is not an "Expert" This is a school for soccer moms and rich white bread yuppies...but this stuff is totaly garbage..These people should actually be sued for teaching this garbage...

[zoilitae]

I learned a couple of new things by watching this video, it never hurts to get tips on self defense. Thanks for the advice. I would also like to add that it doesn't hurt to carry pepper spray or some sort of self defense product in addition to practicing self defense maneuvers.

[tune5k]

what people fail to realize with women is no matter how much technique a majority of them know or have trained, an average sized adult male has enough testosterone, strength, and muscle to manhandle them.

[TrainingFanatic]

Good training shows a person how to handle much stronger opponents. It would be pretty pointless to practice martial arts if you weren't being shown how to fight stronger, meaner and faster people.

People need to train for realism and simulate real fights so they understand what to do if they have to face their worst nightmare.

[tune5k]

this is true. but for women, it is much more difficult because men have a sufficient amount of muscular strength and testosterone it would be difficult if it were 1 on 1 combat.

[TrainingFanatic]

Good point. The way around this is for a person to train in aiki principles and flow with an attacks energy instead of trying to out muscle them.

[Healer2K]

No matter how big we are, men cannot build muscle over our throats, eyes, noses, knees, ribs, temples knuckles, shins, etc., etc., etc.. Timing, momentum, leverage, accuracy, all are far more important than sheer muscle and testosterone.

[tune5k]

may be true but if any of those things are offset and timed wrong, it can be difficult. a man may disregard the pain of getting hit in the eye or the shin and withstand it.

[Healer2K]

You have got to be someone playing a prank... At any rate... a man cannot disregard being BLINDED, or having his knee shattered, or being struck in the temple, or having his nose shoved into his brains. Maybe you'll learn this lesson the hard day some day. Hopefully you won't. :)

[Paladin22]

First, the nose through the brain is a myth, second I've been pistol whipped, in the temple, top and back of the head and felt nothing until the encounter was over. Pain compliance is the worst possible form of self defense.

[Healer2K]

wow... They got to do all THAT to you?? No offense, but you don't exactly sound like the one to listen to on self-defense...

[primigenia05]

Talking about being in that situation and actually being in that situation are totally different. Yes, this guy got away with some stuff, but he wanted to do a lot more. We got out of the situation and the culprit is currently serving a 40 year sentence. In real life scenarios where you have to defend yourself, you're not going to come out unscathed. To believe otherwise is the height of arrogance.

Wife of Paladin22

[Healer2K]

You're making a huge mistake. It isn't about strength and muscle. Yip Man was not large, but I have no doubt could reduce most body builders to rubble. If what you were saying were true, then the training should be in building muscle, and not techniques. That is nonsense. :)

[wixmixb]

I you women out there are interested in self defense do not listen to to this crap. You will get seriously heart. A system to look into would be WING CHUN KUNG FU. This complete system was invented by a woman and perfected by a Grand Master called Ip Man. The Ip Man lineage is the best. if your interested look up my grand master. Steve Lee Swift (Tampa, Florida) his techniques are flawless.

[Bentampa813]

Actually the finger jab to the throat they show is very similar to wing chuns finger jabs. And the way she breaks his grip on her hand is taught by steve swift of course it ends in a tan sau, you must have missed his "practical self defence" class huh.

[wixmixb]

Did you learn from Sifu Swift? Because I don't know of any other Ben's other than myself. When did you study under him?

[beerun1]

i recommend a taser , and mace...and steel toed boots for groin kicks.

[boulderjew32]

in general, pretty good stuff - i just wish she wasnt' all enhanced because i think that's what people look at instead of what she's doing.

[Ceaaa22]

I browsed through a book years ago that had similar techniques.

It also had sections on what to do if you're in a hostage situation or how to escape if you're tied up and/or gagged.

[jp999r]

i wud recomend a key chain item called a persuader aka a kubotan search the internet for one or go to your nearest martial arts shop. they fit on your keychain and are legal. the enable you to jab and strike various areas to weaken your attacker, very good for women!!

[iandemagii]

Why just push on this area when a full force strike will disable the attacker?

[balletman]

An attacker is extremely vulnerable when attempting a choke from a throat grab. There are several easy ways to counter that, both from standing and on your back. Attempting a two handed throat choke to a jujitsu practitioner is basically asking for a broken arm and to be choked unconscious yourself. I would recommend jujitsu to any woman wanting to learn self defense. it teaches you to turn these "vulnerable" situations into strengths and put the fight exactly where you want it to be.

[cqcinst]

methodtraining is right on! Can you imagine an instructor saying to a man I will teach you how to escape from a man who is WAY BIGGER, WAY STRONGER, WAY FASTER can take way more punishment then you and has ambushed you! Anyone who has had to defend their lives would think BS. These people prey on the vulnerable and the naive' OR they really believe that those techniqes will work, because they are dojo warriors and never had to defend themselves FOR REAL! Either way very dangerous.

[methodtraining]

pure fantasy!

1. I've been involved in Combat Skills training for over 25 years. I agree with comments made. Survival tips are good...techniques are absolutely terrible. Try that with any man who will resist and actually put up a fight back. Attacker is a living, breathing person, they are not going to just stand there and let you jab your fingers into their throat period. Attacker will move around that so fast and have you on your back before you know what hit you.

[Highball1911]

wow....couldnt agree more. well said m8!

[Highball1911]

OOPS!...meant to reply to methodtraining

[eastpaw]

Hm. How odd. Their survival tips are good, but the techniques they teach are awful.

[Diesel1962]

it looks like they are teaching women how to get killed. how about a strike prior to attempting to get a bigger/stronger assailant to release their grip? When someone grabs u by the neck, how about tucking your chin & striking? check out phil ross for sreet proven videos.

[nemesisgodz]

noel has big tits.. lol, if you punch her in the boob she'll be down:P

[Dashblades]

1:59-2:13 Umm, well, that might, and I mean might on a good day work. But it just doesn't seem very plausable in reality to work. What if he has long arms and you have short arms? I think this couple teaches Tae Kwon Do, so they of all people should know just to kick in the balls!

[donauld1]

One problem..wat if the guy just decks u? then u just fall, and get stomped out, until ur well...out. when u wake up, he has his way.I would suggest that women learn to duck and weave, some thing tells me that the average kidnapper has already been to jail and actually knows how to fight; this stuff may not work.

[MuddAngel6]

and you've always got your left hand to swep his arm away if he does happen to recover and try and block your right arm. I'd then run, although if you hit him, he won't be chasing you. These shown grapples are rediculous, an average man is much stronger than a woman, thats fact. You can be faster than a man though. Never grapple.

[MuddAngel6]

I wouldnt try fancy crap, I'm no expert, but I've been around the block, If i was a female, and someone tryed to attack me, id fake to kick them in the balls (left foot), Every guy out there automatically puts his hands over his treasure, its gotta be genetics haha.instead of kicking, bring your foot down, lunging forward, your left shoulder is going to roll back, and tranfer all the energy through your right shoulder, into your fist, and clock him in the throat. Jump back and run.

[Gplex]

That won't work all the time. I got rid of that nasty instinct. Now I just lift my leg bring my knee accross and my knee goes into that person shin. Mind you it took quite a few years to program that into my head.

[atemijutsu]

This is dangerous,it gives women a false sense of confidence that these "techniques" will save their life.When people choke you you they dont stand still they're usually moving to force you somewhere else. you need to learn something these days but learn something effective and train it under pressure to see how it works and how you react when the attacker is not so complient.

[Gplex]

You're right. I've had may people who have come to me and said they would just do that or that. But when I offer to attack them for real (choking) so they can demestrate their moves all but one panic. I think mostly because it only take a few seconds (I would say 5 - from my own exprience through training) to passout, and the person having it done to them know it.

[Vincenthusky]

look at bas rutten's video on how to street fight

[defaultpseudonym]

That's a joke, isn't it?

[Hasselhoff123456]

Uhhh! They have blck belts!! how exciting...CRAB!!!!

[mrpower328]

These techniques are absolutely useless in a real situation. First off when a female is fending off her attacker, she has to use the most deadliest techniques out there. A female should always carry some type of weapon with her and know how to use it. Even a handful of soap powder detergent to the eyes is a good weapon.

[johnnyboylean]

hey ladies, forget the 2 finger thing, shoot your hand to the eyes with all fingers extended. one will hit an eye. other than that, your pretty screwed....

remember, these guys are SELLING A DVD!!!!!!! one that could cost you your life.

[bodhihuss]

Johnny Gyro? Isn't he a porn star from the 70's?

[blissmd]

you got it body!

[rickjames789]

The problem is that these women are now gonna walk around feeling safe just because they learn these silly moves. The truth is that this stuff is probably useless most of the time.

[jon2xu]

no, with experience ,women can fend off people looking for easy targets unless the attacker is an experieced fighter.Some criminals know fighting technics

[ads108]

yes get the bitch in the van how did he do that?

[yyyboy]

"stand there and fight, don´t let him put you into that van" no shit, i never would have thought of that one.

[spurrit]

Well, at least her tits were worth watching!

[aldinho666]

wanna practice with her

[Idonthinkso7331]

this kind of self defense DOESNT WORK, maybe if you trained for 10-15 years it would help. KRAV MAGA FTW

[TheOneNo20]

Bullshit.

[EnchantedVibe]

groin! groin! groin! wewt! ^-^

[xxstarchildxx]

i understand what your saying, bt at the end of the day what should the victim (i.e the woman) be more concerend with? not hurting the attacker and therefore possibly risking her death, or putting her own safety first? i know what i'd do in that situation..

[l3Borikua]

AN ARMED SOCIETY IS A POLITE SOCIETY!

[melvinmaverick]

this iz corny lmao!

[tigerboyX]

I know it hurts but can you really die from getting hit down there

[Apri1]

YOU are very ignorant!

[Apri1]

are you psycho? men are the ones attacking women .. do you think its bunny rabbits that are out raping the women? this is how women and protect THEMSEVLES.

[leopheard]

Good video, important to be confident in your abilities. The world isn't as scary as they make out mind - the scarier it is, the more videos they sell don't forget! And also, a sexual assault isn't always rape - often it's about power / violation and may sometimes result in damage through a stick etc.

[Kyobi]

Groin shots aren't always a good idea as it could sometimes achieve the opposite effect by increasing adrenaline levels from pain. An attacker in rage would become far more dangerous.

[NemoOutis]

Well said!! Far too many women consider the groin as a "magic button" that will solve any situation. Don't get me wrong, a shot to the groin hurts..but when you're pumped on adrenaline you're likely to grunt through it and keep swinging..once you stop it hurts like a bastard however. I really worry about the things these videos teach, I fear that women will over depend on them..and get themselves seriously hurt.

[DancerInTheHeart]

True,however,there are not too many relatively easy and somewhat effective techniques. Just because it can fail it does not mean they should not try it.

[Kyobi]

It's not that it can fail, it's more of the fact that it would probably cause more harm than good.

[tomterahedrob]

violence=VIOLATE every22sec some arrogantpredator malignant narcissistbully equates someones kindness as weakness and has a sadistic psychopathic compulsion to hurt someone because they can&despise goodness in other people.beware the malignant narcissist!

[IllusionFactory]

Thanks for the comments. I actually just added more clips from Johnny and Noel and they DO INDEED teach groin strikes, but only in real emergencies (such as knife attacks and abduction attempts) like you suggest.

Johnny and Noel have an older son who is a 3rd degree black belt and an instructor at their school and a younger son who participated in their Bully 911 DVD, and they definitely do NOT teach violence & hate against males.

[VladdXIII]

I agree with there philosophy but I teach a much simpler form of martial arts that is easy to learn, base on body motion and biomechanical advantages.