Monday, 17 August 2020

Groin or testicles?

Whether clothed or not, the actual
target is testicles not the groin
Most instructors of  self defense courses and authors of books about self defense for women refer to the ‘groin’ as one of the primary targets. Accordingly, taught techniques are called kick to the groin,  knee to the groin or groin grab. Maybe the instructors are too shy or their intention is not to embarrass or not to scare the girls out of the classes so they use a more neutral term. However, this is misleading and affecting the girls’  training. Sugar-coating of some of the most important (although maybe cringy for someone) aspects rather than to be specific, exact, and freely open in giving the proper information, even if it is uneasy, is a common negative issue in current self defense programs. Squeamishness and over-carefulness definitely do not help girls to prime for a violent attack.

In my guide I’ll be honest and I won’t hide that the real target women should aim for is actually the testicles. Definition in the dictionary says groin is the ‘the area between the abdomen and the upper thigh on either side of the body’. Clearly too general and vague description. For instance, the penis is also a part of this area, however, quite insensitive to most type of strikes. There are some techniques targeting penis as well but are designed for specific scenarios. Hitting a man’s upper thighs, pubic bone or perineum might cause some discomfort but is not incapacitating.  Instead of instructing ‘knee him in the groin’ one should correctly say: shoot your knee sharply up in a 45 degree angle, deep between his legs so his testicles are hit from below and crushed between your patella and his pelvis. Visualise the target to be around his belly so your knee goes all the way through, and the forceful impact should even lift your attacker from the ground. Repeat in a successive fast sequence and stop once your attacker is non-responsive.
A knee to the testicles can be a devastating move when executed correctly. 

57 comments:

  1. as a man I can say that a knee in the balls really hurts but if a woman is shorter than a man she will have a hard time with her knee or getting into the groin with full force.

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    1. Thanks for this comment. Yes, this can be a problem when there is a height difference. Women should be trained to bring up their knee up as much as possible so it goes up and through the target. In this demonstration video the girl is relatively short and the guy tall but she can still execute all types of groin strikes perfectly.
      https://www.facebook.com/KarateWomenLtd/videos/carries-wsd-groin-strikes/385125538766993/

      There are also other options when kneeing is not possible. Her hands will always be conveniently in the range of his testicles.

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  2. I have seen,
    yes if a woman is determined, she always finds a way to hit the testicles

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  3. if it is testicles then i don't understand why self defense instructors keep saying groin? are they trying to mislead us or what?!

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  4. Well, as I wrote this is a serious shortcoming in most classes. In many cases male teachers are very uncomfortable exposing that their reproductive organs are actually the weakest point of their sex and the part of their body to be targeted. Anxiously covering this to an ambiguous term ‘groin’ might be a way to overcome this. Many well educated female teachers, however, already know they have to provide precise instructions and to use the right terminology.

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  5. That's a good photograph of a kneeing. The kneecap is right on the target. Strangely, many women seem to think the testicles are further back than they actually are - and when they bring their knee up most of the force is wasted hitting the pelvis behind the balls themselves.

    For a woman to be totally confidant in this technique, do you agree that there is no substitute for regular practice with a male partner?

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  6. Thanks for this important comment. There are many factors which can influence a proper execution of a knee strike. Women should be aware that the position of testicles can vary e.g. a tight underwear packs them in a bulge and pushes them little bit back, as they are if he is naked and his testicles hang freely or if he already has a hard-on. If a knee strike comes in the direction from the front, his penis can provide some cushion and there is a risk of just hitting his pubes. The ideal and most devastating knee strike is when the woman’s kneecap drives the testicles against the pelvis floor in an upward direction. So basically, they are crushed between two bony structures as in a press. As you mentioned when hitting too deep the impact zone is a relatively insensitive area of perineum and only the soft tissue of the woman’s thigh makes some contact with the testicles. Because of all of this, the best is to practice with a male partner and regularly. Although you can adapt a commercial kicking buddy by attaching some testicle substitutes (as I mentioned in my other post), this is still an inferior solution to having a real male body at the woman’s disposal.
    Besides sparring with a guy with a groin protector, female trainees should be allowed to try it also on a man without any protection and I know it sounds weird both casually clothed and naked. The kneeing does not need to be full force, just that a woman can feel whether she is able to target the right spot. I did it during my training several times and when you feel a tender tissue on your kneecap, you know Yes, on-target! It is not that difficult when the principles are well explained and after some proper practice. Some discomfort of a male demonstrator is involved but our buddies brushed our worries off, saying: It is just a small price to pay for keeping you safe ladies! They are so sweet, aren’t they 😊.

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    1. Have you any experience of pulling down on the ears while bringing the knee up? Ears are very vulnerable to being pulled and the male will react and dip forward with the pull - presenting his testicles nicely for a strike!

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    2. Thanks for this comment. Yes, of course. It is a well known fact, and we also learned it, it is better to 'prepare' the man for a knee first with a technique aiming at the sensitive target(s) located on his head (eyes, ears, nose). Pulling on his ear is an excellent example as the pull force on one side will cause him also to spread his legs to keep the balance making the second target nicely open and ready for a knee :)

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  7. Are you currently running any courses and what country are you in?

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    1. No, I am just conveying here what I learned in the course I took during my time at the university. Maybe at some point I might consider establishing a similar type of course. Such course are very rare but needed more than ever. I come from Europe.

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  8. Is it more effective to kick with the ball of your foot or the instep?

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    1. I prefer two types of kicks, a scoop kick and a instep front kick. When using the ball of your foot during a front kick the impact is cushioned by both the soft tissue of the ball and his penis. Instep is much bonier and can be driven up and under, crushing the testicle(s) against his body. In one of my following post I will describe in detail the scoop kick, which is thought to be one of the most effective kicks female can use against a male attacker.

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  9. "Some discomfort of a male demonstrator is involved"? One might reasonably question both the truthfulness and rationality of asking/having a man get naked and allow women to knee them - "not full force" as you say directly in the testicles. Since women also assault met - obviously much less often, perhaps some women would volunteer to get naked so men could practice "not full force" knee strikes to their vulva -just to confirm that their strikes were optimally landed. Sounds like you would be a great volunteer too!

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    1. Well, I have to stress the guys were not forced to do it. It was they free choice and they knew what to expect. We, women do not have down there such a sensitive anatomical feature as testicles. Although, I do admit that a hit to vulva and particularly clitoris can be painful, let's be honest as a self defense strategy it is far from the effectives of testicle strikes. If Peter and Bob asked me to reverse the roles, I am willing to do it, I saw their genitals, let them see my pussy. But maybe under the condition I can freely defend against their attempts (I guess then they wouldn't enjoy the sight of my pussy that much :)

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    2. You are telling me that you had men get fully nude as demonstrators during your self-defense class? What country are you from? This would be extremely strange in much of the world.

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    3. Yes, they did. Strange, odd, awkward, shocking whatever but it is important if you want to learn defensive measures against all attack scenarios and hence eliminate rape. They were not nude all the time BTW. Wendy

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    4. Ok, I guess you don't want to publicly say where this class was held, but I'm guessing not in the US because I doubt that would fly here.

      Someone else made a comment that you learned details about male anatomy by using the male training partners. Are you really claiming that the course involved women feeling their genitals? Presumably gloves were used at least? Normally that sort of thing would only be done by a professional in a medical context.

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    5. No, it was not. I come from a European country. With all the PC and uptight attitude toward human sexuality, I cannot imagine such a course would happen in the US. How else do you want to teach women how to properly react and defend themselves from a rapist with exposed genitals? Yes, sure you can make it very imaginary and abstract, but do you teach car driving just by talking? Here we are used to touching each other without gloves here, and COVID is over :) Wendy

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    6. I have to say, assuming you are telling the truth, I'm torn what to think about this. On the one hand it's good you found someone willing to go to that extent to help women. On the other hand, it seems like this could easily be an abusive situation, even if the male training partners did not actually speak out. I hope they were told in detail before the first day what would be involved.

      You said you would have been willing to disrobe if the men had asked (BTW I hope you aren't using their real names, because that would be a breach of privacy). That is easy to say now, but can you really say that is true? Imagine you were told to get naked in front of a class of men, and then they each took turns feeling your labia and clitoris in order to learn how best to hurt you. Can you honestly say you would be fine with that?

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    7. Hi, I do not know if they were told in detail what should they expect, but they were not put in chains and could leave. We all admired their braveness and tried to be respectful to them. Yes, it might create some embarrassment on their site and I do understand if somebody disagrees with this approach but the purpose of it (properly learning self-defense) was more important than the price they have to pay. We were all grateful for that. To your question. To be really honest, on the second thought I do not know. Maybe if I knew the guys really needed to try it out, and it is for their survival maybe I would 'offer myself'. But I am definitely not giving any promises :) Wendy

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    8. OK Wendy, thanks for being reasonable and admitting that you might not want to experience that. I know I wouldn't.

      Still, be careful assuming what these guys might have been thinking. Victims often don't speak out for any number of reasons. They may have felt that quitting would have been emasculating, like they were too fragile to do the job.

      I would go one step farther and say that the training you described was even more extreme for these men than what I described earlier happening to you. The reason is that men and women are vulnerable in different ways. In both of these cases there is the potential for sexual discomfort. But for the men, you are subjecting them to a very personal loss of control, because you are simulating the threat of permanant sexual loss. I think the equivalent would be if men were to practice restraining a female training partner while inserting their bare fingers into her - not enough to cause her real pain, but just to get an understanding of just how they would be able to damage her inside if they wanted to. Obviously this is all academic because there is so self-defense reason to do that. But I think it's a useful, if uncomfortable, way to empathize with men who participate in this type of training.

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  10. That men are much more vulnerable to pain and serious injury in their genitals than women is a simple matter of anatomical fact, and is obviously why it is such a focus of attack by women in self-defense and other situations where hitting a man there is seen by women to be justifiable when no physical assault or threat of one was present. After all, women generally find it hilarious when a man is kicked in the groin - almost sport. When a young woman in this part of the world slapped a man - completely unprovoked (video footage confirmed it) and he responded with a hard, fast right hand and knocked her out, the outrage by women was overwhelming. To be clear, sexual assault is horrific and wrong. Period. I do not in any way blame women for wanting to defend (and defending) themselves. What you advocate for is more than that.

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    1. As I wrote elsewhere, I always advocated for resolute and efficient self defense against sexual predators, that’s it. It has to be violent in order to be efficient. Such a thought might trigger some discomfort for some men, I am sorry for that, but that's how it is. As an emancipated woman I am against any double standards.

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  11. And to think that your interest was not purely honorable - to have nude men available for women to actually knee in the testicles, when you really just wanted to see naked men... so crafty of you...

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    1. I can assure you, If I just wanted to see naked men, I could do it much easier than by attending an intensive self defense class. Although, I do not hide it, I really enjoyed the sight, Peter and Bob were hot. That was just one of the benefits of attending the class.....

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  12. But then , you or the other women would not have been able to fulfill their fantasies of being able to kick or knee a naked man directly in the testicles. So human of the instructor to keep some ice packs around - I imagine that was a difficult sacrifice to make just too.

    You’re such a joy...


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    1. I strangely feel some kind of jealousness in you comments.

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    2. Jealous? Of what exactly? Not having the opportunity to get naked and be kicked in the testicles by women to contribute to the authenticity of their self-defensive training? Are you for real?

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  13. The fervour with which women in online forums promote and justify kicking men in the groin even in situations that are obvious inadvertent and unintentional physical contacts - subway, bus, walking past on the street to name a few should in a just world result in men responding in kind. Equality all the way. Since men on average have significantly greater lower and upper body strength than an average woman, perhaps inadvertent contacts by a woman on a man- sorry, I meant “ assaults” should reasonably and justifiably warrant a full-on pummeling. As has been said by countless female advocates of self-defence, no victim blaming. The attacker - the woman in this case would be 100% responsible for what happened to herself. Using your own often-stated recommendations, the defender (the man) should not stop his defence until he is certain that the perpetrator can no longer respond- preferable unconscious- or, is there a technique a man could use that would yield the same result as the neurogenic shock and - what was it again? It’s time women also learned to keep their hands to themselves, and it’s certainly time men learned to optimize the physical advantages they have to provide a “ resolute” conclusion to being physically contacted in any way by a woman without their clear consent. Doubtless someone like you would enthusiastically support such a movement, correct??

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    1. I am really sorry that you and two other pals just landed on a wrong blog. Maybe you all should take a deep breath, read the whole blog with all the comments and think twice before posting. Have I ever advocated for randomly running around kicking guys in the balls or for any violence outside self defense? If you are upset that there are double standards for men and women then go out try to solve it but please not on my blog about the last resort self defense. The techniques I describe here are intended for serious assault situations. If you think men need to learn self defense against women then go and establish a similar blog, I support you in this, if you need an encouragement from a woman you have it. In a mean time you and your 2 pals please do not misuse I allowed anonymous comments.

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    2. Well, I think it’s very unfortunate that you feel the need to have this blog, which of course means that men need to stop assaulting women. I do indeed wish we see a day when women would not have to concern themselves with such horrific realities. I respect that women have a right to defend themselves.

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    3. Well, I think it’s very unfortunate that you feel the need to have this blog, which of course means that men need to stop assaulting women. I do indeed wish we see a day when women would not have to concern themselves with such horrific realities. I respect that women have a right to defend themselves.

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    4. Thank you for your comment. Well said. Unfortunately we do not live in an ideal world so self defense has to be part of our skills.

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    5. Well Wendy, I do acknowledge that sad reality.
      I really do hope there comes a day when women can in truth never be concerned they will be assaulted (ever), men can keep their testicles where nature put them, and perhaps both men and women can enjoy each others sexy parts in the proper locations, fully intact...(mutually consenting adults of course).

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  14. The overwhelming majority of self-defence blogs run by women are only interested in comments by women who of course support and justify any and all actions recommended against men. It’s easy to look like nobody disagrees with your perspective when dissenting comments are simply not posted. There are no limits or constraints on what is promoted. The depth of depravity knows no bounds. Women have gained it seems a new righteousness, borne in part out of the metro movement, emboldened by it and encouraged through self-affirmation to assert moral and legal justification for what they propose. It’s the new reality. Women receive markedly different sentences than men for the same crimes, they claim self defence and/ or spousal abuse to justify all manner of horrific mutilations of male partners, and generally are either found innocent or given trivial sentences. The reverse is never true. Your mission in life appears to be to educate women on how to most effectively mutilate a man. Period. Like all other similar self defence blogs, the rational for taking such action against a man becomes a slippery slope to the point where almost any physical touching is deemed an accepted prerequisite for picking one of your or innumerable other female self-defence blog hosts favourite techniques.

    It will be most interesting to see whether the legal definition of rape is amended in western countries to include lack of enthusiastic consent- which of course can be withdrawn at any time by either person. I look forward to seeing cases where men accuse women of rape based on the woman not immediately stopping the sex act. We shall see how the courts treat men in these cases; I would suggest that this would get a great deal of attention - not the least of which would be by women obviously...

    I fear for your boyfriend. I very much doubt he has any idea of how intense your castration fantasies lurk bellow your purported demure disposition.

    I think that asking men to present themselves naked so women can practice aiming knees and kicks at their testicles, and presumably from your earlier posts also feeling their testicles to locate the epididymis is sadistic and vile- regardless of the apparent agreement of the men that participated in your so-called training. I’m 6’2”, 225 lbs, and pack a pretty good punch, kicks, and other techniques. If I am ever assaulted by a woman, I will endure that she remembers that day for the rest of her life. It’s truly unfortunate that the female anatomy doesn’t present men with as readily available mutilation opportunities as all the salivating female self-defenders so covet on males. Perhaps men need to get going on some medical research and see what we can do. Correct me if I’m wrong, but I believe women have breasts that are somewhat different than a man’s, and at least in some cases are rather prominent, shall we say. There must be some techniques a man could learn so when faced with defending against an assault by a woman, separate the attacker from her breasts? I feel confident that in the spirit of equality, feminists around the globe would be in enthusiastic support of such a practice. Or could it be that taking joy and finding humour in seeing men in pain and agony after being kicked in the balls is simply a reflection of who women are as beings, and what you advocate for a natural progression of that depravity?

    What is both expected and troubling is that you’re incapable of recognizing your own hypocrisy.

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    1. Have you ever told you girlfriend or wife that you actually value more the integrity of a rapist testicles than her dignity or life?

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    2. I presume you mean bodily autonomy/integrity, rather than dignity. I don't recall having that conversation with any woman I've been involved with - but then again, exploring the most effective methods for castrating a man have not been part of any conversation I've been a part of either. As I have stated repeatedly, I understand that women have a right to defend themselves, and yes, as a man I am entirely uncomfortable with the apparent fervor and joy you and almost all of your female posters display when it comes to discussing the optimal way to permanently injure a man. Even the apparent humor you display in your comments -both here and on other blogs you are active on is unsettling. For example, you made a comment about women 'not having a man at their disposal' to enable them to locate the epididymis on their testicles. I think most reasonable people -likely not the females that post here of course, would find that statement troubling. As I said Wendy, women most certainly have a right to protect themselves -including taking actions that men that do not sexually assault women like me find very unsettling - which pretty much includes everything you advocate for on your blog. I think you treated your boyfriend in an incredibly dishonest and vicious manner. I can't imagine if he knew your actual intentions when you wove your little testicular cancer check story he would still be with you. Imagine if the reverse took place - a man lies to a woman and cooks up some story so he can feel around her vulva to locate anatomical features with the express intention of knowing how best to harm a woman if he was assaulted by one. It is an incredibly creepy thing to do to any person of either gender, and it is just wrong. When I read your story about the training you took, at first I thought it was all made up, but then came to believe you were telling the truth. This may sound odd coming from me, but in the context of a training course explicitly designed to teach women the most desperate (last resort) techniques they may need to save their life during a rape, that even I may be willing to get naked and allow women to gently palpate my testicles to locate the spot they seek. Anything beyond gentle would illicit a certain response as you might imagine, however I too want women to be safe and feel they can do what they must (again, must) if push came to shove as they say. I take no joy in the fact that women are raped. It is horrific, to be clear. Perhaps one day I will tell you a story that you might find informative, and provide a backdrop to many of my comments.

      Have a peaceful day Wendy.

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    3. As you can see I am very open to any discussion and I like to hear opinion from different people even if I do not fully agree with them. Otherwise I could just press the delete button. I think you are a very intelligent man and as I suspected probably you have some negative experience with women. And I am truly sorry for that.

      We woman are usually not vicious sadistic creature as you maybe think. Your balls should be treated with full respect if you do not threaten or harm any woman. On the other hand, you have to understand sometimes we have to perform these weird testicular cancer checks to know how to defend ourselves so when encountered a rapist we can perform the testicular check in a way the rapist would not have to worry about the testicular cancer for the rest of his life. I am glad to hear that you would offer your testicles for a demonstration in a women's self defense class. Peter and Bob did not make a drama out of it. I think at that point they had different issues to cope with than the 'morality' of it.

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    4. I'll presume the obvious here, in that you refer to them doubling over from the intense pain from a woman kicking/squeezing/kneeing them in the testicles. You do indeed find humor in other people's pain - at least when the pain is being suffered by men anyway, regardless of the circumstances. Why any rational male would willingly take their clothes off and allow women to attack their testicles with the express purpose of learning how to maximize pain and damage is simply beyond me. The potential for permanent/lifelong damage would be very real. I'm sure Bob and Peter did not "make a drama out of it" as you say. They just stood there waiting to get assaulted, then experience the intense, disabling pain that they got paid to suffer through. That just sounds creepy as hell, I have to say. I wonder how many of the female participants experienced the same progressive shift from feeling empathy when they observed the results of their efforts to feeling none at all, and being both pleased and empowered as you did. Don't tell me that there weren't some sadistic sentiments floating about in your classes.

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  15. Oh, and I wouldn’t dream of accusing you - or women in general of a double standard, perish the thought....

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  16. I just want to say that I hope you're not put off by the negative comments. Anyone who has ever been involved with women's self-defense knows that discussion regarding testicles usually does generate some amusement. It's a simple fact of life, guys need to get over it. It doesn't mean that the women have turned into psychopathic maniacs just because they inject some fun into the proceedings. At least your blogs are totally honest. Keep up the good work.

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    1. Thanks a lot for your support. I really appreciate it. Yes, some aspects of female self defense training can be a touchy subject but it does not mean we should shy away from it. I understand men can get uneasy when a woman openly and with some humor 'explores' male vulnerability but this has a purpose and does not automatically make her a sadist.

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    2. NO, not 'automatically' it doesn't, but neither does it preclude it. It's in large part related to what the humor is based on. It is VERY common for women to laugh at seeing men in pain from being kicked in the groin. You have made reference to this yourself in your blog. We are not talking about defending against rape here - just generally enjoying it when men are hurt in this way. That is suggestive of sadistic qualities.

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  17. And lastly, for the record, I’m truly, truly, sorry that you were assaulted at one time in your life. That is horrific, and I most certainly do not think men should ever, ever assault a woman. Self-defence is another matter, but assault or sexual assault of any sort, not ever...

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  18. Hi Wendy, you have a great blog, ignore the negative comments. What you discussed is important for women's self defense, especially the Last Resort Techniques. You have to do what it takes to prevent rape, even if it is brutal, after all the assailant started it and no fault of the victim. What I find interesting is, what you mentioned that most self defense guides or instruction always mention groin and not the actual target, the testicles. And because of this some women have the wrong idea that the actual target is the penis since that may be the offending organ used for rape. I have read elsewhere about this. Perhaps women do not have such organs so are uncertain. Your article on male anatomy makes it clear as you mentioned the testicles as the actual target and how to attack them effectively. This is real important for women defending themselves and I absolutely don't understand the negative feedback you get, guess they may be ignorant.

    I myself think that women should be made aware of the groin target being the testes and also agree it may be weird, that the actual techniques, should be demonstrated on a real set of testicles but slowly. This is to show the actual way to effectively injure the testicles in a defense situation. For example an instep or knee slowly making contact with the testicles and continue to compress them against the pelvic region causing pain and injury. This will also show what happens if it is not executed properly and hence will not be effective, say if the knee strikes in front instead of upwards from underneath. The more info the better the understanding of the technique and it will be executed correctly when the need arises. The scoop kick is another technique which should be demonstrated in the same way, showing the movement and results of such a defensive move.

    By the way, if you practice the kicks and knees on a nude male, the genitals would be unlike when in undearwear, they will be just drooping. In actual situation the genitals will be tucked up together in a confined area with the penis either on top or in the between the testicles. In this way, any technique shown will not be 100% accurate as the genitals can move out of the way during the strike. Is there another way to show the realistic position of the genitals to accurately demo the technique?

    Another thing is the Death Pinch technique, although I have a set of testicles, I did not know about the epididymis being that sensitive. Although I read a Krav Maga technique which is a groin slap, it was mentioned to curl the fingers once the strike hit the testicles. Was not aware that it was the epididymis that was the target and did 'not really put any weight on it. Until I read your blog and realised that the epididymis was very sensitive indeed but trying to locate it precisely is not really easy, is there a quick precise way to ensure accuracy?

    Reading your blog, I learnt that are different techniques for the various sizes and positions of testicles & loose or tight scrotum for a more effective results. Great blog and more women should read. Very informative and I look forward to your reply.

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    1. Dear Charlie,
      Thank you for your comment and your support. I sent you a mail. Unfortunately, I have been busy these days but I will definitely cover some of the interesting issues you raised in coming posts. Best Wishes, Wendy

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  19. Think its awesome someone finally put this matter on the table
    Over all the real difference its on intentions. A kick to the groin relates to get your foot between the attackers legs hopefully enough to escape. A man on that situation risk to a moment of sharp pain followed by moderate embarrassment. Also the whole vagueness on it makes the attacker think its at least a high chance the woman dont know or dont trust on the move to do it.

    if you by the contrary say you learn to ball of foot kick your attacker right on his testicles. it says first you actually practice the kick and directed it on purpose to his testicles so its not an impracticed variation of a front kick.
    But over all it say your are willing to use it, not only to safe your life but even for not so dramatic situations like a bar fight or harrassment.
    A man attacking you would face quite likely the worst pain of his life and maybe even permanent damage, the mere fact you learned and practice to kick testicles would prevent anyone on your circle of people to even try to mess with you.
    ON conclusion the difference between kick to the groin and kick to the testicles its the difference between maybe surviving an attack to that attack not even happening.

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    1. Hi andré, thanks for your spot-on comment. Indeed, one can argue that terminology does not matter. On the contrary. When using groin it is misleading, it does not specify the actual target. Some instructors use it to overcome the squeamishness and natural reluctance of women to hurt male sexual organs. Being precise in wording is a key to fully understanding the principles and gaining empowerment. It has a psychological impact on the male opponents. If a girl says to her new date I learned in my self defense classes how to use my knee to crush testicles it gives a more powerful message (I know my stuff) than just saying we learned knees and groin kicks. I would like to see a man trying on something after that :). I really like the last sentence, it should be posted in a visible place in all dojos teaching female self defense! Thanks again and have a nice day. Wendy

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  20. It's amazing the amount of self confidence a woman acquires the first time she kicks a man in the balls. All women should do it at least once in their lives.

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    1. Thanks for your comment. Well, I definitely do not advocate for kicking/kneeing a man for no reason. But I have to say the experience from Linda's self defense course was indeed quite empowering. I felt really sorry for Bob when I accidently kneed him during 'no cup' sparing, it was bad for him sure, but while he recovered relatively quickly, that empowering psychological impact on me and my increased confidence just lingers. I think men should be supportive when their partners would like to try it out. It is for their good, a sign of sacrifice and love for them :) Of course, extreme caution should be taken. Tom's testicles are precious things to me, I would be very hesitant to put them in the slightest danger. Wendy

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  21. This is all some bullshit. You are acting as if women have no weaknesses. You have 2 more than men, and that makes a total of 4. Four, of which you are not even aware with. So if i am to fight to, i will actually have hard time choosing, but i will choose and wreck the woman none the less.
    In seconds. No holding back. Not even one percent.

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    1. totally agree

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    2. Hi, you are 'that guy' who thinks is completely invincible till is rolling on the floor in great agony. I have never said women do not have any weaknesses. But we have nothing to compare to two hypersensitive dangling bits between our legs. The moment you will have a hard time choosing the target I already made my decision and you are already on your way to the floor :) Wendy

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    3. I could say the same about you, can't I?

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    4. If you said that women have the weakness with the same level of testicles, you just a low self-esteem guy.

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    5. Hi Haruka, you are right. Some guys are simply reluctant to admit this anatomical fact. There is nothing non-manly to admit there is nothing as vulnerable as testicles on our bodies, speaking we also have some weaknesses. Regards, Wendy

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