Hi.....how's are your day today? I'm fine but a bit disturbed with the bad news that keep haunting
us all lately. Handbag snatching has become a daily affair and even worse woman are no longer 
raped, but also killed after being raped! This is just to much.So what are we girls are going to
do with this?

Kru jak(my instructor) always remind us(the lady studio members) being a lady is a problem. The
more attractive you are the more likely you become the choice of these street beasts. If
you are not so gorgeus and                            weak, you will also be an easy victim for
them. You walk in the street                         ; you`ll become a target.You can stay 
indoors, you can still be a                           victim. So what can we do to stay safe and
most important still alive?                           I`m not going to change my urban girl life 
style. No way! I still want                           to be in my favorite daily gear and being 
a typical girl, yes... i do                           want to look attractive or presentable at
least.

Our studio has created a                             Rape prevention Program for the lady members.
Yes! Prevention is better                            than cure! In order to prevent we must know
the potential rapist in our world. Knowing your opponent!

First the potential group is someone you know. Your friends, relatives or basically someone you
see frequently meet. This is a bit difficult to detect. So learn to say no! Don`t let it proceed
half way or all the way and then realized that you been raped! Learn to get to get out of it 
unharmed for both parties. Here at the studio we start with learning to incorporate simple quick
releases and verbaldefence techniques. I will show some simple quick release technique s in the 
next article. Now, lets talk about verbal defence.

You can tell easily when guy is making an advance to at you. If you like him go ahead and talk.
Find out more about him. If you don`t like him, be polite cut the conversation short and leave.If
you decide to talk, learn to step back and keep                  a comfortable distant when you are
conversing.


How about touching? Don`t push or flick his hands               of you and embarass him in the 
public. Just say politely; "Can we just talk? I                 don`t feel comfortable being touch.
Thank you." Don`t create a scene. If he is on                   drug or high in alcohol,
negotiating is difficult. So just stay away from                 this kind of scene, girl!!!

As promise in my last articles, i shall discuss                 the application of the fitness
boxing techniques in in real situation. It`s funny how many martial artist think that we girls
practicing fitness boxing or fitness kickboxing will not survived in real situation. Let Me tell
you, our girls from the studio have put quite a few bad men in hospitals for real!!!


                                                 

                             My teacher Kru Jak always remind us that when we practice punching
                             and kicking full blast on pads and bags like 500 times a session and
                             practice for 3 to 4 times a week. Your strikes are quite dangerous.
                             Strikingtarget means accuracy. Striking full blast means power. Speed 
                             improves after thousands of execution. Practice make perfect!Lightning
                             fast, accurate and powerful striking techniques will normally give
                             desirable result in real combat situation. Especially when you have
                             the knowledge of where to hit!



If the situation arise and you know you cannot get out of it with-
out fighting, strike first and if possible the first stike is the
last strike.Being a girl give us the advantage of a suprise attack.
When you strike smack his eyes, break his nose or smash his Adam`s
apple,it will most probably be the end of it. As soon as you hit,
next is to escape. Blast his kneecap, shin or feet with a kick or
stomping technique. Once you planted your heels in his feet run
away as fast as you can. At the heat of the moment you only need
that first finishing touch, once executed the confrontation will
end instantly.

                                                         
                             Whenever i`m earlier for a session or still have a bit of free time
                             after class, i would pick one of the banana bags at a corner in the
                             studio and work on my strike and escape combos. First i work with a
                             right hand fake and blast my jab into the bag. Next immediately 
                             follow up with sidekick; stomp kick orcrocodile tail kick to the same
                             target. Kru Jak spotted me in action one evening a commented;"keep it
                             up my dear. It may look simple, but it could save your life one day.."
                             

3.Jab to his nose

Ok! got to go now! Got to                                                          go back to my
revision for my finals.                                                            I guess by the
time you read this                                                                 article;i would
probably finish my finals.                                                        .Yeap i will be
back full swing helping                                                            my Kru out at 
the studio. If you are                                                             doing nothing
in the evenings come and                                                           join me at our
studio in Subang Jaya.                                                             See ya!


Here are the two drills, which may help you in areal situation!!!

Drill 1

1. Raise your left hand to his face covering his vision.
2. Jab to his nose.
3. Low cross to his groin.
4. Rear hook to the side of the head dropping him to
   the floor.

Drill 2

1. Raise your right hand to his face covering his vision.
2. Jab to his nose.
3. Low cross to his groin.
4. Lead uppercut.
5. Finish with a lead hook to the side of the head.

Drill 2

2.Raise your left hand to
  his face covering his
  vision.

1.

5.Finish with a lead hook
  to the side of the head.

4.Low cross to his 
  groin.

2.Raise your left hand to 
his face  covering his 
vision