7 Self-Defense Essentials to Protect Yourself

Protect yourself from an attacker with these essential moves from self-defense expert Jarrett Arthur.
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[@kavya0102]

Simple and clear movements, easy to follow.. Thanks!

[@ryantellez2871]

One problem I see with this is that normal opponents have their own guard up so elbowing even through it's very powerful it's useless if it doesn't hit it's target. Another issue I have is that your fingers are exposed and if you've ever been in a fight people will always throw as many punches as possible and since you have no guard yourself you fingers run the rise of breaking, especially if you "punching" like that at least curl up your fingers so they don't break. As far as the kneeing goes it's ok however I would recommend you take your hands and put them behind his neck and bring it down close to you put your elbows together and move his head around if you want to knee open up your elbows and knee, if you control the head you control your body and mma gym can tell you that.

[@shinwook5145]

avoidance and awarenesssss

[@amitagoberdhan1205]

Victoria has always had been tough but I cannot was a good day

[@amitagoberdhan1205]

°0000000”””””””

[@stefanmitrovic973]

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[@Bh-vn8gf]

Haha I like the guy's reaction. He seems really innocent

[@haileyturner8219]

Brihallz ikr, he's cute

[@morgenisamuse]

it's always the innocent ones

[@moonshineandwater]

It's nice how she makes her own soundeffects

[@wattlebough]

moonshineandwater It’s a breathing technique used in all striking styles. Remembering to breath might seem like an easy thing and we take it for granted, but trust me, in a fight when your body has an adrenaline dump and your pulse is over 180bpm you will forget to breath. You may not think so, but you will. Then after 10-20 seconds your oxygen deficit will catch up with you and you’ll start hyperventilating and will become what is known as “gassed”, in the combat sports world. Being gassed can lead to panicking and a total loss of concentration and of energy. When you're gassed you're extremely vulnerable, because within 30 seconds you've got nothing in the tank, you're spent. It’s a horrible feeling, and you don’t want it. That’s why strikers train to breath this way when striking, and they also learn how to stay completely relaxed while under pressure to conserve energy and keep their power levels up. Ask any boxer, kick boxer or Muay Thai fighter. They all do it. This girl is using the popular Israeli developed Krav Maga reality based self- defence fighting system. It’s about the most practical and efficient self-defence system available to a girl. You should give it a go. You might even enjoy it. 😉

[@raspberrymilq]

moonshineandwater psh psh!!1!1!1!

[@madnessofmymind]

Cheeky_Buns completely disagree. Annoying af

[@Win94ae]

It is expelling air with the strike to generate even more power from your core. I'm a boxer and kickboxer, I automatically start breathing heavier when I preform any physical exertion. You think when I run, I am going to psh psh psh with every footfall?

[@samanthanava6309]

I’m in boxing and it helps you hit harder 🤷‍♀️

[@ironmaiden3843]

Dang the guy is really cute 😂😂

[@robyn8651]

he cute..

[@m9kigf]

BeastieBoy Fan and what about it

[@fridge_clips01]

lol ok

[@TheMovieMyLife]

This has me wanting to get to a class to practice all these moves. Thanks, POPSUGAR. :)

[@rachelmay549]

Get to it.

[@wattlebough]

The self-defence style she’s using is called Krav Maga, developed in Israel but now popular all over the world including in the US. Enjoy.

[@shinwook5145]

It seems like krav maga, but the chokehold break is a bit different from clasic km. whatev

[@wattlebough]

Shinwoo K Yes the chokehold release is a variety using rotational force in preference to the pluck, which is very effective. However to me the idea of raising both your arms straight up and joining hands before rotating is ridiculous. We train to take our elbows just over top of the attackers arms and then drop our elbows to trap their arms, holding them with the free hand while then rotating back in to the attacker with a reverse elbow strike to the face or neck rather than the palm heel strikes she’s using here. Everything else she does is pretty spot on, although I’d have liked her to demonstrate the hammer fist strike to the base of the back of the skull in some of these scenarios as well. Otherwise she’s excellent.

[@shinwook5145]

Yeah that's what I have seen, putting one arm up, then the trap and reverse elbow, I think it's more efficient than two arms. Except that I have always seen pulling the arm all the way out so that your shoulder touches your cheek, I feel that helps taking pressure off the neck when turning. The elbow there just follow the idea of closest target closest weapon too well to be skiped, on my opinion : ) That's just me ofc.

[@matilda1490]

I think the guy looks so scared...

[@fckthefearturkey]

The tall girl maybe because she was half an inch away from kicking him in the nuts?

[@fridge_clips01]

@@fckthefearturkey agreed

[@Alexxx95_H]

Off course he is scared because he doesn't wear the groin guard. And the woman was trying to kick his fragile testicles. Light kick is more than enough to render him incapacitated on the flour. The stronger kick might crush the testicles and lead to permanent damage. Thats what happened to my friend when a girl kicked him. Unfortunately for him, she connected good, especially with his left testicle. His testicles hurt for 3 days until the nurse checked him and found out that his left testicle was completely ruptured and had to be removed. He is so lucky that the girl didn't crush both his testicles, he would be fully castrated and infertile for the rest of the life.

[@vlad-igor]

Gosh I love the look the guy gave to the camera, he was like, 'what's happening? Why I'm I here? Who's this? O just go with the flow I guess' XD

[@12rajeshgupte5]

Right🤣🤣

[@jasminearias296]

The dude got so scared! He kept flinching and I kept laughing until I had tears in my eyes.

[@Alexxx95_H]

Off course he is scared. Every guy is scared when a women is trying to kick his testicles. The testicles are really fragile and vulnerable. The kick can couse serious and permanent damage to them.

[@samihaanam4435]

Amazing ! I would love to see more of self defense technics ❤

[@potatofarmr7989]

agree

[@wattlebough]

Decidu Ty Brazilian Jiu Jitsu will get a girl killed. If you think an elbow strike to the throat won’t work you’ve got no clue. An elbow strike to the throat can kill a person.

[@magdaboudi]

I felt like a badass watching this 😂

[@saraf5414]

ikr. Just imagine what she feels like knowing all these moves

[@Ronin42069]

Magda Boudi until you tried them in real life attack against a evil man who can endure the grown strikes long enough to kill or rape. Both parties good and bad would have an adrenaline dump. The reality is he probably won’t feel the nut shot. Don’t believe these lies. I highly recommend you find a legitimate jujitsu school and train every day and hopefully you’ll be able to defend yourself from a monster if you ever have to.

[@fckthefearturkey]

Joe Carr I agree. The techniques were not all bad but she is just ignoring the fact that if he fought back it would never go down as smoothly. Especially the bear hug technique was stupid. Getting bearhugged from behind is almost unescapable if you are weaker so you have to attack his face and try to get him to let go. That or grab one finger and pull it away from his hand so he has to let go or let you break his finger. And I dont even want to start on the front one. She would have gotten destroyed.

[@elvy5]

We want more like this! Thank you!!! For teens as well.

[@natureginger9240]

Alot of self defence for women you see on youtube are really bad but this girl definitely knows what really works so props to her for actually doing effective techniques

[@sakispdsw]

Nice that you are raising awareness but keep in mind your opponent isnt static.

[@grainnedalton791]

And I thought I couldn't love this channel more! Perfect.

[@wattlebough]

Grainne Dalton This girl is using the popular Israeli developed Krav Maga reality based self- defence fighting system. It’s about the best self-defence system available. You should give it a go. You might even enjoy it.

[@shreyaputhran7646]

That poor guy was just standing there like a dummy😛. Anyways a very informative video👍🏻

[@Ash-ro7gi]

Absolutely first class. One small suggestion in No.5 just walk backwards, and inner hands come up break the choke. What is shown is excellent for back against wall. Really great to see good techniques with practical advice.

[@supercat438]

I'd like more of these self-defense videos. I loved this one!

[@Player_Review]

Great video! Everyone could benefit from training like this, well... At least, better to be prepared than not to be, though most of us won't ever have to use the skills [hopefully].

[@cynthiaabot4891]

Player Review

[@wattlebough]

Decidu Ty Going to the ground when two guys are trying to rape a girl just isn’t smart, Einstein.

[@ldanzamariastile3536]

what you need to realize is an attacker is not going to stop if you shout back off, and he certainly isn't going to be lame and just stand there and allow you to execute your moves on him these situations are violent and everything happens fast although this is a great tutorial well done to her I did a tutorial the other day that was equally as good as a little more strategy you can see it here kzbin.info/www/bejne/oZyQZJpqqbdleck

[@12rajeshgupte5]

The guy looking so innocent, he is muscular when she was showing moves she really hit on his groin and it hurt him

[@mariluzaguilar9108]

Great video! Handsome guy!

[@harishsahu975]

nyc

[@kash5104]

Thanks for the self-defense tips

[@siddhisaraf8185]

Thank you thank you thank you thank you so much for this. You have no clue how I walk home everyday. I needed this. Please make more real-time emergency videos.

[@mary-annv2140]

Thanks! This made me feel really empowered knowing this!

[@brendavazquez9766]

2:39 😂😂 his face I don't think his *sheild* worked

[@Alexxx95_H]

I think he wasn't wearing a cup. Thats why he flinched every time. Man are really scared when woman is trying to kick them in the testicles. It is very dangerous for them, it could lead to permanent damage to the testes.

[@bryanbrown8870]

Thanks, this is much more realistic than the last video I watched.

[@mirasolabay3638]

If someone was going to ask you😂 but you really need to alert You: Back up!!! Backup Now!!! Him: ( is she okay? I just want to ask her)😂😂

[@katherinemoon1952]

Every girl, or really anyone who runs/walks alone, or isn't always in a group needs this! Hopefully it would never need to be used... but, this is great information to have.

[@kiara-jade3426]

Thank you this will help me a lot to ensure nothing ever happens to me again because next time I'm fighting back...

[@wattlebough]

The fighting style she’s demonstrating here was developed in Israel, and is called Krav Maga. Two years of learning Krav Maga through an accredited Krav Maga school and you’ll be tough as nails. Best wishes with your training.

[@Stayfittogether]

Very useful...

[@belieberfromfinland302]

Omg the guy is so cute :3

[@mayabdullah4203]

Thank you very much for this helpful video

[@elinajankovskaja3132]

Can you do this for when there is two attackers??

[@aelinluna3434]

Guess you'll be attacking two groins that day

[@shinwook5145]

Best self protection is avoidance and awareness. In particular against several people, wtf, avoid it if posible, run if not. The only place for fighting techniqies (mainly if you dont know any martial art or stuff) against several oponents should be to take them away from your scaping route right before running faster than ever before

[@NewDresdenMedia]

It's the same basic strikes just don't get caught up in trying to beat up one attacker at a time, take one or two strikes, back and forth, to each attacker until they are down, give up, or are stunned enough for you to get away. Try to keep both of them in front of you, rather than you being between them. If you get the chance, grab one and throw them between you and the other attacker. Go for the throat first, some men can shrug off a hit to the groin or the nose, but no one shrugs off a strong hit to the throat. If you can't breathe, you can't fight.

[@fckthefearturkey]

Elina Jnk no

[@Alexxx95_H]

If you hit them both in the testicles, its all over for them. You can call the ambulance.

[@skter4u281]

Love the sound effects 😂😂😂

[@rsrs6959]

This is one of the best self-defense videos....thank you.

[@retrogabor8518]

Köszönöm szépen a feltöltést. Ezeket olyanok is alkalmazhatjak akiknek nincs a kuzdosportba jártasságuk. Ezek olyan gyakorlatok amit szerintem mindenki számára alkalmas.

[@RisingRainbow]

Yo, a lot of this is from a self-defense system called Krav Maga - look it up. I am learning it at the moment and am finding it very useful.

[@stephaniehidock5790]

Not to stray from the important information this puts out there but that young man right there is unreasonably handsome

[@kazuma7737]

Is no one gonna talk about how hot Jarrett is and how cute the guy is?

[@naimaasayr3552]

What if I’m too short to reach face and neck and my face is the same level as his belly button

[@shinwook5145]

Avoidance and awareness. And train. If you dont train, dont expect to have good results

[@claraosioh5279]

Jump or aim for the belly button with the back of ut elbow or the groin

[@PetroDobrynin]

Then the groin is your main target, an elbow strike to the groin would be even more effective than leg

[@Alexxx95_H]

Then you can attack his testicles easily. You can grab them and squeeze until he fall to the floor in pain.

[@naghamlvly6306]

thank you this is so amazing self-defense

[@Fulphilment]

These are actually good tips.

[@wattlebough]

Nice video. Don’t forget the importance of protecting the head too, using the high cover block and head movement. That might be a good topic to cover in another video. Can’t defend yourself if you’re unconscious. Demonstrating the applications of the hammer fist could be a good topic too. There were a few excellent opportunities to use the hammer fist strike in this video that would have been more beneficial than palm heel strikes when the attacker is doubled over exposing the base of the back of his skull to a strike.

[@genesismutts9424]

Thank you so much for doing the ones for left handers because I'm left handed

[@Dustin34]

"STOP BACK UP" Idk why but I found that funny as hell

[@christinewillisful]

well he was an unexpected treat.

[@queenlou2u34]

Thanks so much.. You are tuly a force to be reckoned with.. Thanks a million

[@siyaserebrums]

so helpful , those attack sounds are so cute and funny .. keep posting

[@Alexxx95_H]

He is scared because a women is trying to kick his testicles which are really fragile and vulnerable. The kick can couse serious and permanent damage to them.

[@emberblue7254]

These are all great! I'm only really worried about how I would do the ones where my arms need to come up because I have an illnesses that causes me to temporarily blackout and/or pass out when I put my arms above eye level.

[@Khushisharma-c7z]

2:58😂 this guy is so innocent

[@aretousaandromeda2692]

Thank you POPSUGAR

[@gaborreinersdorfer840]

Köszönöm szépen a feltöltést Hölgyem örülök hogy újra meg találtam az önvédelmi technikákat, Mert szükségesnek tartom hogy képes legyek meg védeni magam, Múlt év Március 12 A Nyakamba akasztott táskát akartak le tépni a Nyakambol szerencsére az egyik kézzel fogtam a Táskám fülét a másik kezembe egy szatyor kelkáposzta volt Én megéreztem a Veszélyt meg fordulva a Szatyor kelkáposztaval a Támadó két lába közé céloztam, Jött egy Nő látta hogy bajba kerültem jött segíteni de hívta a rendőrséget is,

[@wattlebough]

Just be aware that a successful elbow strike to the throat of an attacker may kill them. Collapsing the trachea will cut off air supply and cause suffocation. Only use the elbow to the throat in a life threatening situation.

[@bigsnugga]

Iconoclasticnation I used it in a school fight and apparently it hit good and thankfully he survived but I almost killed him without realizing. But now he doesn’t shit on me anymore so I guess he’s lucky.

[@sergiolastname3416]

If collapsing the throat for a second would kill someone, I wouldn’t be typing this right now

[@wattlebough]

@@sergiolastname3416 Collapsing the trachea requires a powerful strike not just a quick jab. Whatever you’re talking about, your trachea wasn’t collapsed. Talk to an ambulance officer or doctor about what a full power strike of any kind to the trachea can do.

[@wattlebough]

@Juan Velazquez Martin Rule 8 of the Unified Rules of MMA "Fouls" categorises deliberate directed strikes to an opponents throat as illegal. Re-read what you wrote in your original comment, you make the comment that "you can't kill anyone with a singlular elbow strike to the throat", and then go on to say, "seeing as how martial artists take kicks and elbows to the head all the time and only suffer from concussion..." That's two different things you've said there. Taking kicks and elbows to the head is not taking kicks and elbows to the throat, and I'm talking specifically to the trachea, your Adam's Apple part of your throat. I suggest that you talk to an ambulance officer or a doctor about what happens to the trachea if it is struck with a full force punch or elbow. A full power strike to the Adams Apple absolutely can kill you buddy, because when your trachea is collapsed you can't get airflow to the lungs and you'll asphyxiate. There's a reason it's on the list of fouls with the UFC and other MMA organisations. I'm not currently training, but I did Muay Thai, Boxing and Jiu Jitsu, and I've also training in military unarmed combatives, it was the last one where we were instructed to strike the throat to kill, along with the base of the back of the skull, which is also illegal under Unified Rules of MMA.

[@sergiolastname3416]

@@wattlebough While I agree that a powerful throat strike would do some messed up stuff, it won't likely kill them. After all, many jiu-jitsu chokes target the windpipe, and I have never heard of any them doing extreme harm to any training partner. I will say though, that if you did damage the windpipe itself, this would be fatal. I'm assuming this is what you meant

[@MaskedSuxli1709]

Very easy and awesome movements Thanks !

[@PoojaSharma-bd2eg]

Very useful..thanks Jarrett Arthur and POPSUGAR Fitness.

[@aimecesairenguessan3508]

Thanks you coach

[@brazilianjiujitsuincorporated]

Excellent techniques. Great video. Serious skills !! 👌💪

[@samarhafeez]

Perfect,am gonna use these 😊👍💐

[@jennifersmith3905]

WOW!!! Lots of GREAT MOVES!!

[@Docinaplane]

Pretty good!! Simple movements and good attacks. I might add scratch the face and eyes and kick the knee cap if easier than the groin. Your stuff is fine if practiced so they can do it with the power you generate.

[@complicatedaimee]

do I need to sound like an aerosol can at the same time or is that optional?

[@poonamdhal5885]

thank you so much... very useful

[@sukybee07]

Came up just at the right time. One of my colleagues was mugged on her way to the car park after work..sharing this with my loved ones. Thanks pop Sugar :-)

[@shanefistell8890]

Excellent instructional video. One correction: Do not raise your heel when striking, This can throw you off balance.

[@proudfullyurs]

Thanks PopSugar!

[@liamhandville6107]

Step 1: Own a gun, Stay strapped don’t get trapped

[@LirocsLi]

Thanks!!!!!!

[@meganhaan1234]

Thank you for these GREAT tips and reminders.

[@paigefolger9511]

This's a great, ez to understand defense vid for women, hope to see more

[@pastel_babe6719]

I love how she adds the "pbush!!" Sound to emphasize the amount of force and damage 😂😂😂

[@saynotohookups]

Intimidation too.

[@retrogabor8518]

Köszönöm szépen a feltöltést Ezeket a gyakorlatokat kezdők számára készült önvédelmi gyakorlatok. Akik most ismerkednék a önvédelmi technikákal ez a videó segít nekik és ne9. ♥️♥️♥️😃😃😃😇😇😇

[@ronniedleo3907]

Great video

[@pawlelunsir.whiskey7734]

this szhiii szszhhiii sound while eye poke its just hilarious!!! I downloaded video for this moment 2.56 to have it for laughter(always with me on my phone)

[@Drovoceka]

great, no BS moves, thx

[@mercurials]

Awesome!!

[@xoxo8yOyO]

What if the perpetrator has a knife or some kind of weapon?

[@tchoythao1730]

xoxo8yOyO keep your distance, but if you have to, commit to get in close if you're going to take them down. You're going to get cut going close so get used to the idea. Preferably, hope he's swinging the knife around, they're easier to counter, block, and do less damage. Stay away from thrusts or stabs, humans have difficulty dodging stright incoming objects.

[@wattlebough]

@@tchoythao1730 Bad advice. Do not get in close, and avoid going to the ground at all cost against a knife wielding attacker. Defending a knife attack fighting on the ground is infinitely worse than standing. If you have no training, run, run, run away as fast as you can. Do not stay and do not engage.

[@PetroDobrynin]

YOU FUCKING RUN. Like seriously, not a joke. Even a martial arts expert, if he's smart and he knows that opponent knows his shit, WILL ABSOLUTELY run away from a knife.

[@retrogabor8518]

Köszönöm szépen a feltoltest Napokban láttam egy esetet a posta előtt egy Férfi a nem tartotta be a követési távolságot és egy Nő háta mögött állt meg a Nő szépen kérte a Férfit hogy álljon hátrább de nem tette meg így a Nő a cipő sarkaval rá lépett a FERFI lábára. Aztán meg annyit hallottam hogy a FERFI mond valamit a Nőnek ami szerintem nem tetszhetett a Nőnek. Így gondolom a Nő még adhatott a FERFI NAK valamit mert fel üvöltött. A POSTAROL tavozaskor a Nő annyit mondott nekem hogy sajnálja azt hogy láttam az esetet. Végül még a Nő annyit mondott hogy mivel olyan munka helyen dolgozik ahol változhat a munka ideje. Így emiatt kellett neki önvédelmi technikákat elsajatitani. Én csak gratulaltam neki és még annyit mondtam neki hogy még több vagány Nőre lenne szükség mint ő.

[@tasneembel8613]

Make more videos of this sort please .

[@yasminbanu5246]

Lovely useful techniques ...thank u

[@sharmisthalaskar3060]

Thanks 😺😺😺

[@karatebynk0786]

very good .. and easy to understand

[@soigne9580]

two boys disliked the video 😂😂

[@fckthefearturkey]

soi gne or just me who sees the obvious flaws in technique. This might work against an opponent whos not fighting back but most of her choke techniques will never work in real life. She has the general tips right though

[@tchoythao1730]

It's way better to actually go to a fighting gym. She has good tips such as alertness, being loud and defensive, and targeting weaknesses. But, palm strikes aren't effective for inexperienced people due to it's awkwardness and likely chance for broken fingers. She knows how to fight, but you won't from just watching this.

[@ushnasaha6873]

thank you so much

[@christinalong5144]

Thank you so much!!

[@lisaotaku4976]

Thank you for sharing this video. Easy and useful.. And one more thing.. That guy looking so cute and innocent so why are you attacked him. 🙄

[@LosSociosDelFuturo]

This man loves his groin😂 anyways very helpfull

[@meera1860]

Excellent video

[@caraskraftykorner1938]

Thank you !

[@yang2084]

Very wonderful video, continue to work hard,Support you!

[@ajeetawasthi7744]

Thanks for video

[@smartswag1022]

It really helped me ma'am. Pls upload more.😄😄😄😄

[@prithasarkar7939]

thanks

[@nikkuznecov6259]

Connecting fingers together was shown in Bruce's Lee self defense.

[@busrademirci9137]

That's great video thank you!

[@anuk7473]

Awesome.. love this . Thank u!

[@anushkahaldankar9399]

Amazing!

[@aylenalcapan6531]

thank you!!

[@cdmccarthy6154]

Palm strikes and groin kicks (better to kick the front of the knee) - YES. Elbows and standing eye pokes - NO. Eye pokes from standing require extreme precision and speed to land without hurting yourself. Elbows bring you far too close to your attacker (last place you want to be if you are female and your attacker is male). Maintain distance, strike hard and run.

[@alanoudm9017]

his eyes are everything i've been looking for

[@AlcideIzMine]

Great video!