Our school has been invited by a women's shelter to give a taster session/demo.
We wanted to ask our most senior female student to do it. She is qualified but she cannot due to commitments and the shelter have accepted that a man step in, after consultation with their clients. So I am going.
It is possible that some of these ladies are breaking away from the sex industry, and could have some very nasty people in mind when they train or view.
I am quite confident of our syllabus, and I am already running a womens' SD class. I would not worry too much about doing this in a more general context. But given that all will have already suffered various degrees of violence, I am aware of the need for greater tact in this particular situation.
The session is projected for about an hour with plenty of extra time for Q&A and 'what ifs?' . It is possible that should the centre like what we do we may be invited back. But I would like them to get something useful and usable whether or not they do. I am planning for a group of around 10.
Does anyone out there have similar experiences?
Any ideas for does and don'ts?
Technically, and time-permitting, I intend to practice
- defences against over-the-guard attacks i.e. hair/collar/throat attempted grabs and slaps;
- hair/collar/throat grabs/pulls;
- emergency knife defences - block-hit/kick-run and
- pre-emptive hit/kick-run; (- all of which depend on the same instinctual flinch and upper angles of defence, i.e. raising the arm);
- defences and counters when on the ground and the attacker is still standing - spinning on the backside to keep the feet towards the attacker,
- stamping the load-bearing knee/groin.
That's probably more than enough for an hour.
I am wary of doing body-to-body ground-work as this involves getting up close and although I am told I am pretty non-threatening as men go, I fear that those scenarios could be too re-mindful of traumatic experiences for an intro session. And they are too technical for beginners unless that is all you do, IMO.
Comments? Defences that would be more useful, in your opinions?
(Useful advice, please. Anyone who just wants to say, 'don't do it,' please abstain.)
We wanted to ask our most senior female student to do it. She is qualified but she cannot due to commitments and the shelter have accepted that a man step in, after consultation with their clients. So I am going.
It is possible that some of these ladies are breaking away from the sex industry, and could have some very nasty people in mind when they train or view.
I am quite confident of our syllabus, and I am already running a womens' SD class. I would not worry too much about doing this in a more general context. But given that all will have already suffered various degrees of violence, I am aware of the need for greater tact in this particular situation.
The session is projected for about an hour with plenty of extra time for Q&A and 'what ifs?' . It is possible that should the centre like what we do we may be invited back. But I would like them to get something useful and usable whether or not they do. I am planning for a group of around 10.
Does anyone out there have similar experiences?
Any ideas for does and don'ts?
Technically, and time-permitting, I intend to practice
- defences against over-the-guard attacks i.e. hair/collar/throat attempted grabs and slaps;
- hair/collar/throat grabs/pulls;
- emergency knife defences - block-hit/kick-run and
- pre-emptive hit/kick-run; (- all of which depend on the same instinctual flinch and upper angles of defence, i.e. raising the arm);
- defences and counters when on the ground and the attacker is still standing - spinning on the backside to keep the feet towards the attacker,
- stamping the load-bearing knee/groin.
That's probably more than enough for an hour.
I am wary of doing body-to-body ground-work as this involves getting up close and although I am told I am pretty non-threatening as men go, I fear that those scenarios could be too re-mindful of traumatic experiences for an intro session. And they are too technical for beginners unless that is all you do, IMO.
Comments? Defences that would be more useful, in your opinions?
(Useful advice, please. Anyone who just wants to say, 'don't do it,' please abstain.)
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