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When discussing self-defense for beginners and those new to the realm of self-protection, I’m often asked…

“If I just want to get out of there and need to shut this guy down fast, what are the best areas of his body to hit?”

I love questions like this, because it tells me that the person asking it is thinking “strategically“ rather than simply mechanically. If you ask questions, not related as much to “what” it is that you can do but, “how,” “where,” “when,” and “why”…

…it tells me that you’re thinking about results, effectiveness, and efficiency…

If you were to translated literally, Wing Chun means “beautiful springtime,” or “forever springtime.” Wing Chun is Romanized in several different ways “Wing Chun”, “Wingtsun”, “Ving Tsun” or “Wing Tsun.” In Wing Chun there are several ways of defeating the enemy: striking, kicking, joint locking, controlling, throwing and the use of weapons are the most common.

Have you seen the History Channel’s new show Human Weapon yet? Its pretty friggen good.

The concept is that these two athletic dudes (one an MMA fighter, the other a former football player and wrestler) travel all over the world to train with, and then test out various cultures’ martial arts. And while only two episodes have aired as of this writing, the show already has proven itself to be a very revealing diagnostic tool to those who are able to look beyond the romanticism and isolate the truth. Let me explain…

Would you like a free self defense technique? I mean one that is really useful and generally applicable. Then read on.

Self-defense techniques are so numerous that it is difficult to keep track any more. You can find them all over the place, some of them paying and some of them free. The ones you pay for are not always better than the ones that are free and vice-versa.

But here is one that will always stand you in good stead and will not cost you a penny. Are you ready to hear this? OK, here it is. Always be ready to run away.

The most life threatening threat of all is a firearm threat. A lot of people teach you that you have no chance of surviving against a firearm, which is totally incorrect information. If you are about to die you will do whatever it takes to try and defend yourself, even if you die trying. Obviously, there is no defense if someone walks up behind and shoots you in the back of the head, just as there’s no defense should a sniper turn your skull to ‘pink-mist’ from a distance. But in close proximity hostage-type situations, or hold-up (robbery) situations there is an opportunity for defense.