What are the most effective self-defense techniques to thwart an attack?

What are the most effective self-defense techniques to thwart an attack?

Chris McGoey (President, McGoey Security Consulting) gives expert video advice on: What should I do if a predator demands my purse or wallet?; What should I do if a predator tries force me into a car? and more...

If you have one shot at self-defence, if you only have one shot, the two most vulnerable areas are the nose and the throat. If you need to disable someone for a couple of seconds while you turn around and escape, you hit the tip of the nose with the butt of your hand. It's a straight jab right into the nose; you hit it so hard, like you want to drive that bridge of their nose up into their skull. It will blind the person, it will bring tears to the eyes, it will disorient the person, hurts like the devil, and it gives time for you to make an escape. That is your only goal; to get away. The other vulnerable area is the throat. Very, very delicate in the throat. Any type of contact between the web of your hand, the bridge of you hand, or the back of your hand; it doesn't have to be very strong because it's very, very delicate. Just a quick jab, or just a quick thrust to the throat will be enough to startle the person, to cause them to choke for just a couple of seconds; it's your chance to get out of there. Those are probably the two quickest things. The misnomer is that women are taught from birth for some reason to try to kick the man in the groin. I'm here to tell you that the most protected area on a man is their groin. It's very, very difficult to haul off and kick or knee a man in the groin; very, very difficult.