A female University of Texas student was attacked on campus: (h/t Robert)
On Wednesday around 12:30p.m., UT Police say a woman walking near the Jester West Dormitory area was attacked.
She told police someone wearing all black clothing had been following her.
Middle of the day, on campus.
“If you are trying to fight someone off take the bottom of your palm since it’s the hardest part of your hand and like get them right here under the nose and it shoves the nasal cavity back into the brain,” said UT student, Caitlin Clemenson.
“They teach you how to kick punch where to do it and they teach you about pepper spray,” said UT Student Cara Bessom.
You know what hits harder than your hand? You know what’s more effective at shoving body parts back into the brain?
I don’t care what the martial arts guys tell you about a 90-lb. woman being able to defeat a determined 250-lb. man. Sorry, but physics and biology will win out here. Your kick, your punch… it means little to someone hell bent on raping you. Pepper spray? Sure it sucks, but people can fight through it.
Ladies, steel and lead are far more convincing.
Support a woman’s right to self-defense. Support concealed carry on college campuses.
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I get so tired of hearing about slamming a nasal bone into the brain. Most of your nose is cartilage, which just smashes. In order to put a bone into a brain, your would have to first shatter the nasion, then hit extremely hard (since the cartilage will be cushioning the blow) at exactly the right angle to even have a chance of ramming into bones in further. My advice to women is that if you can get your hand in the guy’s face, use your fingers and take his eyeballs.
Yeah I know. It’s just bad, unrealistic advice all around. I mean, I appreciate the spirit of telling people to fight back but come on… when you have to do something you can do it better if you have better tools.
I would agree tho… thumbs into the eyeballs is good. However, a lot of people have an aversion to such a thing because it’s gross to consider, to feel, and it’s pretty serious thing to do to someone. But if people are willing to consider it beforehand, visualize, etc., it could be alright.
I knew a young lady who was attacked by a would-be rapist a few years ago. He tried to intimidate her by putting both hands around her throat. She replied by reaching over (both his hands were occupied) and putting a thumb in his eye. He let go, and she followed through by slamming a knee to his groin repeatedly until he dropped. Not only did he lose an eye, but she managed to do enough damage with her knee that one of his testicles had to be removed by the doctors.
Good for her! That asshole’s lucky that’s all he got.
Complete agreement with BobG. Breaking the nose with an upward palm strike can help, but the technique still has to be practiced for speed, strength and accuracy. If you miss, you just may piss off the assailant more. If you hit, there’s no guarantee the assilant will stop.
Much easier to reach forward with both hands and jab the thumbs right through the eye lids and stir like curds and whey.