First off, I am not a martial arts expert. In fact, I have never been in a fight in my life. I do not condone fighting and only recommend the use of force as an absolute last alternative. I have taught myself a high level of restraint as I have grown up and I can attribute my “non fighting” status to that restraint. I prefer non-confrontational situations, as most people do. However, there are some bad apples in this world that happen to enjoy picking fights and/or causing other people harm.

As I said, I only recommend physical force as an absolute last alternative. I also recommend using only an amount of force necessary to get away from the situation or to render the situation “ok again”. If you are interested in learning to defend yourself, then sign up with a local karate, martial arts, self defense class, etc…

Problem:

There are times in our life when we are presented with danger or confrotation. With typical confrontation, it may result in some pushing and yelling. Typically, in this scenario, a full out “fight” isn’t necessary. I recommend talking the situation to an appropriate level before choosing fists as your “way out”. However, some confrontation, depending on the reason, can turn quite ugly. If someone steals your wallet and or poses a threat to you, you have the right to defend yourself in a reasonable manner (please check your state law on this). Meaning, if someone steals your wallet, you don’t really have the right to pull out a gun, stick it to their temple, and pull the trigger. That also doesn’t mean that if someone steals your wallet, you should pull some Jean Claude Van Damme open hand upper cut to their nose in an attempt to kill them. Again, use only the necessary force to relieve the situation to a calm state.

Answer:

However, what about the title of this post? Ok. I don’t condone using this method, but again, its for the moments when all else fails and there is only one way out. Get hurt or defend yourself. If you feel you have the possibility of enduring physical harm or possible death, then I recommend this (as it goes for male or female).

If you have the opportunity, try to drive the heel of your foot with as much force as possible into the corner of the attackers knee (see illustration). If done properly and with enough force, their knee will snap, they will fall to the ground in agony, and the fight will be over. Either corner, I believe, will work. You can also kick the knee straight on (assuming they are facing you) and that will snap it as well. Most likely, this will cause extreme pain and physical damage to the attackers knee. It may even possibly cause permanent damage that could be very high in hospital and medical care bills. You may want to make sure this particular move wouldn’t violate any laws in your state. Every state seems to be different.

Women, this particular move would be perfect in the event that someone is chasing you or attempting to rape you. Any physical pain you can apply to the attacker at this stage, in my opinion, is completely acceptable. Your life is in danger, so you must do what you can to protect your life. I recommend a possible combo: Balls, Kneecap, head.

I also recommend going for the genitals. Many people feel this is a ‘wussy’ form of fighting. I disagree. If you are in a situation you have not chosen to be in and you are in a position in which you must defend yourself, then I say ‘all goes’. A strong upper cut like punch into the genitals will drive the scrotum up into the pelvic bone. If the attacker doesn’t drop to his knees by this time, I don’t know what to tell you, except that maybe its not a man.

As I said, this is a last ditch effort. All other alternatives (i.e; Talking, yelling, negotiating, etc…) should be 100% exhausted before taking the action to smash someone’s knee in.