Women's self defence
Size and strength do not necessarily
determine a person's ability to defend themselves - small women have been known
to successfully fight off a bigger and stronger attacker. Many women are fitter,
brighter and quicker than their male counterparts.
(Barry Davies, SAS)
External arts
External/hard martial arts such as karate, ju jitsu, wing chun or kickboxing are
all about strength and speed.
Strength is pitched against strength and the stronger, faster person usually
wins.
This means that women often lose out.
Internal arts
Tai chi approaches kung fu in an unusual manner. It is
entirely based on the concept of yielding to force.
This means that the stronger person does not win. In fact, the stronger person
inadvertently lends you their strength.
The internal arts favour the physically smaller person.
Equality of treatment
We will not patronise women.
If you are not pulling your kung fu together, we will
tell you.
Usually, neglected skills can be remedied by tuition and practice.
All students must defend themselves in a thorough and convincing manner
(relative to grade).
Page created 27 August 1994