Self Defence

This week Lisha, Maria and the year 8 girls of Whanau Cooper attended a self defence class. It was awesome. The reason why we are learning Self Defence is so we can defend ourselves from ''yucky" people. Rana, our mentor, who is from the Girl's Self Defence Project, showed us how to do a ballerina kick.

To do a ballerina kick, all you need to do is point your toes, lift your leg, aiming for the Groin and kick really fast and Run!!! Another thing we learnt was what we should do if someone tries to attack you from the front. All you need to do is if he/she is taller than you, then you should grab them by the shoulders, if he/she is shorter or the same height as you, then you should grab them by the hips. After you do this, pull them towards you, knee them in the Groin and move your head to the side so then your face won't get hit by their body.

We also learnt that 90-95% of attacks are done by males and 5-10% of attacks are done by females.
20% of attacks are done by strangers and 80% of attacks are done by family or people you know.

See you later!!!!

Lisha and Maria