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UNC students learn self-defense skills
Session stresses what to do in assault
BY MEGAN HANNAY
STAFF WRITER
A group of UNC women learned
to rethink their "good-girl" instincts
and listen to their intuitions in pos
sibly threatening situations Tuesday
night at a Safe Skills self-defense
workshop.
Kathy Hopwood and Beth Seigler,
of the Durham-based self-defense
group, taught about 12 students how
to prevent sexual assault and defend
themselves during an attack.
“They teach on a lot of preven
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Senior Alanna Brock demonstrates the "Groin Kick" on Beth Seigler, one
of the leaders of the Safe Skills event that was held Tuesday on campus.
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and also a lot of verbal things you
can do because a lot of women are
afraid of acting out and being phys
ical," said Emily Dunn, co-chair
woman of Project Dinah, the UNC
womens empowerment group that
sponsored the free event.
Hopwood and Seigler showed
participants physical defense moves
they could use to protect themselves
from an attacker. They also gave
the students advice on how to keep
away from vulnerable situations.
“In a workshop, my goal is to
have people feel their power,"
University
Hopwood said. ‘lt's not always
physical power."
She explained that the media
often portray women as weaker and
needing protection but that women
have instincts they can trust and have
the power to defend themselves.
Participant Alanna Brock said
that she appreciated the confidence
building approach.
“It was great to have someone
here who could give us tools to
defend ourselves in any kind of
threatening situation," she said.
The following is a list of moves
with the right side of the body
described as the dominant side.
Reverse for left-side dominant.
1) GROIN KICK
Stand with your feet hip-width
apart with your right foot slightly
behind vour left this is called the
box position. Bring vour knee up and
toward the groin in one smooth kick.
This kind of attack is better ifvou are
closer to vour assailant because if he
can see your leg coming, he could
grab it and prevent the attack.
2) BACK KICK
This kick will help you get away
from an attacker who is holding
you from behind. Your feet do not
have to be in the box position for
this move to be effective. Flex your
knee up in front of you, then kick
your leg back with your foot flat.
Look behind you to aim for the
attacker's knee. It is best to hit right
on the knee or slightly below- it
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Tiffany Marlowe performs the
‘Back Kick” to defend against
attacks from behind while kicking
backward through the knee.
3) COFFEE CUP PUNCH
Stand with your feet in the box
position. Hold your right hand in
a fist at your side, with your elbow
close, and keep vour left arm across
the chest. Keep your right elbow
bent as you go up for the punch,
and your fist should be vertical
mimicking holding a coffee cup.
This move is most effective if you
hit the eyes, nose or windpipe.
4) FRONT KICK
This kick is designed to hit the leg
of an attacker in front of you.
Begin in the box position, and lift
vour right knee up. Then strike for
ward at the attackers knee or shin.
Keep your ankle locked but your toes
out not curled. This is referred to as
the “Barbie doll foot"
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