Anyone who thinks martial arts is a waste of time, needs to know, that
criminals can tell by the way you walk if you are a good "victim" for them
or not.

If you have had martial arts training, and you completed the course, you
will have that look about you that makes you "off limits" to an observer,
because they will see by your movement and posture that to attack you
could very well be the last thing they will ever do in life.  

Even if you are walking alone.

I think the belief that martial arts allows women to project strength is delusional.

Women should try to avoid walking alone.  That makes more sense.

Well, you're entitled to your opinion, certainly.  And yes, it makes a lot more
sense for them to avoid walking alone.  I have been honored many times
when a woman has asked me to walk her to her car or wherever.  Men
should always oblige such a request, it is our duty as gentlemen, and do
not chide them or act as if it is frivolous.  Be upright and proud that you
have been given the honor.  In fact, we should look for the opportunity to
do this and offer our service when the way is desolate or there have been
incidents of crime recently.  When the "big crash" happens, you would
likely forbid your wife or daughter to walk alone, anywhere.

At the same time, of all the women I've ever known who have studied
the martial arts, not one of them has ever been attacked, but for two.  
Nor do they know of anyone like them who has, although there are two
exceptions, and in both cases, the attacker was overcome, one of them
died due to mortal injuries at the bare hands of the woman.  She was
Korean.  And Korean martial arts take no prisoners.  

Fr. Pheiffer says in his most recent sermon that in the days of Elias, a
woman said that she knew he was a prophet by the way he walked past
her house every day.  She had never known him, spoken to him, nor heard
what he had said or written, but she knew he was a prophet because of
the manner of his movement and posture alone, as he walked.  He says
that the priest is a man of God, and he exudes Godliness in his very way
of walking.  Now, if a woman who has studied how to defend herself
with her own hands projects no image of strength by her appearance,
then how can what Fr. Pheiffer say about priests and/or prophets be true?

I think there is something perverse in teaching women to practice "killing" men.

And while you may have some anecdotal evidence that attackers will be overcome, to be honest, I really don't think "martial arts" are an effective option for self-defense.

This woman knocked to the ground by that freak never had a chance.

Okay, it looks from the video like she never had a chance, however, if
she had been turning to look behind her that would not be the case.  
Whenever a woman, or a man for that matter, walks down the street,
he or she should give some occasional turn of the head so as to at least
give an observer the impression that he is paying attention to his
immediate environment.  Otherwise one makes one's self a victim.

The attacker was watching her as he approached, and one turn of her
head would have stopped him in his tracks.  Doubt it not.

And a most severe sentence of hard labor would be quite appropriate
for him.  He is obviously a serious threat to society, and his life should be
at minimum curtailed to have no freedom to ever do such a thing again.

We have no audio, so we don't know if the man running up behind her was
making any noise, or if there was ambient traffic or other noise.  But it
does appear that she was walking without any attention to her
surroundings.  That is not something she would be doing if she had had
training.  

On the other hand, "walking like a lady" is somewhat inimical to what
such training evokes in an accomplished student.  If a woman is going to
walk with a feminine grace it may be a much more challenging thing to be
at all times prepared for self-defense.  

You have a valid point that a society where this kind of thing is happening
is a society that is depraved.  What is a "freak" like that doing on the
loose? What kind of man would ever do such a thing?  But I must say, if
that girl had been St. Joan of Arc, I doubt she would have been the one
falling to the sidewalk.  I doubt it very much.  



                   

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The attacker was watching her as he approached, and one turn of her
head would have stopped him in his tracks.  Doubt it not.

Are you kidding?

So you think he would have kept coming at her if she'd turned to look at
him?   And then if he had, would she have done nothing to avert the effect
of his swinging fist?  Who's kidding whom?  Oh, but she doesn't know the
first thing about "killing men" so she's not prepared to defend herself, and
THERFORE she "didn't have a chance,"  correct?


If you think for a moment he wasn't watching her then you did not
see the video.  His entire posture, pace, approach and movement
confirm that he was intently watching her, and I can assure you that
it was her lack of awareness that he perceived that gave him the
confidence to continue.  No doubt about it. None whatsoever.
Ask any security guard who earns $5 an hour.  This is not rocket
science.

Funny:  nowhere on the video and nowhere on this thread was the
race or color of the assailant mentioned, until your post, TG20.  

What about the race of the victim?  We don't get much of a look at
her but she seems to be Hispanic or Mid-eastern, perhaps Indian.  

I'd like to know if she has now decided that it's time to take some
lessons in self-defense?  Judo is very popular with women because
it teaches you mostly how to use your adversary's balance and
strength to turn it against himself in your favor.  The woman in this
video, if she had ducked at the key moment, and grabbed his arm,
she could have made him fall forward to her right side.  But he was
preparing for such a move by making his stature low to the ground
as he swung at her, so he was thinking how to deal with her action,
should she attempt to defend herself.  This was a most deliberate
and premeditated attack, which should make it much more
punishable by law, but the English law system is entirely corrupt.

Don't be surprised if he gets off on this, even if he's "convicted."  

Looks like they caught him

http://www.london24.com/news/court/man_appears_in_court_over_plaistow_girl_attack_1_1706888

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