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KIDS SELF PROTECTION COURSE

INTRUCTORS MANUAL

Life skills and Self Defence Strategies

Uncompromising Excellence In Martial Arts TrainingBy Gavin Salter


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Children Self Protection Course Instructors manual

2011 Australian Defensive Tactics Page 3


About the Course

This course should be mandatory for every child. Pulling directly from actualabduction, bullying and kidnapping scenarios and crime reports, the children

are trained on:

how to protect themselves from being pulled into a car, how to escape a car they are in, how to prevent abduction, how to get an abductor to drop them what single strike even a kid can do that can incapacitate an adult How to overcome and defeat a bully How to Identify a predator and the actions to be Taken, basic self defense techniques And many other real life scenarios that would be totally unknown to

untrained kids.


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Child Defense Strategies

S.L.A.P.

A child defending themselves against a full grown adult would bevery difficult to do. However these are some possible strategies

that could work. Start off by talking about S.L.A.P.

S.L.A.P.

Surprisefirst technique before attacker realises.

Leveragemaximum power from hips etc.Accuracystrike where it is meant to go.

Punctuationput intent behind the strike really mean it!

SurpriseSurprise attack.

At close range even a child can be successful with their first

strike.

A Childs primary goal is always run first and scream for help-

only strike as a last resort.

Instructor Visual TechniqueHave an assistant come out and fall into a fighting stance.

Face the assistant. Instructor hands close to assistants shoulder and slap

shoulder quickly. Have assistant try and block assistant cant because of

reaction time.

Show technique again this time winding up before strike so assistant can

block.

Show technique again this time instructor allow more distance so assistant

can block.

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Softening Technique

Softening techniques are techniques used for the purpose of

Brain to PainIt gives the predator an OW to think about and

gives the child a chance to make an escape.

Explain that these techniques are NOT to be used of family etc. only

in true emergency situations. These are last resort measures and

are to be used if there is no other choice.

Head

1. Explain if hit in nose = watering eyes2. Explain if hit inside or back of neck = pain and stuns 3. Explain if poked in eyes = cant see4.

Explain if slapped in ears = stunned

Take kids through patternswith strike zones.

Instructor Visual Technique

Hit the assistant in the stomach (midsection) and explain that this will

not work for a child striking an adultchildren are not strong enough

and it would be a waste of time.

Now pretend to hit him in the groin and explain that where you hit

someone makes a big difference.

Now have the assistant bend over as if about to grab a child and point

out striking targets/zones.

1. Nose2. Neck3. Eyes4. Ears

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CLASS ACTIVITY

Have children move into an L-stance. (Remember they wont

know what an L-stance is until you show them).

Have the children use a heel palm/palm thrustto the nose and

have them shout NOSEand have them strike with the other

hand and shout NOSE. (Rememberthey wont know what a

palm heel is until you show them).

Have children use an inward striketo the neck and have them

shout NECK and have them strike with the other hand and

shout NECK (Remember they wont know what an inwardstrike is until you show them).

CLASS ACTIVITY

Have children use an open finger thrustto the eyes and have

them shout EYES and have them strike with the other hand

and shout EYES (Remember they wont know what an open

finger thrust is until you show them).

Have children use a slap hands together for the ears and have

them shout EARS.

Put it all together and have the children saythe attack zone

they are attacking. NOSE, NOSENECK, NECKEYES, EYESEARS (slap)!

Have the children repeat the drill until the children can do it

faster. Make sure they shout out when striking.

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CLASS ACTIVITY

Lower Body

5. Knee6. Groin7. Shin8. Top of footHave children use afront leglow side kickto the knee and have

them shout KNEE (Remember they wont know what an front leg

low side kickis until you show them).

Have children use a back legrising kickto the groin and have themshout GROIN (Remember they wont knowwhat a rising kick is

until you show them).

Have children use afront legdownward side kickto the shin and

have them shout SHIN (Remember they wont know what a

downward side kick is until you show them).

Have children use a back legstompto the foot and have them shout

FOOT (Remember they wont know what a Stomp is until youshow them).

Have the children repeat the drilluntil the children can do it

faster. Make sure they shout out when striking.


Have the assistant in L stancethen go through all 8 techniques in one motion.

Have the children do the 8 techniques in the air until confident.

Line up children in 1 or 2 lines and have them do the 8

techniques to the focus pad.

Then have the children do the same again then run to the back

of the line shouting HELP.

Express to the children that these techniques are for life and

death situations only and are not to be used on the playground.

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Balance

Talk to the children about balance. Standing with your feet

together is not well balanced. L-stance is balanced.

Have the children stand in an L-stance.

Have the children put their hands up in front so elbows are one

fist length away from each other.

Have the children tuck their chin in slightly.

Have the children bend their front knee to close off groin area.

Abduction

What is Abduction? Abduction means that a person in the

course of a crime is forcibly detained against their will even if

this is a short distance and small period of time.

Stranger Danger

It is very difficult for a child to grasp what a stranger is. YourChilds definition of a stranger is the only one that matters.

Every day is a learning opportunity for children, explaining why

one person is not a stranger and why another person is difficult

for a child to grasp. Some children wont talk to strangers, but

other kids will talk to anyone. Childrenspersonality traits and

characteristics must be considered.

We want children to understand which strangers are ok to talkto and how to identify them.

E.g.Discus with your child - if they were lost at the park that it is

they would ask for help. The most common answer is a

policeman.what if there isnt a policeman? Help your child

learn how to identify safe strangers.

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1. mother with a small child2.grandmother type of person3.A person in uniform4.A person working in the area preferably female.For a lost child, having them seek out one of these people for

help is a safer alternative than waiting on a park bench and

having the wrong type of stranger approach the child. Giving

children street smarts to handle strangers wisely and make

them aware of putting themselves in risky situations.

Predators lure younger children with animals, sweets, fun,

games and typical things.

Drill Abduction Attempt

Talk to the children about someone attempting to abduct them.

Explain a hammer fist can be used on nose or side of jaw.

Have the children strike on the pad and shout NO, STOP; GETAWAY, LEAVE ME ALONE!

Explain to the children so they realise it is important that they

act as if the situation is real. As if they are really being attacked.

Have the children demonstrate a straight back, serious face and

looking mean.

As a group, have the children shout out loud - GET AWAY!BACK OFF! STOP! NO! The one who does the best, bring them

out the front to demonstrate. Have all children try again like the

winner.

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Knee Strike

Explain point toes down when striking with the knee.

Explain that the knee strike come under and up to the groin.That it can be used in close if you are grabbed. Explain that a

knee is hard for the abductor to see.

Have the children line up. Keep their hands up so elbows are

one fist from each other. Have the children strike their knee

into the pad 3 times yelling:

WHAT DO YOU WANT! BACK OFF! GO AWAY! Etc.

Then have the children run to the back of the line, fast as if

being chased.

Front Kick (Shin Style)

Have the children deliver a shin kick (like a rising kick, toes

forward) striking with the shin. Have the children practice

slowly as a group yelling WHAT DO YOU WANT! BACK OFF! GO

AWAY! LEAVE ME ALONE!

Then line them up and use focus pads to practice.

Turning Elbow strike

Explain the simplest way to use an elbow is to target the face.Explain which part of the elbow they are to strike with. (Just like

a swinging baseball bat).


Demonstrate with one of the older children and use him as an example. Have them

turn their hips and follow through with the elbow. Have them strike shields or mitts

having them shout WHAT DO YOU WANT! BACK OFF! GO AWAY! LEAVE ME ALONE!Etc.

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Refresh first lesson:

Nose, neck, eyes, ears.Knee, groin, shin, foot.

Have a race with the children with them all yelling for help.

Chase them down with a Yubi stick.

Escape Techniques

Striking techniques were first to be covered because it can give

children the opportunity to distract the attacker and causeenough pain to as to release the child long enough so they can

get away.

Children who dont fight back have a lower survival rate.

Children need to actively resist an attack.

Wrist Grab Release

1. An adult (instructor) grabs the Childs (assistant) wrist. (sameside wrist grab)

2. Turn narrow part of wrist toward attackers thumb and indexfinger.

3. Child uses other hand and pulls trapped hand freeover thetop.

4. Keep hand that is being grabbed closed5.

Child pulls hand back across body.


Instructor will demonstrate with assistant. Grab assistant same side wrist grab.

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Explain to the children they must use a distraction technique

first because an adult is to strong for the wrist release to work

on its own.

For example, while being held the child does a shin Kick (front

rising kick) to the groin, the wrist release, shouts LET ME GO!

The child then runs yelling HELP. Practice this as a group.

Front Bear Hug


Instructor will demonstrate with a child. Grab child and lift off the ground. The

Childs arms will be caught inside the grab too. Instructor will lift child right up.

Explain to the child to bite to the neck, and ear and then strike

with knee to groin until they are dropped and can run and

scream for help.

Explain to the children that movement helps with all the

techniques. In this instance children should bite, wriggle and

knee while shouting.

Back Bear hug


Instructor grabs child from behindallow arms to be free. Have the children

continuouslyelbowandelbowthe attacker and use hammer fistto nose and

groin. Have the children run and scream.

Take the children through the movements individually or with a

partner - elbows to the head or nose and Strike or kick to groin.

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Putting it all together

Explain to the children that if someone grabs them they need to

react spontaneously and quickly. A combination of techniques

may be needed to deal with the attacker.

Explain to the children the importance of letting everyone

around them that they are in distress. That is, shouting WHAT

DO YOU WANT! BACK OFF! GO AWAY! LEAVE ME ALONE! Etc.

Explain that the confrontation is not over until the child can get

away or the attacker leaves the scene. Children who fight back

have a better chance of survival.


Have the assistant wear the combat suit. Have the assistant grab each child and

hold them for 6 seconds. The child will go crazy on the attacker until released by

assistant then the child will run and yell for help.

Suit man/woman can talk to children about the power in the

suit, how it feels and how important it is to see how the

techniques work.

Drill Time (fun but serious)

Talk about regular training in NTKD and how important it is to

do regular martial arts training for self defence and fitness.

Push Children with focus pad and know them over.


Instructor and assistant push kids with focus pads and knock them over. Teach the

children how to fall on mats.

Have the children attack focus pads from the ground. Have them kick to the knees,

roll and run.

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The ABCs of Conflict Avoidance

A- Avoid potentially dangerous situations

- Ask kids what a potentially dangerous situation is- Give the kids with the right answer a star stampB- Be calm and breathe

- Emotion and logic dont mix. If they cant think straight theymay do something irrationally( applies for adults and

children)

- Have children breathe 10 deep breaths in nose and outmouth

CCommunicate with confidence

- Have children communicate with confidence- Explain to the children that how they respond verbally is so

important. It is not what they say - but how the say it. Toneof voice is very important. This does not mean they will not

be preyed upon, just a lot less likely.

- Have the children stand strong and say NO! BACK AWAY!LEAVE ME ALONE! With a serious tone with authority and

meaning.

- Explain it is not about winning a fight against an adult,instead STUN and RUN

D - Dontput yourself in a worse situation than you are already

in.

- Explain if an unknown adult comes up to a child they need torun right away.

EThe environment can create opportunities

- Ask the children if they know where to run to in theirneighbourhood that is a safe place for them

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Ask the children what they thing G stands for.

G - Get away, whether a bully or a predator yell GET AWAY3 times

HHit hard, hit fast, hit first

Instructor talks to children about being a victim.

Explain to the children never to be passive, always fight and

dont become a victim.

Explain to the children about possessions such as lunch money,

bikes school bag and that if a bad person wants to take them its

OK. Nothing is worth more than their life.

Then explain that if they want to grab you or take you

somewhere that it is NOT OKtell children they need to fight

back, scream, run and get help. Thats what the children need

to do, itswhat your parents want you to do and itswhat the

police want you to do.

Explain to the children to never allow themselves to become a

victim. If grabbed, attack back and RUN.

SSTRANGER, STRANGER, STRANGER.

- Have children yell STRANGER, STRANGER, andSTRANGER!3 times per yell.

Children need to follow their instincts. If they feel bad about a

situation, feel threatened DANGER=RUN

Explain to the children never to allow a stranger to call them

away from their friends. An abductor wants to get them on

their own so it is easier for him to get away with them. Dont go

along with their plan. Hopefully the abductor will give up and

go away.

Remember to tell the children that most people are good. If a

bad person is attempting to grab or harm them explain to the

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children not to hesitate to ask someone for help. It is very

unlikely that they will come across two bad people in a row.

Explain to the children that there are no rules if they are being

attacked. They can swear, lie, and break all the rules to get

away from danger.

Have the children practice. Scream, kick, yellget attention.

Have them yellYOURE NOT MY MUM, YOURE NOT MY DAD,

HELP! Have them scream and scream. Encourage them not to

be embarrassed Be LOUD.

The rules are all off when a child is in danger and needs to getthe attention of someone to stop the attack.

Eg If in a store and someone is trying to grab or hurt you

smash something, do anything to get attention to the bad

situation they are in. even if they make a mistake, its ok, they

wont get into trouble for it because making sure they are safe

from danger is what we want them to do.

Attackers look like a normal person, they will lie to children,trick them and even be nice to them to get what they want.

ALWAYS RUN! Get attention- get help.

If an abductor has a weapon (gun or a knife) and they tell you to

runRUN. It is very difficult to shoot a moving target and if the

have a knife they can only hurt you if they are close to you. If

there is nowhere to runhide. Hide somewhere they can not

see you. Climb a tree (a lot of bad guys wontfollow because ittakes too long or cantclimb a tree Predators dont want to get

caught). Hide in bushes, under benches, in a car, in a house,

under the sink, in a closet behind a washer or dryer. If the child

is hiding the attacker will most likely say I can see you, I know

where youreat Dontbelieve them, stay hiddenstay cool.

Hide in bushes the only way they can see you is if they have eye

contact and you can see them. Then it is time to run. It does not

matter what you do as long as you get away.

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Hide and seek game

Instructors use whatever in the location to play this game. Seek

the children out.

Abduction by Car

Instructors are to talk to children about an abductor getting

them into a car. Abductors normally want to take a child to a

place where no one can see them. They will make them lie

down, on the floor of the car or in the boot. Most importantly

explain to the children that it is not over and always keep

fighting.Ask the children if they have any ideas about what they should

do.

1. If in the car leave a traila backpack, or even shoes.2. If forced into a car explain to the children to look for ways to

HURT the car. They can do this by pulling out wires, kicking

out tail lights in the boot, use a tyre wrench or tools.

3. If in passenger seat explain to the children to grab thesteering wheel and cause an accident or crash into another

car so the police are called.

4.There are no ruleskick out windows, honk the horn, pullkeys out of the ignition.

5.Kick and scream and do anything they need to do to be safe.6.Remember to explain to the children that cars need to stop

at stop signs or red lights if they dont attention will be

drawn to them.

The abductor may tell the child if they cause trouble the will

have to hurt them. The truth is when they get the child to

where they want them they are going to hurt them anyway so

dont worry about making them mad. Any thing they tell you isa lie to get you where they want you. Do whatever you have to

dofight, bite or hitits ok.

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EXPLAINING THE INS & OUTSOF A CAR

Instructor gets the children together and shows them the car.

Show the children how to push down on the accelerator and force the car into one

in front of them.

Show the children the boot of their car.

Show them the tools they can use for survival eg spare tyre, where to kick out the

light and wave.

Explain to the children that some modern cars have a safetyrelease in the boot that they can open and draw attention to

them.

Explain that even if they are tied up they can kick the tail lights

and make them fall out or blink or kick the boot to make noise

or kick the back seat to get through.

Explain to the children that they cannot be locked in a car. Theycan break anything and everything they can. Tell the children to

try and disable the car. Show the children how they can stick

anything in the ignition so the abductor cannot put in the key.

Never stop trying to get away. Never give up.

In the houseDiscuss with the children if an attacker comes into the house

get to a phone immediately and call 000. Leave the phone off

the hook and stay hidden if there is nowhere to run or no way

out. If you know a wayget out of the house and run. It is not

a Childs job to protect anything in the house.

Run to a safe neighbour. A child should know a better and

quicker way out of the house than the bad person. Instructorasks the children if they have a safe hiding place or know the

quickest way out of their house.

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In the Abductors house

Explain to the children that even if the abductor has taken them

to a different housealways try and get out.

Tell the children to look for an escape.

Look for a bathroom door they can lock, a window they can

break, or anything they can break to get attention.

Find a phone to dial 000 and leave the phone off the hook.

Smash a windowif it is less than 3 meters highdont

hesitate to jump out and run.

In the Playground

Discuss with the children that if they are in the playground and

someone is hanging aroundlet them know you are confident,

stand up, look at them and let them know you know he is there

and they will most likely back off. Dont be afraid of hurting

their feelingkeep you distance from him and get someone

elsesattention.

Home Alone

Explain to the children that many abductors will know when the

children they are after are home alone. The abductors make a

point of knowing childrens schedules and routines.

Instructors can ask the children what they do when they are

home alone to ensure their safety.

Instructors can ask what they would do if someone tries to

break in.

Ask the children

- Do they have a plan if parents are not home?

Never unlock door for strangersFULL STOP!

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If there is an intruder checking windows and doors trying to get

inGET OUTand get help from a trusted neighbour.

Explain children that there is nothing in the house worth more

than their life.

Tell the children not to be afraid to call 000if they are scared or

in danger. They will not get into trouble. Childrens safety is of

the upmost importance to parents. It is better to make a

mistake than end up in a bad situation

TELL THE CHILDREN THAT THERE IS

NOTHING THEY CAN BREAK

NOTHING THEY CAN SAY

NOTHING THEY OWN

THAT IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THEM

Tell the children never to let anyone into their home. Tell them

not to answer the door to anyone if home alone. If it is a

delivery they can leave a card in the mail box and parents canarrange to pick it up.

Explain to the children that bad people could try and get into

the home by using many excuses such as

I need to use the phone

Imlost

My dog is in your back yard

My wife needs help can I call a doctor

Explain to the children that an adult can easily go to a house

where an adult is home and it is not their responsibility to help.

Talk to the children about answering the phone.Ask the children if they forget and answer the phone while

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Have them saymum in the shower or dadson the other

phone

Quiz the children about all you have just gone through.

QWhat do you do if anyone tries to break into the house

when they are home alone?

AGet out of the house, run away and find a trusted neighbour

or adult.

QWhat if there is a stranger in the house and you were locked

in your room, how would you get out?

AGrab a lamp or anything and smash it through the window

then youse a pillow to protect you from broken glass and climb

out

QIf you live upstairs how could you get out?

ATie rope or sheets to the bed so you can throw out the

window and climb away

If you cant get out dial 000.

Explain to the children that in their ID kits are a contact

information sheet for the fridge - all important information

should be on that list.

Internet safetyTalk to the children about internet safety.

Explain to the children that even if they have chatted to

someone online for hours at a time do they consider that the

online person is a stranger or not? Stress to the children that

this person is a stranger and may not be who they say they are

no matter how many times they have chatted and for how long.

Explain about never giving out personal information on the

internet.

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Explain the dangers of private chats and that abductors use

them to lure children.

Q - Ask children if the know what A/S/L means?

AAge, Sex, Location..dont ever give out these detail as a

predator can find you with these little details.

Anti-bullying

Discuss that bully is anyone who makes them feel bad about

themselves, tries to hurt them or make them do something theydont want to.

1. Have childrensstand timidly and say softly go away explain that this is not the right way

2. Have children now make a fist and say go awayexplainthat this is not the right way

3. Now have the children put their hands up in front of themand use a commanding voice (like when a dog does something

naughty) saying BACK AWAYexplain that this is the right

way

Have the children say this 3 times And make they are looking

straight at the eyes.

Now explain to the children about keeping a bully at a safe

distance.

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Have the assistant come in close -

- Instructor puts hand up in defensive positions, moves backwards and says Back

away your too close

Have the assistant come in again -

- Instructor puts hand up in defensive positions, moves backwards but this time

gently touches them and says Back away your too close

Instructor is to do this drill individually against the children with the instructor as

the attacker.

Line them up.

Have the children shout 3 times Back away your too close

Explain to the children that they need to keep the bully at least

2 arm lengths away from them and demonstrate how at one

arm length the bully can still grab you.

Questions and Answers

Instructor to ask the class who has ever seen a cat cornered by

a dog its ears are back and hisses.

QWhat does dog do?

ANormally leaves cat alone

Thats what bullies are going to do too

QWho does a bully pick on?

ASomeone who is passive and appears wimpy

This is why we usee our loud voice saying BACK AWAY!, even

though they may be scared they can use that fear for POWER

QIs it ok to hit someone who took your money?

QIs it ok to hit your brothers or sisters for taking something

without asking? Etc.

A - NO, NO, NO

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QIs it ok to hit someone if they try and take you away in a

car?

AYES, because the are trying to hurt you

Explain to the children that most grown ups are nice people and

wouldnt dream of hurting them or taking them away from their

parents but there ARE bad people out there.

Drill

Q - Who loves ice cream?

Q - Who loves puppies and kittens?

Q - Who likes money?

Instructor explains these are some of the things bad people say

to you so they can grab children.

Drill

Have the children sit in a large circle.


Children to kick and strike towards the combat suit. Child must say I DONT

KNOW YOUYOUR NOT MY MUMYOUR NOT MY DAD!

One child at a time calls then into the circle. The Instructor will

hold Focus Padand move towards child.

Have the child use a loud voice saying I DONT KNOW YOU

YOUR NOT MY MUMYOUR NOT MY DAD!

Give the child a UB stick as a substitute for a stick or backpack

or belt or anything they can find to help defend themselves.

Remind them not to let the instructor to get close to them.

The children sitting in the circle yell and cheer for the child in

the drill.

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Drill

Have the children sit in a large circle.


Children to kick and strike towards the combat suit. Child must say I DONT

KNOW YOUYOUR NOT MY MUMYOUR NOT MY DAD!

One child at a time calls then into the circle. The Instructor orassistant will be wearing a combat suitand move towards child.

This time the child uses kicks and strikes towards combat man.

Have the child use a loud voice saying

I DONT KNOW YOU YOUR NOT MY MUMYOUR NOT MY

DAD!

Help the children to remember the previous drills they went

through and encourage them.

EYES, EYES, NOSE, NOSE, GROIN, GROIN

The children sitting in the circle yell and cheer for the child in

the drill.

Drill

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