From: booth@mdd.comm.mot.com (Greg Booth)
Subject: Lioness method (monthly)
Organization: Motorola - Mobile Data Division; Richmond, BC
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Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1992 19:41:08 GMT


Warning: The following article describes various self
defense methods against rapists and other attackers
of women. The methods discussed are harsh, and definitely
not "politically correct".

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		THE LIONESS METHOD OF RAPE PREVENTION



	Some day, the realization may hit you, "MY GOD, I'M ABOUT
TO BE RAPED, MUTILATED OR KILLED"! I hope that never happens;
but it is a simple fact that 27% OF ALL CANADIAN WOMEN CAN EXPECTED
TO BE SEXUALLY ASSAULTED (statistics from Metro Action Committee on
Public Violence Against Women and Children, 1991), IF our violent
crime rates get no worse. They went up by 69% from 1979 to 1989 (Canadian
Centre for Justice Statistics, 1991), and are GETTING WORSE.

	If that realization ever hits you, YOU HAVE TEN SECONDS.
At the end of that time, your attacker should be incapacitated,
unconscious, or running for his life; or you've probably lost.
A real fight is short, sharp, and decisive, not a movie-style brawl.
Would you like to learn how to END a rapist's career?

	If you believe that you cannot injure another human being,
this training is NOT for you. If you believe that is proper to
STOP a violent criminal to save yourself and others, it is.

	When a rape begins, there is no one there but you and the
rapist. When it ends, there is still no one there but you and the
rapist. When it ends, you will be dead; or alive, but physically
and emotionally shattered, probably permanently. You may also
be pregnant, or under sentence of death from the AIDS infection
he just gave you. RAPISTS DON'T USE CONDOMS.

	The police do not come during a rape; they come AFTERWARDS.
It is vanishingly rare to find an instance where a rape has
been interrupted or prevented-BY ANYONE BUT THE INTENDED VICTIM.

	Your attacker is usually larger and stronger than you. He is
also usually totally untrained in fighting, which is to your advantage.
He didn't even learn the feeble fighting methods of school children;
if he had EVER been able to merit the respect of his peers, he
wouldn't attack women in order to feel powerful.

	You have effective weapons, which you carry everywhere
you go. You are perfectly capable of stopping your attacker - IF
you know how to use the weapons built into your own body. However,
you must learn to USE YOUR STRENGTHS AGAINST HIS WEEKNESSES.

	You will not learn many tricks here; just enough to 
defeat almost all rapists. CAUTION: Most practice-with-a-partner is
quite useless; if you do that, you will do on THE DAY what you
do in practice, NOT what is right. You will hit the rapist
EXACTLY the same way you hit your practice-partner - WITHOUT HURTING
HIM.

	The most powerful muscles in your body are you leg muscles.
The most powerful blow you can deliver is a heel-stomp. To do one, 
draw you heel UP as far as you can, then try to drive it THROUGH
the target at high speed. It should be used against the most
vulnerable part of a man - and that's NOT what you think. Men
spend their entire lives learning to avoid blows to their testicles;
their reflexes are well developed, and fast. It's a bad choice of
target for blows, but you can sometimes attack it with a hand
which moves into place unnoticed - then GRABS and SQUEEZES WITH ALL THE
FORCE AT YOUR COMMAND. THAT works well.

	Men spend their entire lives learning that people do NOT
step on each other's feet; so their foot-protecting reflexes are
poor. Also, he has to take his weight off the foot BEFORE he can
move it. A foot is terribly vulnerable; your smashing heel-stomp
to his instep will crush tendons, and break or severely bruise
several small bones. A man with such a severely damaged foot
CAN'T CATCH YOU, and probably won't even try. Small hard high heels
are more damaging, but even SOFT RUBBER HEELS ARE DEVESTING. BUT:
DON'T WEAR TIGHT SKIRTS IN DANGEROUS AREAS!

	The heel-stomp uses the strongest part of YOUR body to
damage one of the WEAKEST parts of his; and that principle is
used on everything you'll learn here. The heel-stomp can be used
from almost any position; EVEN AGAINST A MAN HOLDING YOU FROM BEHIND.

	You just learned how to do major damage - and it requires
little practice. Practice the heel-stomp, using FULL FORCE on an
old stuffed shoe, NOT A PARTNER. Do NOT learn to go easy!

	If you have been knocked to the ground, DON'T TRY TO GET UP.
Double up in faked fear, then use your heel-stomp against his
KNEECAP. Legs don't bend backward at the knee; the damage you can
do is sever. Once HE GOES DOWN, THEN get up and depart.

	If your attacker grabs you by the throat with both hands,
cup one hand into the other, making a double hammerfist. at
waist level; throw your head back, then drive upwards with
both arms. As your angled forearms hit his arms, his hands
will be thrown outward and away. Then use your hammerfist
downward to smash his nose. Next, your forehead his the face of a
28-pound hammer, so hammer it into what's left of his nose with
all the strength you have. The results are devastating. You may be
bruised, or even have a superficial cut; but he'll have a broken 
nose, a severe nosebleed, and HIS EYES WON'T BE WORKING WELL FOR SOME TIME.

	You can heave forward, then back to use the BACK of your
head to smash the nose of an attacker working from your car's back seat.

	A man's arm is stronger than your arm, but YOUR arm is stronger than
his thumb. When he grabs you by the wrist, you must break free. If you
try to move in LINE, he is stronger, and you will fail. Move your wrist,
very quickly, in a small CIRCLE. If he's huge, grab your captive wrist
first to use two-arm power. He will always be trying to fight what
you WERE doing a moment ago, but the circling movement is now going
in a new direction. Soon, you will get to the position where he
can't follow your movement any further; your wrist folds his thumb
back and breaks out.

	There are several ways he can grab your wrist: right hand holding
your right wrist, from under or from over; right hand holding your left
wrist, from under or from over; etc. for each case, the sequence is
the same; look at it, then CIRCLE TOWARD THE THUMB - which may mean
starting upward or downward, clockwise or counter-clockwise. If you
go the wrong way, don't worry; it still works, you just have to 
circle a little further around. The breakout you CAN practice with
a partner; but NOT this part: ALWAYS deliver a heel-stomp as you
break free, THEN depart.

	If your are grabbed from behind around your waist, pry his
finger up into your fist (if possible, one from each of his hands
in your two hands) then SNAP THE FINGER BACKWARDS TO DISLOCATE IT.
A man with a dislocated finger on each hand finds it hard to
hit, hold, or grab you; so HEEL-STOMP HIM AND DEPART.

	If your attacker is a trifle more sophisticated, he may twist
your arm behind your back. Bow from the hips, so you can STRAIGHTEN
YOUR CAPTIVE ARM UNTIL THE ELBOW IS LOCKED; then spin around to
face him, delivering a heel-stomp. If he keeps holding your wrist
(unlikely), use a CIRCLE BREAKOUT and ANOTHER stomp.

	You may (rare!) be grabbed in a FULL NELSON - he buts both
arms under your armpits, up, and clasps hands behind your
head. Just throw your arms STRAIGHT UP, and drop STRAIGHT DOWN.
You end up squatting or sitting on his toes. AS YOU COME FREE, SNAP
YOUR ARMS DOWN AND BACK - because you're now the base of an
unstable pillar. HOLD HIS ANKLES, and heave your body backward.

	He has no leverage to move his feet to save himself, and
so you can easily TOPPLE him in this way. He will either injure
his tailbone, or crunch the back of his head, or both, on
impact. Get up. If practical, HEEL-STOMP HIS KNEECAP to further
incapacitate him, and depart.

	Stand, and look to your font; then bring your hand up from
waist level, close to your body, with the fingertips vertical.
Notice that you (he) CAN'T SEE IT until it gets to well above the chin.
That is FAR too late to try any counteraction. You use that blind spot
to drive the heel of your hand upward into the base of his nose with
maximum speed and force. The results are bloody, painful, and temporarily
blinding.
 
	That blow ends with your hand above his head; curl your fingers,
and come back down, raking your nails across his eyes; then
heel-stomp and depart. For the benefit of those who know a 
little about karate, NO, you will NOT kill him; it is far more difficult
to kill with that blow than some literature suggests.

	NONE OF WHAT YOU HAVE JUST LEARNED WILL DO YOU AND GOOD
WHATEVER, IF YOU WAIT UNTIL THE REALIZATION HITS YOU TO DECIDE WHAT
TO DO.

	You MUST make your decision HERE and NOW. You're probably
not his FIRST victim, so be his LAST. Decide NOW that: When the
realization hits me, "MY GOD! I'M ABOUT TO BE RAPED, MUTILATED, OR
KILLED!" I ATTACK. I will feel RAGE instead of FEAR. I will believe
that I am being attacked by an ANIMAL (you are), that my LIFE is
in danger (it is, AIDS or no AIDS), and I have the legal, moral
and ethical RIGHT and DUTY to STOP this dangerous animal before it
injures or kills again -  and I will INSTANTLY REMEMBER ALL THIS 
MATERIAL. YES, YOU CAN DO THAT, IT ALL WORKS.

	IF you make that decision NOW, then when the realization
hits you, everything you have learned will come cascading
back into you mind - sharp, bright, and clear. YES, THAT IS TRUE.

	You have just learned how to use your body as a weapon
against a violent rapist. Now learn a few points that will allow
you to deal with an offensive drunk or a possible "date-rapist",
where you don't need to inflict major damage, just EDUCATIONAL
PAIN.

	If you are grabbed or pushed by a hand near your breasts,
put both your hands over his hands, PULL INWARD, AND BOW.
He'll kneel; that bends his wrist backward, which is VERY painful.

	Put the edge of your hand under your nose, and push
upward and backward, as if trying to slice your way to the
top rear of your skull. Inflict that pain to cause desired
movement away from you. Put your index finger into the
hollow at the base of your throat; then push inward and downward.
One finger doing that slowly and steadily will cause a man
to kneel in front of you; BUT JABBING CAN DAMAGE HIS WINDPIPE,
SO USE DUE CAUTION.

	Put your index fingers in the hollows under your earlobes,
and slide them gently up and down. Feel the little PAIN LUMP behind
the jawbone? Press the pain lump slowly gently inward. OUCH!

	Slide your thumb forward an inch from the angle of your
jaw, then lift the tip of it upward, inside the jawbone, and bend
it to squeeze that PAIN LUMP outward against the jawbone.

	Place the tip of your thumb under your brow ridge, above
the inside corner of your eye, and rock it side-to-side. Feel the
tiny PAIN LUMP? Squeeze it gently outward, against the bone.

	What you have just learned improves your chances of surviving
violence and unexpected attack, but you may HAVE to walk into
situations where the risks are so high that you need even MORE protection.
This is for you, if you work in a mall, and have to go to your car, late
in a bad underground parking location; or if you get off your hospital
shift at midnight, and have to walk for blocks through deserted streets.

	Noisemakers, and "weapons" like car keys jutting out of
your fingers are quite useless. Buy a good quality ($40 - $100) 3" or 4"
blade SHARP double-edged boot knife WITH A GOOD SHEATH (one it CAN'T
cut its way out of). Carry it and a folded paper bag in your purse.
MAKE SURE THAT AT LEAST THREE PEOPLE WITNESS YOU USING IT TO OPEN
LETTERS - BECAUSE THAT'S WHY YOU OWN IT. IT'S UNLAWFUL TO CARRY A
WEAPON, BUT NOT A TOOL YOU WORK WITH.

	When you have to walk into danger, take the knife out and put 
it in the fluffed-out paper bag. Roll the bag around the handle, and
carry it by that handle. If you're walking on ice, or anywhere where
you might fall, DON'T carry it unsheathed, you can fall and sever
your femoral artery, causing death. Leave the sheath on, but
UNFASTENED. Slit the bottom of the bag so the sheath can be shaken
off the blade and out of the bag.

	If grabbed from the rear, DRIVE YOUR KNIFE INTO HIS LEG
MUSCLES; that makes him unable to chase you, and marks him for police.

	If you have to FIGHT him, your knife should be used by
making CONTINUOUS RAPID SLASHES, UNPREDICTABLE IN DIRECTION, FAST
AND ERRATIC. It's difficult to disarm anyone using a knife that
way. It's safer for him to run AWAY from you - so let him.

	A handgun is better self-protection for a woman, but
you can't get a permit to carry one in Canada - yet. THE LAW
ALLOWS IT, BUT THE 98% MALE BUREAUCRACY REFUSES TO ISSUE THE
NECESSARY PERMITS.

	You CAN own a handgun in Canada. First, join a target
shooting club. Any store that sells handguns can tell you where
to find such a club. Take the handgun training that the
club offers, get your club credentials, then buy your handgun.
For your first handgun, a .22 Ruger is ideal; accurate, cheap
to shoot, reliable, and rugged; but not ideal for self protection.

	You need it to learn how to shoot well cheaply, and in
order to become thoroughly familiar with shooting. Also, having
one appropriate target handgun already makes life easier 
when you buy your SECOND handgun - one better designed for
protection of life.

	For self-protection, a small short-barrelled .38 revolver
is usually best for a woman. It is handy, and hard to take
away from you, and ANY handgun will USUALLY cause an attacker
to remember urgent business far away. It is safer, because its
double action trigger is difficult to pull and therefore
you won't pull it when you don't intend to, even under stress.

	Next, practice actually shooting your revolver, rapid
double action while focussed on the front sight, at targets
7 yards away. Virtually all self-protection shooting takes
place at under 7 feet. Always aim at the center of your target,
because in protecting life you always aim at the center of
the visible mass to STOP him; warning shots and shooting the
weapon out of his hand are strictly for Hollywood.

	For protecting life at home, keep your gun loaded and 
ready, BUT SECURE AND OUT OF SIGHT IN YOUR BEDROOM. Tell NO
ONE about it. Do NOT keep your gun where you can reach it
instantly while in bed. When you wake, there is a brief
confusion; so PUT IT WHERE IT TAKES MAJOR BODY MOVEMENT OR
DEFINITE ACTION to get to it. You don't want to shoot your
cat or your sister. If you drink heavily, are unstable, or
use mind-altering drugs, DON'T OWN A FIREARM. It's NOT for
you. Get alarms and better locks.

	If you can or must carry your handgun, there are special
purses with two top-opening pockets, and a front-opening
velcro-closed third one for your handgun. There are jogging
"fanny packs" made for handgun carry. Read gun magazines 
to find them.

	You do not have the right to threaten with or use
deadly force (knife or gun) unless you are in a state of
reasonable fear that deadly force is about to be used against
you. If, when asked why you STOPPED your attacker, you reply
that he was about to rape you, you will be sent to prison.
If reply that he was about to rape you AND YOU WERE AFRAID 
THAT HE WOULD KILL YOU, then you probably WON'T, particularly
in a jury trial.

	My sister, I hope you never need to know or use any
of this. For more protection than I can give you in this
brief offering, read "ARMED AND FEMALE" (ISBN 0-525-24742-4),
by Paxton Quigly, $20 postpaid from MJ Martinoff, 6361 Granville,
Vancouver BC V6M 3E5.


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		Frank, the Rapist: 
	     	 Know your Enemy


Frank was born into a violent family. He grew up watching his
mother being beaten by his father, and being beaten himself by
both of them. He lived with verbal abuse as well; those who
terrified him by injuring him also verbally abused him regularly.
FRANK LEARNED, LITERALLY AT HIS MOTHER'S KNEE, THAT THOSE WHO
VERBALLY ABUSE YOU CAN AND DO PHYSICALLY INJURE YOU.

As he grew, Frank copied his elders. He also used both verbal and
physical abuse of others to get what he wanted. He learned
that anyone who accepts verbal abuse will probably accept
physical abuse as well. He also learned that anyone with the
self-confidence to verbally abuse Frank would probably 
physically injure Frank unless he knuckled under promptly.

Later in his career, Frank went to jail. There, he learned
that his fellow inmates continued the pattern. Those in authority
verbally abused him, and physically injured him if he objected.
Frank, throughout his life, has been conditioned to believe that
anyone who ROARS at him in a loud, abusive voice, hurling
obscenities at him, can and will injure him.

If you are attacked by a rapist, screaming for help will only
cause him to hit you to shut you up, and pleading quietly
for mercy will encourage him to force you to do as he wishes.
NEVER SCREAM; HIGH TONES INDICATE FEAR. ROAR AT HIM, INDICATING
RAGE.

Moving towards him to attack him physically while roaring
obscenities and orders at him will confuse him. You, who
were classified in his mind as a mere victim are suddenly
acting like a powerful authority with the power to injure
him. You are attacking and issuing orders. His best
move is to try to escape from you - because if you do
succeed in injuring him, he will be captured by the police
when he seeks treatment for his injuries. DON'T CORNER HIM;
DESPERATE, HE'LL FIGHT. Leave him room to go. 
If he were a courageous, self-confident person, your insults
and orders would not affect him; but he is not.
Courageous, self-confident men do not become rapists. 
Rapists rape because it is the only way that they can
enjoy a feeling of power, of being in control - it has
nothing to do with sexual pleasure.

Most rapists are cowards, conditioned to obey authority figures
promptly and unquestioningly by their fear of injury. Take
advantage of that fact; behave like an authority, and
be treated like one - or behave like victim, and experience
his penis in your vagina, your anus, your mouth, or all three;
pregnancy; AIDS; perhaps even death. Those are what victims
receive.

Most rape victims never fully recover from the effects. They
cannot totally separate, in their minds, any other man from
the brute who destroyed their pride and self-confidence.
It is much better not to be raped than to cooperate in
the hope of surviving as a mentally crippled woman. IT MAY
BE BETTER TO BE A LIVE JACKAL THAN A DEAD LIONESS; BUT
IT IS EVEN BETTER TO BE A LIVE LIONESS. Behave like a
lioness, and win; you deserve to win.


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