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W 4 fu W o 4 1 th 15 17 S- S Y j J Brought h t J tsu to h Yz yZ f 9 4 0 America an and Has as 2 r Devised a Few New f d Holds Hold o s Designed es ne iSY ryr i to Help a Girl Girlin in ire Distress s ress ressy y Rh i i it i t l 3 l y c 0 2 M r f S TERROR ERROR stalks women in many parts of the country A sudden attack in the dark a girl is found in distress a defenseless housewife is struck unconscious unconscious unconscious by a thug who has gained entrance entrance entrance en en- trance trance to the house and fear runs S through the entire Community Do Doors rs and windows are locked double-locked and bolted women and girls are afraid to togo togo togo go out alone at night without masculine protection and until the m memory mory of f such 5 episodes wears away th the tha feminine part of society is on the constant consta t verge of panic Such a state of mind is completely unnecessary according to Captain J. J 4 J J. J OBrien O'Brien of the Penn Athletic Club of Philadelphia who brought to this country from Japan thirty-five thirty years ears ago Captain OBrien O'Brien has devised a few simple holds and tricks by which the frail frailest st girl can bring an assailant to the ground and make him beg for mercy There here i is ig no reason for a wo woman n to be defenseless said Captain OBrien O'Brien when the practice of several easy methods methods methods meth meth- will give her ample protection against any thug strangler or or flirt who y seems to have the advantage of her Girls dont don't have to suffer mauling or orthe orthe J the unwelcome arm of a sheik when the knowledge of modified will give them complete command of the situa situa- tion C ATTAIN FrAIN OBRIEN O'BRIEN is a graduate of the old navy of wooden ships He came off the Lancaster while it was in Orient Oriental l waters to become the police in inSpector inspector inspector in- in of Nagasaki a ajob job he held for six years When he came to America Americ it was Jim Corbett former heavyweight hea champion who suggested to him that ju ju- could be developed into a system of self T It was Captain OBrien O'Brien who taught President Roosevelt and he hady had y just begun to develop his modified system system system tem of self-defense self which is so suitable to the present situation OBrien O'Brien was showing pictures of several tricks to the President and he saw him stop at one and consider it for some time Glancing over Roosevelt's shoulder he saw that the photograph showed a a aw w woman man straight-arming straight a man with her fingers stiffly stuck into his eyes The instructor was worried at the prospect of the President assuming that he countenanced ced foul and dirty meth methods ds so he said Mr President a dangerous situation requires a desperate defense Se That was invented to give a woman proSe protection protection pro pro- against a thug who vho suddenly attacked her I Yes captain said said Roosevelt I 1 think that this is the best thing in your your r repertory y Captain OBrien O'Brien numb numbers rs among his bis pupils some of the most prominent Does It T IFT a hand to one of LIFT 14 the hands around your throat bend just one one- Of f his fingers back in a firm grip and force this one finger fingert t toward ward the attacker Act as asif asif asif if you w were re trying to break that finger Small as that finger is turning it backward toward the outside of his hand will wil cause him so much suffering that his Kis whole body will react backward in the direction his finger is being pushed and the hold of the other hand handon on the girls girl's t throat roat will be released people in the country among them Secretary Secretary Secretary Sec Sec- of War Dwight Davis for former Assistant Assistant Assistant As As- Secretary of War Benedict Crowell Crowell Crowell Crow- Crow ell and Dr John B. B Deaver the famous famous fa fa- fa surgeon He has taught i instructors instructors tors tor's of the police force of various citi cities and also members of the Pennsylvania State Police He has also taught many women of social prominence his system of defense During the war he demonstrated that part of his method which would be effective effective effective ef ef- against the enemy to hundreds of instructors and the treatment to which he his has been subjected by the vigorous application of his technique by his students has resulted in the partial atrophy of his left arm THE system is based ased upon knowledge knowledge knowledge knowl- knowl edge of mechanical principles which function in the human body and upon rules of leverage said Captain OBrien One time R. R Tait McKenzie sculptor and supervisor of physical instruction at the University of Pennsylvania tried these principles out on bodies in in- in inthe the dissection dis dissection dissection dis- dis section room at the University and proved that full application of the force which can b be exerted in defense will break bones and tear apart the mus mus- cles les This isn't boxing bOing and has nothing to todo todo todo do do with the manly art Its It's brutal and rough but it is the only kind of treatment treatment treatment treat treat- ment that the men against whom it has bas be been m invented des deserve Thc reason this method is so successful suc sue s' s that the assailant unawares n ares A man who ho gets set for it itc c ld avoid cl close se contact conta t with his victim victim victim vic vic- tim tim but when he gets gets near enough there theres is s no defense no Take a very common occurrence where a man attempts to flirt with a ii girl walks up alongside her and starting start start- starting ing a conversation takes hold hotd of her arm atm She slides her arm under his asif as asif asif if about to draw him nearer to Tier nero The sheik wouldn't object to that He probably probably ably would be delighted to think he had made such a hit that the girl was ready to embrace himAs himAs him U As As' As her arm goes under his she brings it on top of his a arm m above his elbow elbo and puts on a little pressure His arm straightens out and he is at her mercy As she puts on more force she moves as if to straighten her arm but what she is doing is to bend his arm armin armin armin in the direction opposite to the natural swing at the elbow He cannot extricate himself His arm is caught in a vise from which he cannot withdraw and if he attempts to reach her with his other arm he ha is as prevented from turning to face her by bythe bythe bythe the fact that her position bars him from swinging his free arm toward h herShe herShe her r. r She can punish him more severely by gripping gapping the hand band on his arm with her free freehand hand and pulling down on it This will force the sheik toward the pavement pavement pavement pave pave- ment and she can give him a jerk sending sending sending send send- ing him head over h heels els and g gd go calmly on her way A quick pull will break his elbow This is a long explanation but practice practice practice tice it with a friend and see how quickly and simply it can be done with hardly any effort THE HE girls would would- probably bly like to know what to do when a man attacks attacks attacks at at- tacks them without much warning as ash h has s been happening in the c cases ses constantly constantly constantly con con- reported in the newspapers The first thing to remember is not notto notto notto to act instinctively and do the obvious things but to t take ke the assailant unawares unawares un un- and nd to repel him by striking at atthe atthe atthe the most vulnerable spots in his body Suppose r to thug approaches a girl bars her way and attempts to persuade her to accompany pany him The girl draws back in some terror He lie steps forward rd to grasp hei het with his arms arm If she will shoot her het arm out quickly with two fingers stiffened and aim at his eyeballs it will be some time before this sheik tries to annoy a woman again When the fingers strike the eye socket and are pushed forward by the force of the girls girl's arm and the movement movement move move- ment went of the man the fingers roll over the eyeball deep into the socket and strike the Optic nerve The Th pain is unbearable un unbearable unbearable bearable and the mans man's instinctive reaction re reaction re re- action is to move his hands up up t to protect protect protect pro pro- his eyes against such savage treat treat- ment nent If the flirt has succeeded in grabbing her around the waist the th best trick to toise use use ise is isto to to lift the palm alm of the h hand d' d against the end of the nose a and d apply oJ a I Ai jr P it t C ra Ji t i II 5 A. A f k eq X 3 R ao i f i r r yX All you want is two fingers Closing firmly on them lift his arm up and bend his fingers back It is important not to face the man b but ut to swing sideways It with S some force Shove S Shove ove up and back The There e will be a howl of anguish and theman's the theman's theman's mans man's head will sho shoot t back with such speed that he will release the girl and she will be free to go on her way Now ow then let us suppose the bully has caught her by the throat and is trying trying trying try try- ing to overpower her by his his' strength and is making it impossible for the woman to shout for tor help What one does instinctively is is to reach up and try to pull the clutching hands away from the throat The desire to breathe and g get t air ir would Impel a woman to pull pul at her assailants assailant's hands You cant can't get free in th that t way It Itis Itis Itis is almost impossible to make an attacker ei give up a grip on the throat by dragging at his leis hands There is not enough force fOlce in the pull to compel the strangler to release his his hold If the struggling str woman will keep her wits she Will ill not only get away with ease but will teach this desperado a lesson he will long remember THE THE way to make a defense against a strangler is to lift a hand toone toone to toone one of the hands around your throat bend just one of his fingers back in a firm grip and nd force this I one Ione one finger toward th the attacker Act as If you were were trying to break the finger I Small as' as that finger is turning it backward toward the outs outside de of th the i y S r. lf x i Y Y r r r pr 1 r i rl f 9 k S rf J x i lt rf l rl tJ r n j ri lf r. r 5 i t r ri G I A r. r i L dG r r j t tk p q r Nn Y J. k w nA r r 4 ai r i f Y 2 b xo rAfi a f n 5 r r d F x y r Jf vS v'S r r i A fi r 4 i l X d 4 r 9 y t i y r. r r Fi i fix c ro Y r t f 2 l N y W q G 74 rr iy Y I S n ni ft i The male flirt walks l up p alongside the Slie Sae slides her arm under his then His arm straightens out and he is girl and starting a conversation takes bringing it on t top tup p of his above the caught in m a vise from which he cannot z hold of her arm el elbow w exerts a a little pressure withdraw I 4 hand will cau cause e him so much suffering th that it his whole body will will react backward in the he direction n his finger is be being ng pushed and the hold of the other hand handon on on the girls girl's throat t will be relaxed The girl now passes from rom the defense to the attack Her ass assailant has been completely disconcerted by the counterattack counterattack counter counter- attack and is so completely absorbed by his suffering that if she moves quickly there is no difficulty in the next step She brings bring her other arm under around and and on top of his us using ng force and still pushing his single finger back back- ward This pos position tion keeps the thug sideways sideways side ways to to her making it t impossible for him to bring his other arm into play to fight her off oil and she can c'an elm can either keep him under control and push him down t the e. e street to where she can obtain help or with a sudden application of force throw th the man over on his back and run away If a n man grabs a girl from behind and puts his arms aro around nd her she tan an use an old wrestling trick Just swing the body sideways a little so that the nearest foot to the thug can be slipped behind him place this foot Coot between his his feet and then straighten a little and he will lose his balance and be thrown back back- ward If executed d quickly this will knock a man off his feet THESE HESE holds all deal with the methods methods meth- meth q of defense if a n woman is caught in the street But in many of the cases casu reported to the police a a man man is able to penetrate into the house and catch a woman all alone with no means of protecting herself at band hand or trapped 1 in a room where she cannot summon help Captain O OBrien O'Brien Brien was asked to describe de der scribe a fe few tricks which would help helpa a housewife fight off a man already in inthe inthe the house A man who has made his 4 way into the house on a pretext he le said usually USUally usually ally begins by pretending to be courteous courteous cour cour- and gentle If a woman is afraid of her visitor and begins to suspect he will wili not leave the house until he achieves his real errand she can begin throwing h him m out by taking his hand object ob object object ob- ob Now a man will ordinarily not to to a woman taking his hand And when the woman reaches for his hand to say good good-by he may think this is a good time to go into action himself and therefore it should not be difficult for tor I her to grip his hand All she wants is firmly on them two fino- fino fingers rs Closing lift mt h his s arm u up and b bend nd his ht's fingers 1 back and he must go in the direction she wants him to move As lAs shown in the illustration it is important not to face race the man but to swing sideways Here again it is impossible im- im im impossible possible for him to grab her with his free hand and the backward pressure on his fingers will r readily make him behave She can thus back him out through an ari an open door or hold him helpless helpless helpless help help- less while she summons aid If she can get his hand between bothof both bothof bothof of hers she can twist twit him in another way This grip is accomplished by holding holding holding hold hold- ing the mans man's han hand with your two thumbs pressed against the back of his hand and twisting his arm If full pressure is applied his his' body will swing s sideways and unbalance him and he can easily be thrown if that is desir desirable bleI ble I Of Of course course these hand finger holds can also be used outside on the street if the situation on that occurs occurs makes them the mOt most t desirable Twisting a a mans man's head is another hold that can be used if the man happens to tobe tobe be se fighting to remain inside by bracing himself aga against the doorway A direct attempt to push him out is sure to fail because his strength is supported by the walls against which he has braced him him- 1 self elf He must be taken away from this f position That can be done by placing i ine one ne hand on his chin and the other on J the he side of the head and turning his head A A. A strong pull will jerk him aW away y from the door and as he is off balance a slight Might push will throw him through the doorway A c cool ol head and the ability to think last fast ast in an emergency are of course es es- es A girl must keep her ler wits about bout her ter an an and be prepared to act quickly A Afew few ew rehearsals of these simple tricks j will wil give her confidence Copyright by Public Ledger r 1 o. o Z J x i r Y x y ati yat t t il IV ih Y She can punish him more severely by gripping the hand on his arm with her free hand and pulling on it thus forcing him to th the pavement Giving him a jerk sends him head over heels S |
