EMPOWERING ASIANS AND ALLIES

Mission

WHO WE ARE

WHO WE ARE

To empower the Asian community and allies against hate crimes or other acts of violence through self-defense training and education

WHO WE ARE

WHO WE ARE

WHO WE ARE

We are a group of high school students inspired by our personal experiences and martial arts backgrounds to help the Asian community

Programs

WHO WE ARE

Programs

In-person workshops:

Self-defense techniques

Street & subway safety

Pepper spray instruction

Upcoming events

self-defense techniques

ESCAPE WHEN GRABBED FROM BEHIND

Widen your legs (aka your base) and drop your weight to make yourself heavier. This will make it more difficult for the attacker to pick you up.
Reach between your legs, grab one of the attacker’s legs behind the calf or ankle.
Holding onto the leg tightly, stand up quickly and pull the leg up as hard as you can (like a lever). This should cause the attacker to fall, so you can run.

STOP AN ATTACKER SWINGING AT YOU

Block the attacker’s arm at the shoulder and wrist, keeping it away from your body.
While holding onto the wrist, cup your hand on the shoulder around the attacker’s neck.
Pull the attacker's head towards you while you knee them in the stomach or face.
Then push them away and escape.

FRONT CHOKE ESCAPE

In one motion, simultaneously grab and pull down on the attacker’s arms and kick them between the legs OR hit/hammerfist the attacker’s arms down and kick them between the legs.

Pulling/hitting the arms may give some breathing space. But if the attacker is much stronger, it actually distracts the attacker from expecting a kick.

Make sure to lean back while kicking to keep balance, and aim to kick up to the stomach to cause the most pain.

After disabling the attacker, do a few exit strikes (elbows, hit, kicks) to stun the attacker. This will give you time to check your surroundings and run.

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