While not about techniques, I thought it would be of interest here:
1. https://www.theatlantic.com/health/a...trauma/598237/
The take away point is that SD training seems to be helpful in resolving issues after attack. However, as we discuss who is a qualified teacher of combatives or firearms usage (as compared to some less than qualified), the article makes the point that those teaching folks who have suffered trauma need to be trained and aware of the risks of training being counterproductive.
Interesting piece.
Some have argued (one slice of feminists) that women should not learn self-defense (I've heard that in the academic environnment)
1. Because it blames the victim and puts the onus of stopping rape on the women.
2. Men should taught not to rape (note -some studies find that the guys who pay attention to the don't be sexual predators, are the nicer guys anyway. The predators pay little attention).
Also women have the right to get drunk, wear provocative clothes and go stupid places (like the Frat party). Men take the onus of the bad behavior, women shouldn't have to take precautions as described in classes.
3. Self - defense training is not effective. There is a red suit study that found that some of the courses really didn't stand up when tested in a tough red suit test. Means better training. Of course, no one wins everything.
I also note that men have had bad trauma related episodes in subsequent training. At the old NTI, I was told one participant had to be gently talked down after a shoot house run.