Women learn martial arts for self defense

28:33 - 31:56 ""Armed Women"" by Nancy Cain. In a class on self defense, Sean Collinsworth demonstrates how easy an attacker can take away one's gun. Kim Kralj relates a story on how she was attacked. Pirie Jones says, ""We make the mistake of expecting the man to protect us. I needed to develop the independent side of me that says 'I can take care of myself'."" Candace Brown says she keeps her gun in bed with her. Lynne Levin shows off her .357 Magnum. Pirie Jones says, ""I had to make the commitment that if I had a gun I was going to use it... I'm the type of woman who will walk around a bug... I believe in life. But I also believe in my life."" Lynne Levin points her gun and says, ""I'm prepared not to have myself killed or harmed."

Czechoslovakian women soldiers watch a demonstration during their emergency wartime duty training (early in the Cold War). Female Czechoslovakian soldiers learn first-aid wrapping techniques. Czechoslovakian women go over obstacle course by climbing, jumping and crawling. Spectators cheer on their comrades going over the obstacle course. A young Czechoslovakian woman stands up after crawling from obstacle and runs. Young Czechoslovakian woman successfully blocks her classmate holding pistol during self-defense training. Czechoslovakian women watch self-defense demonstration during training. Young Czechoslovakian women toss hand grenades together during training. Czechoslovakian women lying face down in field. Czechoslovakian women lie down and aim rifles in formation during rifle firing lesson. A box with small human figures as targets for rifle firing training. Young Czechoslovakian woman soldiers adjusts her rifle, aims, and shoots targets. Location: Prague Czechoslovakia. Date: 1948.

Students at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada are shown self defense moves.

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.

US Admiral Robert Briscoe admires new Japanese memorial to Matthew Perry and Townsend Harris

TALENT CLEARED, BLACK WOMAN DEMONSTRATING VARIOUS SELF DEFENSE MOVES IN VARIOUS SITUATIONS, TEACHING AN AEROBIC CLASS ;DX woman walking to her car, man grabs her, she hits him & runs, repeat several times, z-in African American woman; DX cu of car door handle, woman's hand inserting car key in the door, running, top of car, same repeated scene; DX woman standing by brick wall, walking past African American man, man grabbing her, she uses self defense moves; DX previous scene repeated, man standing against wall, woman walking by, man grabs her, she uses self defense moves; DX cu of woman's self defense moves, woman does a different self defense move on a man, repeat several times; INT woman talking to camera & demonstrating another self defense move, woman demonstrating a kicking move, repeat; INT woman talking to camera while demonstrating a self defense kicking move on a man, repeat several times; INT woman demonstrating a different self defense kick move, repeat several times, repeat 3 previous self defense moves; INT woman demonstrating more self defense moves on another man, repetition; NX ots a man walking over to woman about to get in her car, man grabs her, she hits him, gets in car & locks the door; NX woman walking away from man, he grabs her, she kicks him in the groin, man pushes woman down, she kicks him in ribs; NX woman talking to man, he pushes her down, she kicks him in the ribs, cu of woman on the ground kicking, then running; NX man pushing woman down, woman kicks him in the arm & runs, woman walking to a truck; INT woman standing in a gym talking/demonstrating various jabs & kicks; INT woman leading a cardio kickboxing class w/4 other women, starting w/arm movements, marching, stretching, etc...; INT women picking up hand weights, lifting hand weights, cu on aerobic instructor, cu on other women, women stretching ; INT women starting up aerobics, punching; INT women starting aerobic kicking/kickboxing & leg workouts, etc...; INT women doing jumping jacks, other leg exercises ;

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OC 125 SOF / MAG ROLL B CS: TRACK ONLY ON WOMENS SELF DEFENSE.

Armoured vehicles for Russia: Several interior shots of men and women at work in a British tank factory, of tanks moving out when completed.

Beach Beauties Take Up Fencing To Foil Mashers

Civil self defense exercise carried out by citizens of Spokane, Washington to meet the potential threat of nuclear bomb or hydrogen bomb attack during the Cold War. Mass evacuation by all citizens. Business area; women working at office, citizens and school children are guided to walk out and proceed to bomb shelters. Citizens standing near a bridge. A man in an operations center presses a button to sound the all clear signal at the end of the drill. Views of outdoor address loudspeakers sounding the drill sounds. Location: Spokane Washington USA. Date: April 29, 1954.

Women in self-defense training class, intensively practicing defense moves in boxing ring

Female students at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada learn some self-defense drills.

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.

MARTIAL ARTS.

All out for Victory: sequence on "Sparks" receiving message, sending same to captain on bridge. Two shots of tank commander seated at top of turret speaking on radio as gun fires. HAS of tank gun firing as seen from commander's position. Shot of US soldier in field using portable radio. Sequence on radio factory, many women at work on intricate circuits, testing completed sets under various conditions. A few men can be seen. Final shot of radios moving on conveyor past last inspector.

WOMEN'S RIGHTS GROUPS ARE FIGHTING TO PROTECT WOMEN WHO HAVE BEEN CONVICTED OF KILLING ABUSIVE HUSBANDS. THEY SAY THAT THE WOMEN HAVE KILLED IN SELF-DEFENSE AND TO STOP THE ABUSE.

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