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

MARTIAL ARTS.

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.

Women learn martial arts for self defense

b&w newsreel - women's self-defense - woman in studio gives karate chop to male attacker - martial arts

Beach Beauties Take Up Fencing To Foil Mashers

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

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."

Interior shots of cable factory with machines winding cable under supervision of workman. Shot of General AGL McNaughton speaking to the camera. HA of gun factory with cluster of barrels being tempered in special vats. LA of women manning overhead crane. MCU of woman. Shot, in tank factory, of tanks being built. HA travelling shot, from overhead crane, of factory floor, incomplete tanks. HA PAN over large machine shop machining gun barrels. Various level shots of machine shaping gun barrels. Women figure prominently in labour force. Rear view of three field guns on a beach, of workers preparing to test them. Water to horizon can be seen in background. Profile MCS of woman welding. Similar shot of machinist working on machine tool. CU's of machine tool at work.

Women walk to cars at night, doing martial arts in defense class

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.

MARTIAL ARTS.

Child Went Forth, A

INT police officer and two women teach self defense to elderly--strange, almost funny, audience applauds

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

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.

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

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