Hi! I'm Uda de Wet, one of only a small number of female Kalah instructors worldwide.
When I was thirteen I tried to escape a grab from behind using this "super cool" self-defense move I learned. It didn't work - even though the friend I was testing it with was smaller and weaker than I was. That was the first time I realized that a lot the stuff they teach as "women's self defense" only work in fairytales.
I don't live in a fairytale - I live in South Africa, a country that ranks fifth on the world's crime index. I need self-defense moves that really work - stuff I can trust to give me the best possible chance of getting out of a hairy situation alive.
This 1-21 move is one such move, something that has been tried and tested and really works, even against an attacker that is bigger, faster, and stronger than I am. And I am super excited to teach it to you as well!