Hi everyone, and thank you for the replies. The thing is, I don't know how to fight. I don't study any form of martial arts. I used take Tae Kwon Do when I was waaaaaaaaaay younger but I'm sure none of those skills would help me in my situation. The submission hold I was referring to is, a wrist grab or twisting of an arm, similar to what the police used to subdue criminals. LOL @brick, I could easily use a brick but I don't want to be "cheap" when the time comes to defend myself.