Stevie Nicks demonstrates the platform shoe defense technique (not featured in the video below).
 
From “the road to hell is paved with good intentions” file:

While I’m sure that some of the “simple techniques” demonstrated in this self-defense training film may work, I’m dubious about many of them.

Is the idea here to repel sexual predators or just get them real mad? A poke, pinch, shout in the ear or mocking laughter may momentarily startle a would-be rapist, but would it render them helpless? Do testosterone-crazed sex-freaks really react to a smack on the snout by running and squealing all the home? And is humiliating an attacker the best way to defuse a potentially violent confrontation?

It seems to me, that some of these tactics would only serve to really piss-off the attacker and provoke them to acts of violence they may not have even considered. In my opinion, the odds are high that these defensive techniques could backfire.

Is anyone in the heat of a violent assault, when fear is pinning the red zone and confusion reigns, coolheaded enough to execute some of these “simple techniques?” Maybe if you were a ninja.

As a training film, I’m afraid this video is an example of a little knowledge being a dangerous thing. My advice is to take a class for self-defense where you can try these “simple techniques” in the real world and see how they work for you - hands-on and with an expert. In the meantime, I would suggest that whether you’re a woman or a man, refrain from laughing at the next nutjob that shows you his dick. You never know what else might be lurking under his raincoat.