Shelby Cross Warns Women Self-Defense Classes "A Trap"

Cross Examination host Shelby Cross shows women how to physically defeat their self-defense instructors. (Aired 10/18/11)

Now listen up ladies. I want to have a word with you. If you think taking a self defense class is going to make you safer. You are dead wrong and I want to tell you why. Let me paint a little picture for you. You walk in to a self defense class and a man teaches you how to fight, right? Now what happens when you walk out of that class that man who just taught you how to fight now knows every single move in your arsenal, he knows what you would do if he was going to attack you. That is right if this self defense class instructor decides to turn on you, you are dead meat so what do you do watch and learn. And show. I recently signed up for one of these self defense classes and brought along a camera crew to watch. Take a good look at this class instructor. Thank you very much. Boy was he smooth. He tried to butter us up with flowery compliments like, "Good work, nice try," Yeah! But don't worry folks I wasn't letting my guard down for one second. Maybe he wasn't planning to attack me at all, but he could potentially plan to attack me at some point and that left only one option take him out first. That is him, that is the guy. Mike Lorry approached and when the moment was right I struck. I knew he would be able to counter my every move if I just did what he had taught me so instead I did exactly the opposite. He taught us how to do an eye jab instead I beat him with a baseball bat. He taught us how to do a foot stomp and hair grab instead I just hit him with a bat even more and when I was through with this guy I made sure he knew who I was and that he should never try any funny business with me. I am a Shelby Cross. Do not ever attack me. Now folks I acknowledge that this man may have never been a threat but a potential threat is just as dangerous as a real one. I don't play games with my life and neither should you and that is it.