Self Defense - Paramedic Style!

The other night at the good old Red Cross we were taught the wonders of self defense, paramedic style.
Now, it's not the kind where you go martial arts mad - rather it's how to get yourself out of tight spots and tricky situations when your either drunken, drugged up or just plain aggressive casualties decide to take a swing at you.
It was really interesting, and good fun. In fact, we all had a good laugh trying to save ourselves from each other using our newly learnt techniques.
Plus, it turned out I had met our paramedic trainer before. It was the same guy who I had talked to in street about getting work experience with the local ambo dept. (yes, I chased after a paramedic in the street - it was purely on impulse, and I wanted to know if it was possible; you can't blame me for being eager ^-^).
What made it even better was that he actually recognised me, so he made a sly joke about it in front of everyone - thankfully no one else knew the person he was referring to was me.
But hey, the night was a laugh, and now the next time someone holds me in a headlock, I'll be ready for them.