How to Defend Yourself Against (Much-Bigger) Hubby

My tall 6'8" freak of a husband stands a good foot taller than me and weighs at least 100 pounds more than me. As you can imagine, there is just no way I could ever be a match for him, physically. If he wanted to pin me down so he could tickle me, there's little I could do in the way of defending myself.

That is, if we're talking about brute strength alone.

So, since I can't match him, strength-wise, I resort to other ways to get the best of him. Here are my top three techniques, all of them remarkably effective:

1. My elbows. Apparently, I have sharp, pointy elbows, a swift blow from which knocks Allan down in pain, especially if I get him in the right spots: between the muscles (i.e. Charlie Horse) or between the ribs. Best of all, I hardly feel it, as my bony elbows don't exactly have a lot of nerves there ;-) These days, all I have to do is yell "Elbows of death!" and threaten him, waving flexed elbows in his general direction, and he immediately cries "Uncle!"

2. My hair. As I've often lamented before, it is so coarse and so thick and numerous that more often than not, it just gets in the way. As much as it bothers me to have my own hair get in the way, it bothers other people even more. So I've learned to put this nuisance to task. All I have to do is unclip my hair and throw it in Allan's face, and the result is such a huge amount of annoyance that he immediately lets go and gives in!

3. Tickles. I've learned all of Allan's ticklish spots. It's the usual: armpits and feet, mostly. And those he can easily keep out of reach. But one spot that isn't as easily hidden? His ears! It was actually his mother that told me about his ticklishness there, and I've taken advantage of that fact every chance I get! But only in self-defense, of course O:-)

What I like best about these techniques is that none of them require a significant amount of force. And isn't that the best way to overcome your nemesis, or at least allow an escape? Not brute force, but clever application of one or two effective little techniques ;-)