Buy her a high-quality personal alarm or pepper spray and show her how to use those instead.
In self-defense, muscle memory is everything. Unfortunately, beginners don't have it. When you tell her to "palm strike the chin," she might overcompensate for her nerves and deliver a full-force slap to your ear. when+teaching+stepmom+self+defense+goes+wrong
The most dangerous way this goes wrong is when a single thirty-minute session makes your stepmom feel like she’s John Wick. If she leaves the "lesson" thinking she can take on three attackers because she successfully poked you in the shoulder once, you’ve actually made her less safe. Buy her a high-quality personal alarm or pepper
Take the "teacher" role off your shoulders. Join a local Krav Maga or Karate gym together. It keeps the bonding but moves the "correction" duties to a professional. When you tell her to "palm strike the
When Teaching Your Stepmom Self-Defense Goes Wrong: A Survival Guide to Training Mishaps