Here is a BJJ self defense clip featuring a reporter and Royce Gracie.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGSg0Wlj5RE

Some pretty effective basic techniques but a woman would need a fair bit of training to be able to pull off the hip throw. Not easy for a small woman to do unless she dedicates a bit of time to training and has not just done a few self defence classes.

Cheers
Sam:asian:

Thanks for the link!