landskaperdan, I see some potential flaws in your self-defense method:

1. The throat is a small target, in a body crevice between the jaw and collar bone. Even if the strike is accurate, an elbow may be too wide to get through to the target.

2. In a conflict situation, there's a natural tendency to tilt the head down to protect the neck. Even more so it the attacker is taller than the victim and looking down at her.

Still, your method has possibilities in the right situation. I'd like to hear of any studies or even anecdotes about how well it works in real life.

My method is quicker, easier, and surer:

BANG! BANG! BANG!

Repeat until attacker is no longer a threat.