This self defence course is not a martial arts course for women. Self Defence for Women is about having a physical and mental plan of action at times of which we call 'critical ambiguity'. Women are also likley to to face an entirely different attacker to what the regular martial artist trains for. Thus, the course incorporates expert information, statistics, issues, and straightforward self-defence techniques to reduce the probability of a serious assault on your person and to increase your chances of survival.

One of my teachers said to me ‘self defence is survival on land, just like swimming is survival in water’. With this in mind, I developed the Women’s Self Defence and Personal Safety Course in 1991 to highlight issues that are important for both men and women; launching it in the US and later pioneering the same program in South East Asia.

Our group constantly studies the myths surrounding sexual crimes against women, statistics, and information relating to defending yourself against an aggressor that is usually physically stronger than you. This self defence information is then delivered without dumbing down important messages or closing ourselves to important questions.

But there’s no way a woman untrained can fight a man!? Women’s Self Defence and Personal Safety isn’t about pitting a woman against a man in a stand up fight. There are many other issues from date rape drugs, to dealing with mental intimidation, to learning how to fall properly, and to defend yourself from a prone position. Many traditional martial arts instructors are simply not equipped to handle these topics and talk solely about physical self defence techniques.

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