Women's Self Defense and Help Center

(Women's) Self defense refers to actions taken by a person to defend oneself, one's property or one's home.(Women's) Self defense is a set of verbal, psychological, and physical techniques you can use to defend yourself in situations ranging from unwanted or harassing comments to physical abuse and rape. Self defense is also about how we feel about ourselves because that self image shows itself to other people.

All women live with a certain level of risk of violent crime. Statistics show that a woman now 21 years old has a 1 in 4 chance of experiencing a violent crime in her lifetime. For them, much information is already available about how to reduce their risk ("stay alert") and how to respond if something bad happens ("fight back").

Some women are at an unusually high risk than others of serious assault or even murder. Turning you local evening news will unfortunately confirm this sad truth. Every month or so you hear of a woman assaulted or even murdered by an ex spouse or ex boyfriend or just some crazy person. Tragically, most of these abuses or murdered could have been prevented.
Shelters and other programs offer much information on personal security matters, ranging from what to pack in an "emergency get-away bag" to how to go into hiding. That is good and useful information, because it is always better to avoid a violent attack than to try to survive one. But hiding doesn't always work, and someone else can't be there to protect you every minute of the day and night.

Ladies the Bottom Line is YOU are Responsible for YOUR Own Well Being, Helping Yourself

Sometimes, violence comes despite the best possible avoidance measures, and when it does, there is often no opportunity to summon help. In those cases, a woman is forced to face her attacker alone, using only her own resources and knowledge to survive. Fortunately, women who are properly trained and confident in their ability to protect themselves can do so quite effectively.

To be able to defend oneself, it is important to self train or take a self defense training class to help with everyday assertiveness and boundary-setting as well as preparing you to fight back in physical attacks. A typical women's self defense training incorporates an understanding of the kinds of violence most often experienced by women and the common social and psychological barriers women face in learning to fight back. Women learning self defense gain both physical and verbal Self defense skills and the will to use them against an attacker. Self defense classes also give women a rare opportunity to explore the broad spectrum of emotions that often arise when we start to understand the level of violence in our society. It is an excellent vehicle for exploring anger, grief, and fear, and for tapping into the joy that comes from finding your voice and discovering your own internal power.

Stressing preventive measures and repetitive drilling is a good approach to women's self defense. Everyone has a sixth sense, that very loud alarm that goes off in the back of your head. Statistics show that a very high percentage of women that have been assulted knew something was wrong, knew something wasn't quite right, knew the situation they were in was a little odd. That was your sixth sense saying "get out of there."

It is our belief that the most powerful self defense is knowledge and knowing how to deploy your abilities appropriately and at the right time.

Self defense comes in different forms:

1. Physical self defense knowledge area
a.Weapons knowledge
b.Martial Arts

2.Verbal self defense knowledge area
a.De-escalation of a verbal fight

3. Environmental Security knowledge area
a.maintaining a physical environment that will deter would be intruders

To determine whether to deploy physical or verbal self defense in a given situation demands having the overall knowledge, ability and confidence as to the best option or combination of options to use.

Reference Sources:
http://www.astro.ucla.edu/~carson/discover.html
http://www.minnesotaselfdefense.com/index.php?id=4
Women's self Defense