Awareness and Avoidance
Often, we do not identify potentially dangerous situations until it is too late. Our curriculum includes elements of basic safety that can help a woman recognize possible danger before it escalates into physical attack.
Escape
The techniques are designed to help any woman escape from her attacker, whether she is on her feet or on the ground. The techniques are not based on strikes and kicks as are most other self-defense courses for women. Strikes and kicks offer very little chance for success against an assailant who is most likely going to be bigger, stronger and capable of hitting back. Furthermore, they are useless on the ground which is where the attacker will usually carry out his assault. The escape moves are based on leverage and technique and do not require strength, speed or coordination. They can therefore be used effectively by women of any age, size, strength or level of physical fitness.
Program Objective
The worst part of an attack situation is the feeling of total helplessness the victim experiences. Our Program not only empowers a woman physically with simple, effective techniques for an escape, but also psychologically and emotionally by enabling her to maintain the presence of mind necessary to recognize or create an opportunity to get away.
Program Outline
Standing Techniques
Resist being pushed or pulled
Escape a choke from the front or rear
Block a punch
And many more...
Ground Techniques
Escape from an attacker who is between your legs
Escape from an attacker who is sitting on your chest
Escape from an assailant who is wielding a knife and has you pinned to the ground
And many more...
Program Format
Skills are taught and drilled in a relaxed atmosphere until each student is able to execute the techniques. At the end of each class, students are given the opportunity to apply those learned skills against a specially trained and padded mock assailant while being coached by our instructors. The students learn how to overcome the panic response, practice strategy and perform the techniques in a simulated reality situation.
The complete program consists of 8 classes of 90 minutes each. The program is also available as a 1 or 2 day seminar which can be formatted to fit any individual group's needs.
Although there are no guarantees that this or any self-defense system will ensure that a woman, if assaulted, will be able to succeed against her attacker, our program is based on Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu techniques which have been proven effective for over 70 years against other styles of martial arts.
