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All Womens Seminars are for women only! With the exception of the instructors of course.  Our seminars are based around real world situations and promise to give you the tools you need to increase your chances of properly defending yourself.

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 training helps with everyday assertiveness and boundary-setting as well as preparing you to fight back in physical attacks. Women's self defense training incorporate 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 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.

• One rape or sexual assault occurs every two minutes.
• One violent crime occurs every five seconds in the U.S.
• 172 Women are physically and/or sexually assaulted every hour!
• 261,000 rapes and sexual assaults occurred in the U.S. in 2007.
• 90,186 forcible rapes in 2007 as reported to police.
• In the year 2007, 2.8 % of college women experienced rape in a six month U.S. Department of Justice study.
• 17% of rape or sexual assault victims were victimized by someone they knew!
• One murder occurs every 34 minutes.

Statistics from: National Center for Victims of Crime - Year 2007