Periodically I am approached by people who tell me how much money I could be making on the Women’s Self-Defense Institute or from Defend University. They tell me of all the money that can made from selling franchises or on-line courses; by charging more for instructor certifications, or by charging instructors licensing fees or association [...] Read more »
The dates are in for women’s self-defense instructor certification courses for Tampa and New York. Tampa Fight Like a Girl and Girls on Guard March 3 and 4 New York Fight Like a Girl and Girls on Guard April 21 and 22 Both courses are being taught by Steve Kardian. Contact him for registration at [...] Read more »
Steve Kardian and I recently certified five new women’s self-defense instructors for two modules of the Women’s Empowerment Series at the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar. Haley Taricani, Joe Salvati, Secret Brown, Samantha Cook-Watt, and Sherry Gelle successfully passed the requirements to teach New women’s self-defense instructors (l. to r.) Sherry Gelle, [...] Read more »
The evolution of this successful and popular women’s self-defense program has developed into a full spectrum of modules which provide girls and women the tools and knowledge they need to gain the best chance of effectively defending themselves from sexual assault. The original series began in 1994 as a way to provide self-defense classes to [...] Read more »
Instructors, educators, activists and concerned citizens from around the world have all become certified instructors. They want to learn how to teach the system and they want to be able to offer it to their students and communities. The current network of certified instructors is spreading the word and educating women in support of our [...] Read more »
New spring and summer dates for women’s self-defense instructor certification courses have been posted on the Women’s Self-Defense page.
Steve Kardian is going to be hosting instructor certification in New York: June 11 — Fight Like a Girl June 12 — Girls on Guard Contact him at kardian@optonline.net for registration information.
Five new women’s self-defense instructors were certified this weekend in Denver. Four of our currently certified instructors came by to offer support and to refine their teaching skills and knowledge base. Receiving their certifications in both the Fight Like a Girl (FLAG) and Girls on Guard (GOG) modules were: Stephen Paul; Denver, Colo.; Monica Ward; [...] Read more »
Re-certification for existing instructors from the Women’s Self-Defense Institute has changed. In the past, certified instructors could attend any women’s self-defense instructor certification course offered by Brad or Steve in the country to re-certify. Now, we will be holding special, instructor-only re-certification courses. This is done primarily for two reasons: 1. The curriculum has grown [...] Read more »
Dates: March 5 & 6 Courses: Sat., Mar. 5, 2011 — Fight Like a Girl (FLAG) Sun., Mar.. 6, 2011 — Girls on Guard (GOG) Location: Crossfit Denver 103 Lipan Street Denver, CO 80223 This will also feature a special free, live FLAG course taught to real students on Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon. [...] Read more »