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 »
On Apr. 10 Michelle Delarosa will be holding a FIGHT LIKE A GIRL women’s self-defense seminar with special guest speaker Derek Randel. Randel is an international bullying expert and has been featured on Fox News, CNN, ABC, CBS, & many local stations. Has been a guest on over 250 radio shows & written six books [...] Read more »
A public Fight Like a Girl women’s self-defense class will be held Sun., Apr. 17 from 1-4 p.m. at the Inwood Volunteer Fire Department. This class will benefit The Shenandoah Women’s Center. The cost is $20.00 for a 3 hour women’s self defense class taught by Carol Ann Williams. April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month [...] 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 »
More than 3,000 girls in Sacramento’s middle schools and high schools will be receiving women’s self-defense training from Peter Reeves of Northern California Rape Escape as a result of the state’s new law. California’s SB 1290, supported by Senator Christine Kehoe, requires schools to provide self-defense training as part of their PE curriculum from 7th [...] Read more »
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The line between scenarios that are “date rape” vs. “stranger rape” can be difficult to discern. You need to have solutions to both.