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Empowering women: why self-defense is more than a class, it’s a necessity

DOTHAN, Ala. (WDHN)— If you are woman walking or entering your home alone, or even pumping gas in our car by yourself. And, ...
Chicago Tribune

Self-defense class for women, girls also offers lessons in safety and resilience

Hypervigilance and situational awareness are just two of the points instructors offered to women and girls in a self-defense class at the Multi Agency Academic Cooperative on a recent Friday evening. ...
KLTV

East Texas women’s self-defense classes grow as assaults rise globally

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - Globally, one in three women will be the victim of physical or sexual violence, according to the United Nations. As more attacks on women become more frequent, this is causing a ...
LGBTQ Nation

“You are worth defending”: Trans groups elevate safety with community self-defense classes

At the beginning of class, Chijioke “Chi” Williams invites her trans self-defense students to “shake it out” and simply get moving. “There’s so many people with complicated relationships with their ...
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Gracie Bradenton teaches self-defense through Brazilian jiu jitsu

Gracie Bradenton offers classes in the martial art and fighting technique designed to help people of any size defend ...
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'Self-defence classes saved me after being abused'

Emma Lewis has struggled with self-esteem all her life, after experiencing abuse and coercive control since she was very young. But after deciding she'd had enough of "feeling nervous of everything", ...
WGAL

Lancaster self-defense class empowers LGBTQ community during Pride Month

RECOGNIZED AS PRIDE MONTH, AND WE’RE HIGHLIGHTING STORIES SURROUNDING THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY AND THEIR IMPACTS ON THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY. TONIGHT, WE TAKE YOU TO A SELF-DEFENSE CLASS IN LANCASTER AIMED ...