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6 months self defense progress confidence and strength

After six months of self-defense training, confidence and strength are on a whole new level. A motivating journey showing ...
The Daily Free Press

Self-defense classes promote safety skills on BU’s urban campus

Sinead Mulligan decided to learn self-defense after one of her friends jokingly threw her to the ground with a jujitsu move. “I was like, ‘If this tiny girl can throw me to the ground, I should ...
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With increased interest in self-defense classes, instructors focus on situational awareness

Tawnya Panizzi Tuesday, June 27, 2023 5:01 a.m. | Tuesday, June 27, 2023 5:01 a.m. Fourth-degree black belt Bob Makowski doesn’t mind scaring students in his self-defense classes. The harder he grabs ...
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How self-defense classes teach women to protect themselves with physical, mental preparation

ROCK HILL, S.C. (InvestigateTV) — Some women in South Carolina say they feel safer and more confident after taking self-defense classes that teach both physical techniques and mental preparation. Lexi ...
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 ...