Empower yourself (or someone you love) with the reality-based women’s self-defense workshop. During this 8-hour intensive class, you’ll learn simple, effective self-defense techniques how and apply them in real situations.…
There is large body research that spans decades which consistently finds women who are trained in self-defense are less likely to be assaulted, and are more likely to get away if they are. So why doesn’t the CDC promote women’s self-defense? You’ll be mortified.…
Refinery 29 spoke with Gabrielle Rubin, founder of Female Awareness Self Defense about self-defense moves every woman should know. Gabrielle is spot on when she said, “attacks begin before it’s physical.” …
Are men’s “family jewels” fair game? In a warranted self-defense situation, you bet! Will it always work? Not always. Here’s what you need to know.…
Empower yourself (or someone you love) with our weekend reality-based women’s self-defense workshop. You’ll learn simple, effective self-defense techniques how and apply them in real situations! The A.C.T. Learn Women’s Self-Defense in a Weekend workshop provides training in both psychological and physical self-defense techniques. Girls age 15-17 may participate with parental permission. Due to some…
A new session of the 8-week A.C.T. Women’s Self-Defense class in Phoenix begins on September 9, 2017. The self-defense techniques in the program are drawn from an array of martial arts and are selected for their effectiveness and ease of use in escaping the most common attacks against women. This is a perfect mother daughter…
Elevators are crime magnets. You’re alone, with a criminal, and the one way out is closed. It’s a criminal’s dream! The isolation provides the perfect environment for perpetrating robberies, muggings, and sexual assaults. If you think the security cameras, if they’re installed, are a deterrent, don’t be fooled. If the security camera is working, it’s…
Strangulation, sometimes inaccurately referred to as choking, occurs when blood flow to the brain is restricted due to external pressure on carotid arteries on the neck. By definition, choking means a blocked airway. When blood flow is restricted to the brain, there is a reduced flow of oxygen to the brain. This can result in…
The adage “Practice makes perfect” applies to women’s self-defense as much as it does to learning spelling and arithmetic. Women’s self-defense is a combination of both mental and physical training. Every women’s self-defense instructor will tell you to continue practicing the techniques taught so that you can develop what’s called “body memory”. This means that…
On the evening of April 14, 2015, a woman was robbed then abducted at a Wells Fargo ATM in Arlington, TX. The crime was caught on the bank’s CCTV video. Fortunately the perpetrator abandoned the car and the woman was unharmed. She was very, very lucky — it could have ended very badly for her.…
