07/19/2021
We conducted a women's self defense workshop this weekend, by request, and enjoyed the opportunity! We feel good about the information and experiences we provided and hope our attendees had some fun while learning valuable life-saving concepts and methods. For our part, we did have fun (with a serious focus), and we took some notes concerning pace and rhythm for workshops in the future.
Curiously, when you have a "women's workshop" the only thing that makes it for women is the audience. The concepts and the methods are right for everyone.
Concepts explored include...
Fighting off an attacker without being a martial expert (of course);
Recognizing when an attack begins;
Learning that tools like pepper spray aren't any use unless they are already in our hands before the attack begins;
Learning how to play through danger scenarios before they occur so that we already have ideas what to do to avoid, prevent, or escape them (it's hard to think things through in an emergency);
Pros and cons of common self-defense weapons;
And, most importantly, how to plan ahead, think ahead, and use our heads not to get into danger in the first place.
Anyway, if requested, or when we feel the time is right, we will certainly do it again!
