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Article #74: Do Women's Self Defense Classes Actually Work?

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Women's self-defense classes can be instructors do, each woman should do her
invaluable for protection, but care must homework and find an instructor who
be taken that the self-defense techniques particularly focuses on this for at least
taught are right for the students in some of the class. If it's not possible
question. Because self-defense is an to find a martial arts instructor who can
extremely popular topic these days, even specialize in self-defense, then you can
those who are not experts in women's still find a self-defense instructor
self-defense can be teaching classes. It separate from martial arts, but take
behooves you, therefore, to find the martial arts training nonetheless to both
right training and instructor for you, increase physical endurance and help you
based upon what you want. manage and diffuse the mental challenges
First of all, many self-defense that go hand in hand with a physical
techniques taught to men will not work attack situation.
for women, because women are both faced In this case, you'll want to find a
with different situations (i.e., rape) self-defense instructor that does NOT
that men are generally not faced with, focus on tough guy tactics, such as
and they lack the physical brute strength fighting off your attacker. In most
that most men have. In short, women have self-defense situations, this is not
only about half the brute strength of men practical for women, since as stated
(although they often do tend to have before, it's the wrong way to react in a
greater endurance strength, which is given situation that involves women.
nonetheless unfortunately not often Rather, the instructor needs to focus on
useful in attack situations). Pound for women's strengths, including intuition,
pound, because men have more muscle than and focus on the ability to size up the
women do, they are simply stronger for situation and get out of it early so that
"short burst" strength situations, such an attack doesn't even happen. Should an
as lifting -- or fighting off an attack occur, the woman should practice
attacker. "distract and run" techniques, such as
Second of all, while men are likely to be throwing your keys in the opposite
punched or kicked in the attack direction and then running the other way.
situation, women are more likely to be Another tactic is to learn the ability to
slapped, grabbed and pinned. This means "talk your way out of" a particular
that women need different techniques to situation should it begin to escalate.
get out of particular situations and to One of the biggest things a good
protect themselves than men do. self-defense class should do is to put
Martial arts techniques comprise one way the kibosh on a woman's tendency to be
to somewhat even the score for women, "nice" in difficult situations. Should
despite their generally smaller size and you find yourself in the face of an
diminished brute physical strength attacker, that simple pause where you
compared to men. Martial arts can not hesitate because you don't want to "hurt"
only increase women's sense of security someone may lead to your undoing.
and safety because they are better able Therefore, you should always follow your
to defend themselves, but it also intuition and get out of the situation as
comprises a way of life that will help quickly as you can, even if it means
them manage challenges in general, not hurting your attacker to get away.
just in dangerous situations. Located in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, Tetsu
In order to best utilize martial arts in Shin Dojo offers self defense classes for
the area of self-defense, women need to women. Your first 2 classes are
find an instructor that specializes in complementary!
self-defense. Although many martial arts






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