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. ...

I sometimes wish for a world where being a martial artist was just about the sport and not about saving our own lives.

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - Many women gathered at the mall, but it wasn’t for shopping. They were there to learn self-defense. The Grand Junction branch of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu was opened by the ...

In Tangipahoa Parish, a series of free women's self-defense classes kicks off this weekend.

BAY VILLAGE, Ohio -- Women looking to learn practical self-defense skills have a number of opportunities to do so in Rocky River and Bay Village. The Bay Village Police Department is offering a free ...

NORTH AUGUSTA — Block, chop, and strike were among the techniques women and girls learned to protect themselves during a recent self-defense class. A women’s self-defense class was held at the Nancy ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — After decades of practicing Vadha Kempo Karate and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Jennifer Burke wanted to provide a space where women and girls could develop martial arts skills and learn ...

Strike it Strong is a local group that hosts self-defense classes aimed at making women feel safe and empowered. Friends Cheryl Squadrito and Nancy Starr started the nonprofit during the holiday ...

MOLINE, Ill (KWQC) - Spellious Martial Arts Center is changing not only bodies but also lives. It is a free, weekly women’s survivor self-defense class in Moline, Illinois, for women ages 14 and up ...

The Kiwanis Club of St. Joseph hosted their 10th annual take defense training course on Saturday morning. From 10 a.m. to noon, local women from ages 12 and up were invited to learn self-defense ...

The Savannah Impact Program (SIP) of the Savannah Police Department (SPD) shared the upcoming dates for its Women’s ...

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - With a recent uptick in sexual assault reports on ECU’s campus, one student organization is taking steps to ensure that women on campus are equipped with self-defense ...