Not all women have the time to do a full-length self-defense course or take up a martial art (though many women keep telling themselves that they really should!). So we've put together this 2-hour 'Self-Defense for Busy Women' course held in Richmond BC/ Vancouver to give you basic self-defense tools and concepts that you can learn and master quickly, and may even save your life.
Not all courses teach the most important aspects of women's self-defense. Read 4 Common Problems with Women's Self-Defense Classes for more info. We teach avoidance and de-escalation strategies as being the first line of defense, while also teaching practical physical women's self-defense moves that use gross motor skills, making them easy to learn and use while under the adrenaline-filled, high stress context of an attack.
Self-Defense for Busy Women will teach you:
- 6 practical strikes for self-defense, each of which can be learned in under 3 minutes
- Fundamentals of the "Simple Hold Escape System"
- Self-defense from the ground
- Personal safety and awareness tips in day-to-day situations
- How to perform verbal de-escalation
- How to react to an attack
- How items in your personal surroundings can be used as "weapons of opportunity"
We offer our women's self-defense classes around once every two months, but may offer additional classes if there is enough demand.
Our Next Women's Self-Defense Class
Date: Sat. Sept. 25 2010
Time: 10:30-12:30pm
Location: West Coast Jiu-jitsu, 135-3751 Jacombs Road, Richmond
Personal Investment: $40
This class is led by Lori O'Connell Sensei (4th degree black belt in Can-Ryu Jiu-Jitsu). Women's self-defense students should wear clothes they feel comfortable moving in and a pair of clean, non-marking running shoes (barefoot is also fine). Please arrive 10 minutes early to fill out a liability waiver.
Participation is limited to 15 women, ages 12 and up. Pre-registration for our women's self-defense class is required. Please note that girls under 18 will need to have a parent or guardian come in to sign a waiver. Sign up and pay online. If you wish to pay in person, contact us to arrange drop-off of your cash or cheque payment.
*Special Announcement: Self-Defense for Busy Women will run at Alexandra House's "West Coast Women's Weekend", Oct. 15 - 17. More Info here.
Women's Self-Defense in Richmond BC Near Vancouver
Our location is in Richmond, BC, close to the Knight Street bridge. It is easily commutable from Vancouver, Burnaby, New Westminster, Coquitlam, Surrey, Delta and Ladner.
Women's Self-Defence Vancouver / Richmond BC
