Self Defense for Women

Introduction: Self Defense is the ability to defend yourself in potentionaly dangerous situations. The goal of self-defense is to enable you to walk away from these situations without serious injury and when possibly with your possessions, values and self esteem intact. What is it not? Self Defense is not karate, or any other martial art form. These are sports and sports have rules. Self-defense has no rules. Furthermore, the martial arts involve primarily physical techniques. While many of these skills may be useful in self-defense, they need to be put in the context of a non-sporting threatening situation. In self-defense, physical violence is the last resort. Avoiding and preventing attacks is the primary defense. Only when this fails should physical skills be used. I see women gain confidence in this special type of defense.