Self-Defense & Violence Prevention Blog

Stephanie Kopf, 16, of Urbandale said she took the class to learn how to defend herself from an attacker.

“I thought it would be good to learn some self-defense,” she said. “We also learned that a pen can be a deadly weapon,” she said. The girls learned that applying pressure from an everyday object, such as a pen, can be a powerful and painful deterrent for aggressors.

Angel Anand, 14, of Urbandale is a brown belt and has been practicing martial arts for about four years. Anand said she thinks it is extremely important for girls to learn how to defend themselves.

“There are a lot of people in the world that will try to take advantage of other people,” she said. “If girls know how to defend themselves, they will be less likely to be taken advantage of.”

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I feel much better hearing of these young girls voluntarily, happily, and proudly receiving education in self-defense. This way, they learn to prevent attacks beforehand. Sometimes we forget: You can’t prepare after the fact!