I am happy to report that University of Buffalo teaches a self-defense class for the young women on campus. The course lays out many risk-reduction strategies and techniques, many of which are common-sense, but often neglected, including locking doors, parking in well-light areas and avoiding walking alone at night. The course lays out many risk-reduction… Read More

In a far corner of the bustling Midwest Wireless Civic Center floor Saturday, Sam Murray showed a group of about 20 women how to gouge eyes, punch ribs and break free of a bear hug. The tae kwon do instructor got a few attendees of Women’s Show 2006 to giggle when he demonstrated effective groin… Read More

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… Read More

by Julie Young of DAILYNews There is nothing more dangerous than a pissed off woman, said Erin Weed, founder of Girls Fight Back, in her lecture on Monday night. “Girls Fight Back started out as an idea and it has grown into this whole movement,” Weed said of her nationwide personal safety program. With a… Read More

According to Abigail Leichman of MCT News Service, self-defense classes have won eager acceptance from women. A biker chick beat up Elizabeth Kennedy about 20 years ago. Nobody’s messed with her since. “I said, ‘If a girl can do this to me, I will never let it happen again,’ and that’s when I started training,”… Read More