Beware of Outdated Self-Defense Methods With a New Wrapper?

Unfortunately, there are some women’s self-defense programs still teach impractical methods of self-defense but claim to be well researched. For example teaching women to block a man’s punch as a viable option of protection and fight him standing toe-to-toe exchanging punches and kicks in order to disengage and escape. Such content violates the two basic strategies when protecting yourself from violence, “fighting his fight” and “meeting force with force.”

Such courses also fail to take into account criminal behavioral patterns while teaching women to protect themselves with methods that are inappropriate to the reality of violence and are contrary to simple research. Often such programs apply methods used in one set of conditions to a new set of conditions without first analyzing the differences and realities of the new situation/conditions.

Studying other self-defense courses and applying what one likes into another program, has done nothing new. The answers to helping women prevent rape are not going to be found in other self-defense classes. The answers are found when studying sex offenders and in their work product! (Principle I)

Model Mugging has been called, “Too expensive” or “cost prohibitive.” Our response is “compared to what?” How much should proper training cost? Copycat groups claim to do it cheaper, but the information they provide is not researched, unrealistic, and not as effective.

No one will blow the whistle on the street. Fighting for your life when no officials are present to blow a whistle requires proper, adequate, and consistent training that is also realistic and researched based. A single seminar or course will not establish the level of competency you need against a violent rapist. Quick Fix Items are mostly ineffective for women to rely upon, and taking a martial art or typical self-defense class is not going to give women the skills necessary to stop real life attacks.