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When choosing a quality, women’s self-defense program, first and foremost, you must ask for and thoroughly check out the instructor’s credentials. This is true regardless of whether you’re…

* a woman who wants to be able to protect herself, or…

* A Parent looking for a self-defense program for your child

This point cannot be emphasized enough, because, like practically nothing else in your life…

… your life could depend on your making the right choice.

The unfortunate truth is that the world is full of people who have just enough knowledge, ability, and judgment, to get by. We all seen it. In fact, you probably know and maybe even work with one or two every day!

This is not to say that a black belt, martial arts teacher cannot protect him or herself with the skills they’ve learned. But, which person would you trust your life to if given the choice…

… someone who has probably learned and practiced their skills to be used in a sport competition in order to earn a belt, trophy, or…

… a person who has a background and actual experience with having to deal with real attacks from real aggressors and had to insure that what they were learning would allow them to survive?

I think we both know the answer to that question.

Some Other Considerations for a Good Self-Defense Program for Women and Teen Girls

The following is a partial list of some of the other major differences between self defense for women and men.

* Social Beliefs - from childhood, most girls have been taught that fighting was not “lady-like.”

Oh no! What would people say?!

* Situational Attack-Defense - two of the most obvious differences for women that men generally don’t have to worry about are rape and sexual assault.

The fact that men are usually dealing with the more obvious situations (muggings and competitive (”oh-yeah! let’s go!”-type fighting come to mind). While women, and more and more young girls, are required to deal with subtle tactics like date-rape or being ambushed by a group.

This is complicated with the addition of the strength and size difference between men and women that I talk about. This difference creates and significantly different situation for women, which of course calls for very different defense tactics.

* Misleading or False Information - The majority of people teaching women’s self-defense mean well. I believe they are honest and not out to purposely lie to you. I believe it’s just that…

… these people lack the fundamental, real-world experience to go on - they don’t know any better - and end up in a blind-leading-the-blind kind of situation.

… they end up making assumptions that, to them, seem logical and right within their own limited perspective and knowledge.

The contradiction is that we’re talking about defensive situations here…

… self-defense for women and teen girls…

… strategies for women. As opposed to…

… alphabet soup. Where, if you screw up, you can just empty the pot and start again.

Coming at women’s self-defense with the wrong skills, or not being prepared for the realities you’ll have to deal with, could be the worst - last - mistake you ever make.

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