| Every woman needs to know that the world is | | | | combat. That is to say that these martial arts |
| not a safe place. This is not a scare tactic, it is | | | | prepare you to fight in a controlled environment |
| simply the truth. Women are being attacked at an | | | | where both people are prepared and agree to a |
| alarming frequency in this country. And there are | | | | sparring-type situation. That is all fine and good, |
| no signs of this trend slowing down soon. Self | | | | but won't help you one bit on the streets. |
| defense moves for women have always been a | | | | Unfortunate Facts About Violent Attacks |
| good idea. Anything you can do to learn to | | | | Unless you learn realistic self defense techniques |
| protect yourself is better than doing nothing, but | | | | for women - techniques that are designed to |
| don't rest on a few moves you learned in a | | | | really stop an attacker - you won't be prepared |
| Karate class. | | | | to defend yourself. Violent male offenders are |
| Traditional Self-Defense Can Get You Killed | | | | bigger, stronger, and more prepared for violence |
| A lot of martial arts instructors offer Karate | | | | than you are. You can spend years taking Karate |
| classes or courses to women as a means of | | | | or Kick-Boxing classes and spend thousands of |
| self-defense. Most of the self defense moves for | | | | dollars, but the techniques you learn will not help |
| women taught in these courses will get you into | | | | you if you should ever face a violent predator in |
| more trouble than you might think. The bad part | | | | the middle of the night. |
| about taking a traditional self-defense course is | | | | Real Self Defense is About Survival |
| the false sense of security that many women | | | | Your goal in learning self defense should be to |
| get. These classes will teach you a few flashy | | | | escape ugly scenarios. You don't want to be like |
| moves and maybe even give you a black belt. | | | | Uma Thurman in "Kill Bill", karate-chopping and |
| These things will not prepare you for a real life | | | | kicking dozens of bad guys. You need techniques |
| violent attack. | | | | that can buy you the precious seconds to escape |
| Karate Doesn't Work for Real Attacks | | | | from a sicko who is intent on hurting you. Get the |
| I have practiced and taught various Martial Arts | | | | fantasy of martial arts out of your head and |
| for 20 years. I have seen women that had taken | | | | understand this reality. You need a system that |
| a self-defense course, or earned their black belts | | | | isn't about being fancy, but is geared toward |
| that were no more prepared to handle a real | | | | helping you escape and survive. |
| attack than the average woman who had never | | | | You are finally ready to learn how to really |
| taken a single class. The fact of the matter is | | | | protect yourself from violent attackers, aren't |
| that most self-defense courses and martial arts | | | | you? |
| training prepares you for mutually agreed upon | | | | |