Women often avoid the need for physical self-defense because the often strenuous falling and body conditioning required in most martial arts,. They Also rely their inherent ability to dodge violence through adaptability and their reliance on protection from others. However, today as much as throughout human history women have suffered physical violence at the hands of their male and female counterparts. Therefore self-defense remains a highly relevant issue for women today and in the future.
A handicap is that women are often reluctant to join self-defense classes, feeling intimidated by the predominance of males in most dojo memberships. But that should not keep women from joining, since training with males is the best way to learn what they need to learn. We understand this problem and have developed a system for women to introduce them into the world of self defense and protection.
At Fightlikeachick.com, we offer special classes in self-defense for women, containing two components. First, we teach prevention, i.e. strategies to prevent violent situations. Second, we teach physical means of self-defense that women can perform with out becoming a man.. We strive to provide effective physical self-defense techniques, adapted to suit particular individual needs, and practical strategies on how to diminish vulnerability to violence.