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State-of-the-art self defense training for women
MySpace URL:
http://www.myspace.com/selfdefenseforwomen
State-of-the-art self defense training for women's Interests
General
Stopping predatory violence and predatory sexual violence against women by training enough women in effective self-defense that would-be abusers, would-be assailants, and would-be rapists come to consider picking on a woman as dangerous as picking on a man
"Physical feminism"
(that's the theory that pretty much says what's written above)
"Corporeal feminism"
(same idea, different name)
Books
The Gift of Fear
Beauty Bites Beast
Real Knockouts: The Physical Feminism of Women's Self-Defense
Heroes
Everyone in this world who will, if we succeed at getting out "the secret," learn that she/he is capable of self-preservation.
State-of-the-art self defense training for women's Details
IMPACT
Model Mugging
Kidpower / Fullpower
Adrenaline State Training
Padded Assailant Training
Whatever you call it, it's the only thing that works against real crime.
Women can take all the karate, judo, & aikido they want, but out in the real world, results show time and again that even the "street fighting" elements of traditional martial arts training prepare students for the kinds of attacks that happen to men, not the kinds that happen to women.
IMPACT-style training is based on the patterns that appeared in tens of thousands of sexual assault, domestic violence, and mugging crime reports. It's based on interviews with attack survivors. It's based on interviews with the counselors of attack survivors. It's constantly reviewed, contributed to, and praised by law enforcement who really see what stops predatory violence against women and what doesn't.
IMPACT-style classes can, in 15-25 hours of training, teach a woman with no previous physical fitness to successfully fight off an attack by a single unarmed assailant.
That's a big deal. 80% of assaults on women occur at the hands of an unarmed assailant!
From 0 to FULLY capable of defending yourself against 80% of the likely attacks against you in 25 hours or less.
IMPACT-style classes offer enough real fight time to get muscle memory and eliminate students' "freeze" reaction to an adrenaline dump.
This significant amount of fight time also allows students with traumatic histories to be verbally coached and guided by her female instructor through an attack that simulates the abusive conditions she most fears.
IMPACT-style classes are well-known for their mental and emotional healing success. Many, many graduates who are also survivors of incest, sexual abuse, or other predatory violence find that the physical and emotional intensity and nurture in IMPACT-style classes helped them overcome unresolved issues.
Read more about why padded assailant self defense training is "state of the art" at this site
Then add this group to show your support, be on a contact list about the best of self-defense coming to a town near you, or send the message that you want IMPACT-style self defense classes for women on your campus or in your hometown.
Even if you never plan to take such a class, if the premise of this kind of training sounds solid to you, friend this profile.
Friendships are how good ideas spread on Myspace to the people who need to know they exist.
Who I'd like to meet:
IMPACT graduates
Model Mugging graduates
Padded Assailant self-defense course graduates
Adrenaline State self-defense course graduates
Women and other members of social groups considered "weak" or "in need of [someone else's] protection" by mainstream society
Men who do not believe that this is women's (or anyone's) true nature and that women (etc.) are perfectly capable of defending themselves if they know how
Survivors of predatory violence and predatory sexual violence
Anyone who believes that women should be able to take the subway home at night without being targeted for predatory violence--and should be able to defend themselves if they are anyway
Note: IMPACT is not the same brand as Model Mugging, which is not the same brand as Kidpower/Fullpower, etc.
This site is meant to increase awareness of all programs like them, but readers should know that each of these programs is not exactly like the other, they are not affiliated with each other, and they do not cross-train or use the same resources.
The term "IMPACT-style" is used here because this page's author is most familiar with padded assailant classes as offered under the IMPACT brand. Since this term has been approved for use describing classes that a) use full force against padded assailants and b) take time to discuss emotional progress yet c) don't have any affiliation with "International IMPACT," this page's author has chosen to use that term most frequently as shorthand.
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The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths.
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Hi and thanks for asking to friend the Feministas... I noticed you advocate that martial arts training is often inefective for self defense. I'd often agree... but just in the way of making links you might be interested in my real-life friends at the Martial TaiChi [Taijiquan] association. The 2 lead instructors are both women and they are trying to return chinese martial arts to an effective fighting practice - instead of much of the show and mysticism that make them inefective.
http://www.reelingsilk.co.uk/
see what you think...
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Thank you so very much for the message. I really like your page! It very powerful! I am going to check and see if there is an Impact in my area. Thank you very much for the add request.... it takes a ton of us to fix this on going problem...But I know we will win!
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