You're at the club and a guy follows you into the restroom. You are surprised when he suddenly pushes his way into the bathroom stall. What

You've been led into a closed room. And now he's starting to get aggressive and is positioning you up against a wall. What do we do now?

We are going to be using the Women's Self-Defense Community YouTube channel more to facilitate our mission to empower you through...

Women's Self-Defense class to be held Nov. 6 at the Paradise Valley School of Karate in Phoenix.

This real life attack reveals a number of lessons for us as we train to prevent and resist a physical attack or sexual assault.

What can we do to improve our responses and our odds of prevailing over a life-threatening situation? Science directs us to two things.

We are changing the way we report real incidences and cases here on the Women's Self-Defense Community blog.

If your self-defense system has a lot of techniques that depend on the attacker reacting to pain, then you might want to rethink that.

This year, let’s consider some resolutions to make and keep for our personal protection and security. This year I resolve to: Attend at...

Affecting any one of these elements of the crime triangle will have a dramatic affect on your personal safety and self-defense.

Here are the seven most common mistakes women make that could result in them getting kidnapped, attacked, and/or raped.

What's the ultimate weapon for women's self-defense? What do you need to protect yourself from rape?

You can’t always rely on an order of protection for your safety.  This case of a Cincinnati women protecting herself and her five...

He is thought to have murdered about 90 people between 1970 and 2005. The 79-year-old man is serving multiple life sentences in...

A woman defended herself from an attacker with her car keys. The police mug shot is testimony to the effectiveness of her defense.

In the above video published on the community's YouTube channel, Coach Tracie and instructor Matt talk about the ABCs of self-defense....

Tracie Arlington discusses how to prepare for college and what to be aware of for your safety on campus.

Coach Shannon shows us in the video three different skills and drills to practice valuable techniques we will be using throughout all of...

The coaches at the Women's Self-Defense Community discuss the most dangerous time in a woman's life.

The coaches from the Women's Self-Defense Community talk about awareness for self-defense on campus.