Dec 16, 2021
ESD GLOBAL: THE SNOW BALL EFFECT OF EMPOWERMENT
By Molly Singer The Snow Ball Effect of Empowerment—beautiful and dangerous. Empowerment is such a grandiose term. It means the personal...
Dec 1, 2021
16 Ways that Violence Against Women is Everyone’s Issue and How Empowerment Self-Defense Can Help
Written by Molly Singer The Global 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence Against Women is an international campaign started...
Oct 6, 2021
Albanian Teachers Trained in Empowerment Self-Defense
From the 27th of August to the 2nd of September, ESD Global Self-Defense held an empowerment self-defense instructor training in Albania,...
May 31, 2021
Learning to Fight Changed Everything for Me: Empowerment Self Defense Access was the Key
I was in college when I realized how many women in my life had been sexually assaulted. But the clues, of course, were there my whole...
Apr 20, 2021
When Was Your First Time … Being Sexually Assaulted?
The first time someone attempted to sexually assault me, I was nine. I knew that I could not tell my parents about it because they would...
Apr 7, 2021
Maine Voices: Helping harassed Asian Americans doesn’t require confrontation
The 5 D’s of Upstander Intervention – Delegate, Distract, Delay, Document and Direct – can be practiced before you need them. Republish...
Apr 5, 2021
Olympic Champion Arlene Limas Retires from Martial Arts and Coaching, Serves as CEO of PAVE.
Following a groundbreaking athletic and coaching career, Arlene Limas announces her retirement from traditional martial arts and sport,...
Mar 24, 2021
Hate – It’s Complicated. Sex – It’s Complicated
Last week’s hate crime in Atlanta targeted Asian American and Pacific Islanders (AAPI). But, that’s only one dimension of the crime — and...
Mar 24, 2021
Notes from the Executive Director: Meeting You at the Intersection
Three months in, one ESD class down (thanks IMPACT Boston!), too many ideas to manage at a time. I am thriving and learning immensely at...
Mar 19, 2021
Are Online Empowerment Self-Defense Trainings Effective? Participants say YES!
During the COVID-19 pandemic, empowerment self-defense instructors across the world have risen to the challenge of continuing to offer...