Sep 18, 2018
Empowering Children Through Self-Defense
Purple! Dog! Underpants! It’s a classroom, but children are being encouraged to shout random, silly words, and learn to love the power of...
Sep 5, 2018
The Importance of Self-Defense Training for Sexual Violence Prevention
Abstract: Women’s self-defense training has been excluded from sexual violence prevention efforts for a variety of reasons, including...
Aug 15, 2018
Go Ahead. Power Pose.
“Let me tell you a secret,” an experienced empowerment self-defense instructor told a new group of students. “I was a little nervous...
Jun 29, 2018
Do We Really Teach Fearlessness?
"She was powerful, not because she wasn't scared but because she went on so strongly, despite the fear." ~ Atticus Finch, To Kill a...
Jun 17, 2018
ESD in the "Age of Wisdom"
I have had the privilege of teaching empowerment self-defense to quite a few groups of people who have reached the "age of wisdom." Funny...
Apr 30, 2018
Go Ahead. Raise Your Voice.
Women don’t need to find a voice. They have a voice. They need to feel empowered to use it, and people need to be encouraged to listen.”...