Mar 14, 2019
First Wave Feminism and Self-Defense
Most of my knowledge about women training in martial arts at the beginning of the twentieth century has come from jokes and cartoons...
Nov 29, 2018
In Praise of Pool Noodles
For my International Women’s Self Defense Day workshop, I started class with pool noodle duels. After a few minutes, I had a group of...
Aug 23, 2018
In Praise of Setting Boundaries
I have seen the next stage of the revolution, and it’s going to be led by awesome, empowered women. That’s how I felt at the end of ESD...