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  I attended the Defense-ability class on a Saturday morning at the Billy DeFrank LGBT Center. It was a great reminder that when you least expect it, you can be faced with a fight or flight situation, and Rebecca and Jill provide you with the knowledge that can save your life!

Rebecca and Jill are professional, empathetic, and incredibly knowledgeable. I felt comfortable asking questions and getting the answers I needed i.e.) "should you yell fire when physically confronted"? They applied real life examples and situations, and techniques that will get you out of them.

-What you should be aware of when shopping this season and walking through parking lots with your arms full.
-How to practice your fight or flight plan so that in the situation you have to use it, you are clear-headed and READY!
-DON'T rely on defense moves you see in the movies... Rebecca and Jill will teach you the proper, REALISTIC moves that can immobilize or at least distance yourself from an attacker.

They also offer defense items for sale AND teach you how to use these tools, what your rights are when using them, etc.

I plan on taking my mother and aunts to an upcoming class. Taking this class reaffirmed to me that awareness and prevention skills are key; the reactive skills they taught were absolute gold, and though I hope I never have to use them, I know that I'm not helpless.

Rebecca and Jill, THANK YOU for empowering others!