Women’s Urban Self Defense class

Ours are not your typical self defense classes. Our classes were created to address the real world situations that women face on a daily basis.

There is not a woman in this world who has not experienced some sort of verbal or physical harassment, or an actual physical attack. What distinguishes a class at Defense-ability from what’s labeled “typical self-defense” is the focus on practical defensive actions for women. It’s not just about the best way to do a knee to the groin—it’s about things that happen in everyday life, be it street harassment or a co-worker who won’t respect your boundaries.

You’ll be empowered as you learn several aspects of self defense – situational awareness, boundary setting, and physical self defense skills.

Situational awareness sounds easy in principle, but in reality requires much practice. And while it is taught to soldiers and law enforcement officers,  it’s an important skill for civilians to learn as well. Boundary setting is another important aspect of women’s self defense. In addition we’ll teach you to use safety apps, body language and non-lethal weapons to increase your safety quotient.

And while everyone usually expects to learn some sort of martial arts moves, we actually teach physical disabling and escape techniques. They require little to no strength but are very effective tools that will help you to stop your attacker and escape.

While learning these, participants gain critical skills, increase confidence levels, and learn to recognize and avoid potentially dangerous situations they may encounter.

Due to COVID students are required to be fully vaccinated. Per County regulations this is now a mask-optional class

3 Hour Class – $100

This class is open to women 18 years of age or older (15-17 with parental permission) and designed to be low impact, information packed, and suitable for adults.

The class will cover important topics such as:

• Setting physical and verbal boundaries
• Street ”smarts” and awareness
• Pre-planning and preparing
• Recognizing and avoiding trouble
• De-escalating situations
• Simple and effective physical defensive techniques such as strikes, kicks, and escapes from holds.

Contact us for information on group and private instruction details, availability and requirements.

Class will be held at Flex Fusion, 2125 South Winchester Blvd Suite 140 in Campbell, CA

“We learned how to be more alert to the environment around us, what type of situations can be dangerous, how perpetrators think and pick victims, and, perhaps most importantly, how to physically defend ourselves.”
Lindsey B.
Campbell, CA