Every Month Should Be Women’s Self-Defense Awareness Month

How’s it goin’?

I finally got around to watch a movie that I have been wanting to watch for a long time, called “Tears Of The Sun” starring Bruce Willis. I am not a certified film critic, but honestly I wasn’t too impressed with the script itself. However, I do appreciate U.S. Navy Seals Tactics. More on that shortly.

Anyway …..

I have pointed out numerous times during the last couple of months on this blog that I am a fervent supporter of women’s no-nonsense self-defense training for real-life situations.

I am not advocating women to live in constant fear. Instead, I wholeheartedly support programs that empower women to go through life in a state of prepared awareness.

Why? Let’s have a look at some statistics gathered from the U.S. Dept. of Justice, RAINN, CDC, GBI and FBI sources that might shock you:

1 in 4 women have been or will be the target of an attempted or completed rape during their lifetime.
More than 70% of women raped are known to their attackers in some way—an acquaintance, friend, neighbor, co-worker, relative, husband or boyfriend.
Most attacks and assaults occur within 1 mile of your home, work, school or office.
1 in 12 women will be stalked during their lifetime.
Each year, more than 13,000 women are attacked on the job in the U.S.
A violent crime occurs every 22 seconds in the U.S. (rape, robbery, assault, murder, with and without weapons).

I can only be the messenger through this blog:

If you are a girl/woman or if you know a girl/woman you care about (and who doesn’t?!), I really urge you and them to look into taking practical self-defense training classes on a regular basis.

I really mean it!

Practical in my mind does not mean practicing Karate kata, which I happen to enjoy myself. But there is a place and time for everything.

The following clip gives a pretty good intro and I know that women, heck, even guys, can benefit from the information put on display.