“Extremely empowering… I feel extremely prepared.” New Model Mugging Graduate

Basic Women’s Self Defense Training Class

The basic self defense training course is during a single weekend, or it may be split into two consecutive weekend days. We have found the two day full weekend personal defense classes to be very effective for women, especially those with busy schedules.

Day One: Basic Women’s Self Defense Training Class

Day One coversthe Five Principles of Women’s Self Defense to include awareness strategies taking into account the behavioral patterns of criminals, dynamics of sex crimes, situational recognition, personal behavioral assessment, methods to identify vulnerability, countermeasures available, and more.

The achieved goal is student psychological preparation to reduce inhibitions that improve the fighting spirit. The foundation of physical skills is established in preparation for locking the skills into muscle memory.

Day Two: Basic Women’s Self Defense Training Class

Day Two covers defense against a single unarmed assailant.

We apply the knowledge of predator typologies into fighting strategies and tactics to include vocalization, assertiveness, boundary setting, verbal negotiation, identification of predator weaknesses.

We show our students how to use weaknesses and strengths for option selection and application, self-evaluation, realistic physical skill development during realistic full-force rape defense scenarios.

Only when using all the senses will education and training result in lasting attitude changes.

Our Basic Self Defense Course May Be Separated into Five Workshops

1. Introductory Class—Rear Attack Part One: 4 hours

• Foundation for Full Force Fighting
• Mindset for Fighting
• Five Principles of Self Defense
• Four General Options
• Fights Against Padded Attacker (The Introductory Self Defense Workshop is a prerequisite for any of the subsequent workshops.)

2. Rear Attack Part Two: 4 hours

• Crime Prevention Pyramid
• Emotional & Physical Problem
• Types of Violence & Fighting
• Criminal Mentality
• Origins of Predator Motivations
• Full Force Fights Against Padded Assailant Attacking From Behind

3 & 4. Ground Reversal Parts 1 & 2: 4 hours each

(Ground Reversal 1 should be taken before Ground Reversal 2)

• Dynamics of Sex Crimes
• Four Phases of Assault
• Rapist Typologies
• Drug Facilitated Assaults
• Full Force Fights Against
• Padded Assailant Attacking Women Lying Down

5. Boundary Setting: 4 hours

• Options for Women
• Dating Violence
• Boundary Setting & Conflict De-escalation
• Full Force Fights From Front

Our self defense  page provides further descriptions of each session.

We encourage our Basic self defense class graduates to take the Course. The Advanced self defense class addresses skills needed to defend against a single armed assailant and against multiple assailants.

Empowerment

is achieved in a variety of ways by the end of the day. Our progressive teaching strategies naturally develop effective free flow fighting skills and foster the fighting spirit for rape defense and crime prevention.

Model Mugging provides a comprehensive rape prevention program that also addresses issues related to intimate partner abuse and dating violence.

Model Mugging women’s self defense classes are personalized for the safety of each student.

Each self defense course has small class sizes and low student to teacher ratios ensure the best Self Defense training is achieved.

Techniques and scenarios are applied in a manner that works at each student’s physical and emotional capabilities to maintain a safe and .