Not all women have the time to take up a martial art to learn self-defense (though many women keep telling themselves that they really should!). So we've put together this 2-hour 'Self-Defense for Busy Women' course held in Richmond BC in the Vancouver area to give you personal safety and awareness skills, as well as basic self-defense tools and concepts that you can learn and master quickly (and may even save your life!).

Not all courses teach the most important aspects of women's self-defense. Read 4 Common Problems with Women's Self-Defense Classes for more info. We teach avoidance and de-escalation strategies as being the first line of defense, while also teaching practical physical women's self-defense moves that use gross motor skills, making them easy to learn and use while under the adrenaline-filled, high stress context of an attack.

Self-Defense for Busy Women will teach you:

• 6 practical strikes for self-defense, each of which can be learned in under 3 minutes
• Fundamentals of the "Simple Hold Escape System"
• Self-defense from the ground
• Personal safety and awareness tips in day-to-day situations
• How to perform verbal de-escalation
• How to react to an attack
• How items in your personal surroundings can be used as "weapons of opportunity"

We offer our women's self-defense classes around once every 1-2 months, but may offer additional classes if there is enough demand. If our schedule doesn't work for you, you can also request to have this class run for a private group (minimum 6 students). Contact us for details.

Date: Sat. Feb. 18th
Time: 10:30am-12:30pm
Location: Pacific Wave Jiu-jitsu, (formerly West Coast Jiu-jitsu), 135-3751 Jacombs Road, Richmond
Personal Investment: $40 (HST included)

This class is led by Lori O'Connell Sensei (4th degree black belt in Can-Ryu Jiu-Jitsu) with Chris Olson Sensei (1st degree black belt in 2 different styles of Jiu-jitsu), assisting in the instruction. Women's self-defense students should wear clothes they feel comfortable moving in. Please arrive 10 minutes early to fill out a liability waiver.

Participation is limited to 16 women, ages 13 and up. Pre-registration for our women's self-defense class is required. Please note that girls under 19 will need to have a parent or guardian come in to sign a waiver. Sign up and pay online. If you wish to pay in person, contact us to arrange drop-off of your cash or cheque payment.

If you're looking for ongoing development in self-defense and fitness, check out our Self-Defense Fitness program, which builds on the practical physical skills taught in this class. Self-Defense for Busy Women participants have the new student admin fee waived (Value: $40) if they sign up for any ongoing training program offered at our dojo within 1 month.

Our location is in Richmond, BC, close to the Knight Street bridge. It is easily commutable from Vancouver, Burnaby, New Westminster, Coquitlam, Surrey, Delta, Ladner, and White Rock.