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dedicated to educating and training women worldwide in rape
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Women's Self-Defense Instructors
Lisa is a police officer, a martial artist and experienced instructor with a fervent desire to contribute to her community. She provides safety awareness talks to members of the
college campus community and volunteers at elementary and middle schools to
enhance current child safety awareness programs. "I believe that self awareness and confidence can greatly improve a person’s ability to avoid confrontation and defend themselves when necessary. Although physical confrontation should be a last resort, every woman should have the skills to protect themselves. I think self defense training should be combined with basic personal safety awareness training so participants not only know how to get out of a bad situation, but also ways recognize and avoid them. "Many fitness programs teach striking and kicking for aerobic fitness, but don’t address the mental aspect of self defense, or realistic engagement of attackers. I want to teach women that it is okay to be “un-ladylike” if presented with a threat and provide a learning environment that allows them to explore their instincts and respond accordingly. I want to help women become more confident and find their inner strength. "Awareness, education, better management and treatment of known offenders are all part of the big picture, but ultimately I believe the answer [to decreasing violence against women] begins at home. Children live what they learn. If they see or experience violence regularly, they become desensitized and more likely to participate in violence in the future. "I also believe that communities should recognize and speak out against violence. There are many people who believe that 'it can’t happen to me' or 'it can’t happen in my town'. The more people are made aware of events, the more able they are to work to prevent future acts of violence. "The philosophy and goals of this program are valuable and should be spread throughout the nation. We have very few self defense specific programs in our area and I want to bring the Rape Escape message and skills to my community." Contact info E-mail: lisaaiumu@yahoo.comx (delete the 'x' at the end before sending) | What do you mean "Fight like a Girl"? 
"In a stranger-rape situation, if he allows you to see his face, you get his name, or you can somehow otherwise identify your attacker, and he knows it, it’s all the more important to get away from him, even if he has a knife and you are risking injury. Because unless he’s quite inexperienced, he’s likely to kill you to leave no witnesses." Program a Long Time Coming "The concept of enlightening women to 'fight like girls' is a long time coming. We should have been doing this years ago. The female body is built differently and can be used effectively against a male attacker if trained properly. Defend University and the Rape Escape program have proven again and again that the Fight Like a Girl program is successful, easy to learn and easy to deliver."
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