Women's Self-Defense Instructors

Mark B. Goodwin
Certified Instructor
Kensington, Maryland

Mark is President of Applied Fitness and Human Kinetics, LLC, an organization which helps individuals become healthier, happier and more secure and confident in their person through physical and mental training and education.

The company focuses on physical fitness, traditional martial arts and contemporary martial arts and self-defense.  

It's here that Mark offers a comprehensive approach to women's self-defense.

"My philosophy regarding women’s self-defense comes down to two concepts, confidence and effectiveness. Independent of the individual's history of training and conditioning, development and coaching in these two areas can reduce anxiety and increase the abilities of the student to adapt and succeed in any situation. 

"Self-confidence and positive attitude is at the root of success and can drive the individual both in and out of the training hall. Confidence in action will see you through any struggle or conflict.

"Effectiveness of technique can be described two ways. Techniques and applications can be judged as effective if they are fast and make a direct impact to end an assault and effective as they are suited to the student.

"The effectiveness of a technique for a woman is different from a man and takes advantage of women’s natural physical traits and abilities. Working with each individual to develop their capabilities and grow their confidence in their abilities is at the core of my training philosophy relating to women."

Contact info

E-mail:     mark@appliedfitness.orgx  (delete the 'x' at the end before sending)

Web site:    http://www.appliedfitness.org