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Women's Self-Defense Instructors

Brad Parker
Founder & Lead Instructor
Phoenix, Arizona

Brad Parker is the director of Defend University, a research and development group dedicated to theBrad Parker is the founder and lead instructor for Rape Escape, a program from the Women's Self-Defense Institute exploration of leading edge techniques and strategies for self-defense, security and defensive tactics.  Defend U. is also the home of Women's Defense.Org, a community service group with instructors around the world dedicated to the education and training of females utilizing the Women's Empowerment Series.

Parker formed the modules of the program over the course of seven years as he trained literally hundreds of women in self-defense techniques.  The course evolved as a sort of living laboratory that dealt with the most common sexual assault scenarios researched from real life attacks.  Research and interviews with vice detectives revealed that women were invariably attacked differently than males.  And, unfortunately, the techniques usually taught in many courses don't address the realities of rape.  The techniques in the program were refined using full contact responses to full power attacks from male role players. This emphasis on realism brought about the Fight Like a Girl philosophy of women's self-defense.

Parker provides executive security as a Protection Agent for PFC Safeguards and is a Lead Instructor -- Protective Services for Progressive F.O.R.C.E. Concepts.  He has provided executive protection for major corporations both domestically and internationally and as a government contractor for a major sports and entertainment venue.   He is a Certified Tactical Firearms Instructor and has operational law enforcement experience as well an extensive background in defensive tactics training and martial arts. 

Web site:  www.defendu.com

Contact: bparker@yahoo.comx (delete the 'x' at the end of the address before sending)

 

For more self-defense and defensive tactics information, go to Defend University at www.defendu.com