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Self-Defense
American Women’s Self Defense Association – AWSDA – an international, non-profit, educational organization, made up of women and men who are dedicated to ending violence against women by providing training programs for instructors and services for women, designed to increase their awareness of self defense and rape prevention, Lindenhurst, NY.
AWARE – Arming Women Against Rape and Endangerment – effective self-protection for intelligent women who want help, not hype, Bedford, MA.
DC-IMPACT – Washington, DC.
Impact Bay Area – a nonprofit organization preventing violence and promoting healing by teaching Impact, a unique form of self-defense for mind, body and voice. We offer a variety of courses, each with the aim of making you more safe and secure, Oakland, CA.
IMPACT Boston – gives you the skills to take control of your life. Living in fear is no way to live: when you decide to take action everything changes, Malden, MA.
Impact Chicago is committed to ending violence and building a non-violent world in which all people can live safely and with dignity, Chicago, IL.
IMPACT Defense System™, Professional Defense Training Group – since 1971, the IMPACT program has been the leading innovator in personal safety training in the country. We have specialized curricula to train adults, teens, children and special needs individuals who are blind or otherwise physically challenged, Houston, TX.
IMPACT Personal Safety is a nonprofit organization dedicated to ending the cycle of violence by teaching awareness, personal safety, violence prevention & self-defense skills to adults and children, Santa Fe, NM.
IMPACT Personal Safety, Inc.™ – an organization of women and men dedicated to breaking the cycle of violence. IMPACT training centers on this belief: good communication skills are the foundation of personal safety and well-being, Culver City, CA.
IMPACT Safety Programs – providing tools to overcome violence is at the core of all of our violence prevention, safety training, and organization programs. We believe that in a safe, supportive environment, resolve is strengthened, choices are expanded, and fear is transformed into courage, Columbus, OH.
IMPACT U: Personal Safety/Defense, University of North Dakota Women’s Center is a highly specialized self-defense program that teaches participants to successfully knock out an assailant of any size, Grand Forks, ND.
Kicks Martial Arts for Women – offering introductory and ongoing instruction in safety strategies, empowerment skills, and martial arts to women and girls of any physical/mental ability, race, creed, ethnicity, socio-economic background, sexual orientation, and body size, Lewisburg, PA.
KRAV MAGA™ National Training Center – our classes for women focus on rape prevention techniques and tactics. Learn to spot danger signs and learn how to defend yourself when no danger signs are given. This program teaches you how to defend yourself against common chokes, grabs, bearhugs, and other attacks, including fighting on the ground and when confronted by a weapon. We emphasize realistic scenarios and realistic defenses, Los Angeles, CA.
National Women’s Martial Arts Federation – exists to promote the involvement of women and girls in the martial arts. Their purpose is to share skills and resources, promote excellence in the martial arts, and encourage the widest range of women to train in the spirit of building individual and collective strength, San Francisco, CA.
Pepperface.com™, the sleek, fashionably designed Pepperface.com™ Edition Palm Defender® is both awareness symbol and effective self-defense device. Precision machined, the aerospace aluminum body stylishly encases the world’s smallest aerosol pepper spray insert, Chicago, IL.
PREPARE INC. – IMPACT & PREPARE Personal Safety® – the IMPACT full-contact form of personal safety training has its origins with a group of martial artists who decided in the early 1970s to develop a new form of self defense for women – one that was relevant to the needs and capabilities of women, acknowledged women’s issues, and made use of training methods that introduced more realism and better results. These individuals designed the foundation of IMPACT Personal Safety by researching police records and by speaking to survivors and perpetrators, as well as experts in education, psychology, sociology, martial arts, and physiology, New York, NY.
R.A.D. Systems – Rape Aggression Defense Systems – a program of realistic self-defense tactics and techniques for women. The R.A.D. System is a comprehensive, women-only course that begins with awareness, prevention, risk reduction and risk avoidance, while progressing on to the basics of hands-on defense training. R.A.D. is not a Martial Arts program, Denham Springs, LA.
Self-Defense & Safety, Los Angeles Commission on Assaults Against Women – self-defense is more than knowing how to fight back against a physical attack. One of the first organizations to provide women's self-defense, LACAAW has been empowering women and children to prevent crime and victimization for more than 20 years, Los Angeles, CA.
Women’s Self-Defense Institute – a community service organization dedicated to educating and training women worldwide in rape prevention and personal protection, Phoenix, AZ.
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