Women's Self Defense Article

The AWSDA and Self Defense

Since 1990 the American Women’s Self-Defense Association, or AWSDA, has worked to help encourage women to take self defense training to empower and protect themselves. AWSDA members work to help educate women about how they can improve their lives with self defense training and will help them to become more powerful. Here’s a look at what AWSDA members do to help women out.

First, AWSDA members work in educating women about self defense. There are various different places where AWSDA members work to help educate women about what to do in the event of an attack. An AWSDA member that teaches self defense is one that is knowledgeable about what a woman should do in the event that she is attacked. By learning how to protect herself through training with a member of the group a woman will be more secure.

There are various different forms of self defense training that AWSDA members will educate women on. The most basic form of self defense, of course, involves empty handed training. This can be done through martial arts and many other methods. Some AWSDA members will train women in the use of weapons as a last resort in the event of any major attacks.

There are various places where AWSDA members come from. These members will use their skills in knowing how to protect the self and to avoid attacks by teaching other women how they can use those skills. While self defense instructors are especially common, law enforcement members are also members of the AWSDA. Law enforcement members will be especially useful in working with the AWSDA to set up neighborhood watch programs in areas where attacks on women are especially prevalent.

If you are a woman and you are looking to learn how to protect yourself from any attacks then you should consider meeting with an AWSDA certified self defense instructor for help on how you can prevent attacks and how you can protect yourself in the event of an attack. There are various different places where you can find AWSDA members, and by going to the group’s website at awsda.org you can find a location near you.

There is also an annual seminar held by the AWSDA that is open to AWSDA members and nonmembers as well. The group’s annual Self Defense Training Seminar is a week-long outing where women can learn about the newest ways to protect themselves and to fight back. Women can also improve on their current skills through lessons at the seminar. You can learn more about the seminar at awsda.org. The 2007 seminar will be in Phoenix from November 3-7.