Im a woman, what are some of the pitfalls of Womens Self-defence courses?
Often martial arts schools put on self-defence courses. These classes are structured around the school’s primary focus and curriculum rather than the realities of violence against women. The incontrovertible issue that must be addressed during women’s self-defence class is that you will be fighting superior male upper-body strength (The average man is two to three times stronger than the average woman). If this, working real-life scenarios as opposed to techniques, the psychological issues about using violence and awareness and avoidance of violence are not emphasised, keep looking.
