Hypervigilance and situational awareness are just two of the points instructors offered to women and girls in a self-defense class at the Multi Agency Academic Cooperative on a recent Friday evening. ...

EVERETT — More than 30 women, from mother-daughter duos to seniors, streamed into PandaRoll JiuJitsu on Oct. 4. For many attendees, including myself, that Saturday afternoon was our first self-defense ...

MOUNT ZION, Ill. (WAND) - Becoming the best has always been top of mind for 16-year-old Sun-Yoon Karas. At just nine years old, she stepped foot onto the mat for the first time, training in Jiu-Jitsu.

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — For a female San Diego college student like Angela, preparedness matters. "You never know when it's gonna happen,” Angela said. Even as violent crime trends downward locally, she ...

BROKEN ARROW, Okla. — Women in the Broken Arrow community learned practical self-defense techniques during a free seminar last Saturday at Embody Fitness after recent attacks on women in the Tulsa ...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — The Columbus Police Department has been making efforts to help prevent violence against women with its female self-defense classes. According to the National Domestic Violence ...

A metro Atlanta Army veteran and beauty queen is turning a personal tragedy into a mission to protect young women. Raquel Riley Thomas is behind a growing self-defense movement aimed at teaching other ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — After decades of practicing Vadha Kempo Karate and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Jennifer Burke wanted to provide a space where women and girls could develop martial arts skills and learn ...

Celebrate this National Volunteer Week April 20 - 26 with the IRC by sharing our Volunteer Impact Story Series with the theme Unity, Infinity, & Continuity inspired by NJ Volunteer Tutor Menna Bakr's ...