About this Course

This 3-hour seminar is dedicated to addressing the safety risks and concerns young adults may face as they finish high school, enter post-secondary studies and start their adult lives. This workshop will be part discussion and part physical technique. The discussion will include topics such as how to: recognize danger, understand and use intuition, manage fear, understand our rights and limits when it comes to defending ourselves, and know what options we have when encountering high-risk individuals. Physical techniques taught will include how to: protect yourself standing, escape and evade, maintain a healthy distance with “soft” and “hard” techniques, use objects on or around you to defend, block incoming strikes and deliver basic counter-strikes. This class is safe, inclusive and lots of fun—and these skills will help keep you safe your whole life through! Bring some friends and learn together!