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Reduce the Odds Course for Women

  • 09-09-2008 1:29pm
    #1
    MaeveD
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,001 ✭✭✭


    We don't often teach this course outside of schools and colleges these days but we decided to run one in Sept/Oct.

    It will be a 4 week course run in Joeys in Fairview starting on Wednesday the 24th September, the class time will be 8.30-10.00pm.

    Here's some more details on the course and what it's about:
    http://www.defendu.ie/womens.htm

    Here's a list of our clients past and present:
    http://www.defendu.ie/clients.htm

    If you're interested in coming along drop us an email at info(at)defendu.ie


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  • #2
    tallaght01
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,778 ✭✭✭tallaght01


    Hi MaeveD,

    Can I just ask a question? On the website you linked to, they mention several studies (in relation to researching real life attacks and with regard to deterring an attacker). Can I ask where those were printed, and do you have references?

    I'm not saying that in anyway to imply they don't exist, or that they're of a poor quality. I only ask as a follow-up to a conversation some of us were having on another thread about how it would be nice to base self defence methods on some kind of "science", for want of a better term. We were talking about how hard it is to get data on the subject, so I'd be really keen to read some research if you happen to know where it is.

    Cheers, T01.


  • #3
    MaeveD
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,001 ✭✭✭MaeveD


    No problem, most of the studies we quote have been done in the US. (because very few done here or in the UK) They come from interviews with women who have been victims of rape and sexual assault and interviews with the perpetrators of this type of crime. The physical course was designed around what actually happens, in other words the most common attack scenarios a woman is likely to face if attacked.

    Our colleagues Brad Parker of Defend University in Phoenix www.defendu.com who designed the course and Steve Kardian of Defend University in New York http://www.nydefendu.com/ or http://www.stevekardian.com/ are both Law Enforcement officers and have access to vast amounts of infomation. If you contact them, I'm sure they would be glad to point you in the right direction to source the best reference material for what you're looking for.

    Why not do your own study?


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