Women's Self-Defense Seminar (2/11/17) - FREE

According to the CDC, about 19.3% of women have been raped at least once in their lives. Additionally, an estimated 43.9% of women experienced other forms of sexual violence during their lives. And 15.2% of women have been a victim of stalking.

And, because Synergy Defense & Fitness cares about how well equipped the women in our community are to handle violence, we're putting on a free self defense seminar for women only. It's not that we don't care about men (because we do), or think that men are always the perpetrators of violence (because they're not). We just recognize that some women may feel more comfortable learning about self-defense with other women.

So, if you're a woman reading this, please consider attending, and getting your daughter, friend, aunt, cousin, or coworker to come with you. If you're a man reading this, please consider passing this along to any women you think could benefit from a seminar like this.

WOMEN'S SELF DEFENSE SEMINAR

February 11, 2017 - 9:30 am to 12:30 pm

Synergy Defense & Fitness, LLC

9 E. Main Street

Shawnee, OK 74801

Attendance is free, but space is limited (seriously, no gimmick), so pre-register for a guaranteed spot. Register online here: https://synergywomensselfdefense.eventbrite.com

Attendees can expect:

• 30-45 minutes of discussion about situational awareness and mindset

• 2.5 hours of hands on learning of practical self-defense techniques

Lecture topics include:

• Fears, myths, and realities of physical assaults

• Attackers and their patterns

• Situational awareness

Self-defense techniques covered include:

• Escapes from bear hugs

• Soft & hard escapes from wrist grabs

• Escapes from chokes

• Defenses against knife threats

Appropriate attire is: active wear and tennis shoes or business casual with flat, non-slip shoes; please note that we will be practicing techniques, so your clothes must allow for a wide range of motion.

Open to girls and women ages 13 and older.

Please let us know if you have any questions!

Facts about violence against women:

Fact #1: 18.3% of women in the United States have survived a completed or attempted rape. (National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey 2010)

Fact #2: Almost two-thirds of all rapes are committed by someone who is known to the victim. 73% of sexual assaults were perpetrated by a non-stranger (— 48% of perpetrators were a friend or acquaintance of the victim, 17% were an intimate and 8% were another relative.) (National Crime Victimization Survey 2010)

Fact #3: 63.84% of women who reported being raped, physically assaulted, and/or stalked since age 18 were victimized by a current or former husband, cohabiting partner, boyfriend, or date. (National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey 2010)

Fact #4: Of female rape or sexual assault victims in 2010, 25 percent were assaulted by a stranger, 48 percent by friends or acquaintances, and 17 percent were intimate partners. (National Crime Victimization Survey 2010)

Fact #5: Almost 10% of high school students are victims of dating violence each year. (Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance 2009)

Fact #6: The Campus Sexual Assault Study estimated that between 1 in 4 and 1 in 5 college women experience completed or attempted rape during their college years. (National Institute of Justice 2007)

Fact #7: About one-third of female murder victims ages 12 or older are killed by an intimate partner. (Department of Justice 2007)

Fact #8: Offenders have been reported to be armed with a gun, knife or other weapon in 11 percent of rape or sexual assault victimizations. (Criminal Victimization, Bureau of Justice, 2010)

Fact #9: Factoring in unreported rapes, about 6% of rapists will ever spend a day in jail. 15 out of 16 will walk free. (Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN) calculation based on US Department of Justice 2010 Statistics)

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