DIVAS IN DEFENSE

Daily on social media we hear about women being victimized, raped, sexually assault, kidnapped and murdered.

When you think about self-defense, you rarely if ever think of a woman defending herself.

• What happens when you driving home from work by yourself and need to stop at the Supermarket or Mall?
• What if you are walking out to your vehicle with your hands full of groceries and someone approaches you?
• What if you were out by yourself taking a walk around your neighborhood at dusk?
• What if a door-to-door salesperson came by your house wanting to give you a pitch, and your husband isn’t home?

The truth is we don’t think about attacks enough, because we want to believe that people are inherently good and wouldn’t hurt us.

Statistics tells us something very important; that women are not being equipped to defend themselves against an attacker.

The statistics is reality. It is something we can and should do something about.

Reasons why it is so important for women to learn self-defense and to become part of our C.T.S. Training Program:

1. Self-defense helps women protect themselves and their family.
   Meaning, even though women are smaller and not as strong, this discipline helps women use their opponent’s mechanics against them, such as their height, weight, and even strength. In a self-defense situation, this is pivotal.
   Another added benefit of self-defense training is the ability to disarm an opponent who is using a weapon against you. The transfer of technique is the same from unarmed to an armed attack.
   Learning self-defense provides the user with skill to avoid being hurt or injured in an attack. While this doesn’t guarantee safety, it does reduce the risk exponentially in an attack. In a situation where you are fighting for your life, the life of a friend, or even your own children, understanding how to defend yourself can save your life and others.
2. Self-defense builds confidence in women. Self-Defense gives you confidence that no one could question or take away.Learning the skill, technique, and form to successfully defend yourself in a self-defense situation shows you that you have worth. We teach you that your life and the lives of friends and family are important enough to fight for. The great thing about self-defense is that everyone can benefit from it. It does not discriminate against sex, age, physical ability, or societal stigma. Self-defense calls greatness out of women and empowers them to be more than what they think they can be.
3. Self-defense teaches women discipline, and that discipline transfers over to all other areas of their lives. Self-defense will teach you to be calm, control your breathing, and respond instead of reacting to situations. Emotionally, it teaches you to trust a process that has no definite end. In a society where we want results now, self-defense teaches you to be diligent, patient, and even take failures as signs of growth instead of abject defeat. Spiritually, you will discover daily revelation on how to become a better wife, daughter, sister, friend, and person altogether. Learning self-defense will help you grow out of stagnancy and will give you a tool that has no monetary value.