self-defense training
Learning protective techniques
Self-defense training is instruction in techniques for protecting oneself from physical attack.
Programs range from martial arts like judo or krav maga to short courses teaching basic moves—strikes, blocks, escapes from holds.
She took a self-defense training course after moving to the city.
The training typically emphasizes awareness and avoidance alongside physical techniques.
- grapplingClose-quarters combat technique
- martial artsCodified fighting systems
- blockingImpeding forward progress
- pepper sprayCapsaicin-based defensive aerosol
- confidence buildingDeveloping self-assurance
threat detection · escape routes · joint locks · de-escalation techniques · fight or flight · danger zones · body language · real world scenarios · assertiveness · crowd dynamics · kicking · palm strike · Krav Maga · tasers · sparring · street fighting · mental focus · risk assessment
- emergency preparednessemergency kit, evacuation plan, emergency plan, emergency alerts, emergency supplies
- martial artskarate, taekwondo, judo, kung fu, aikido
self-defense traininglearned helplessness
Trauma-induced belief in powerlessness
defenselessness · victim mentality · helplessness · vulnerability · unpreparedness