Historical Summer 2001 article. Dates, prices, services and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
Skinker DeBaliviere Community Council and Police Officer Gwen Patton of the Washington University Police Department are jointly sponsoring a Women’s Only Personal Safety Seminar.
The 12-hour, four session curriculum affords women the opportunity to work in a small group setting and to learn personal safety techniques that can be used in daily life as well as in threatening situations. Students enrolling in this Seminar will receive a free workbook/reference manual as well as twelve hours of instruction with Officer Patton, who is a certified instructor in the RAD Defense system.
This comprehensive course begins with awareness, prevention, risk reduction and avoidance, and then progresses to the basics of hands-on defense training.
Please note: this is NOT a martial arts class. Your class commitment includes four evening sessions, from 6:00-9:00 p.m. at the SDCC office, 6008 Kingsbury. Classes will be held June 21, June 28, July 12 and July 19. Students will receive an official certificate upon completing their course work. Class size is restricted, so if you are interested in participating, please phone to register at 862-5122. Students must be at least 12 to enroll. Mother-daughter teams are encouraged. Age is not a barrier. Even those with limited mobility can participate. Enrollees are asked to wear loose-fitting workout-type clothes and to bring a water bottle.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, Summer 2001.
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