#AmINext

Open letter to the women of South Africa, from a South African woman: Yes, you probably are. I probably am. Women: learn to defend yourself. You are not a hapless victim. You are not just a set of sex organs. BUT: you ARE responsible for your own safety. Stop thinking that rape is about sex. …

Damage Control

Don’t wait until it’s too late. There’s a lot of reasons people don’t want to participate in self-defense classes. They think it’s for sissies, that it’s ineffective and that [insert martial art of your choice here] will be better (It’s not). There’s still this stigma around self-defense that for some reason makes people think we …