-Senior Legacy Project by Melina Munton-

Minaret’s Girls’ Self Defense Class

Why? Some Short Statistics

1 in 3 women will have been attempted assault victims in their lifetime

90% of rape victims are female

98% of rapists never go to jail

2 out of 3 perpetrators know their victims

Objectives:

Teach basic techniques on how to escape from an attacker

Encourage women’s self reliance

Teach teenage girls that they have a right to protect themselves

Lesson Plan:

Targets

wrist grab escapes

elbow and knee strikes

headlock escapes

aligator kick

bear-hug escapes

How?

Was already familiar with the

topic

Prepared months in advance

Networking

Bribery

Results:

10 more women can defend themselves

10 women will value self defense more, and be more likely to teach their children self defense