In South Africa, femicide rates are thought to be five times higher than the global average. With many women victims of ...

Women in South Africa are turning to guns and martial arts for self-defense in a country where rates of gender-based violence are extremely high.

Long labeled "masculine", combat sports are changing their image. Tatami mats, rings and cages are seeing an increasing ...

Ms. Abdelhamid is the author of the forthcoming “Get Home Safe: A Guide to Self-Defense and Building Our Collective Power.” Feb. 12, 2026 I’ve taught self-defense for nearly 17 years, across Queens ...

PITTSFIELD, Mass. (NEWS10) — A Berkshire County running nonprofit is offering women a chance to earn a self-defense training certificate. The Berkshire Running Foundation will host Rape Aggression ...

ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. — The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office Women Against Violent Encounters program is hosting a series of free self-defense classes in partnership with Tristyn Bailey Strong. The ...

EAST GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Ada Parks and Recreation is hosting two women's self-defense classes this winter at Roselle Park in Ada for those looking to build confidence and learn practical safety ...

Source: Thomas Van Veen/Courtesy Defend Yourself Welcome to my first blog post for Psychology Today! I’d like to share with you how I got here and what I’ll be offering in this space. My Story I think ...

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force's F-15 fighters holding a joint military drill with the U.S. B-52 bomber on Dec. 10, 2025. (Japan's Ministry of Defense/AP) Japan is barreling forward with efforts to ...

In the Kyiv region, volunteers in the civilian defense force uses heavy machine guns to help defend against aerial attacks. One unit is made up almost entirely of women, inspiring the nickname the ...

Maxxine Dupri walked into Hershey with everything to prove, and everything to lose. Dupri defended her Women's Intercontinental Championship against old rival Ivy Nile Monday, and after a particularly ...

The Alfred University Office of Public Safety, in partnership with Alfred State College, is offering the nationally-recognized Rape Aggression Defense (R.A.D.) program. Alfred University is partnering ...