Women's Self Defense - Thirteen to Seventy-One

Photo by Elizabeth Ambrose 2016

Sometimes I love the way the universe works. We have done many seminars in and out of our school with many different women of all backgrounds and lifestyles. Years earlier, at this particular seminar, we had two women that represented different ends of the societal spectrum. 

One was thirteen years old and the other seventy one, three generations apart. 

One was shy with no experience of the world, the other a fiesty fully experienced and self-realized woman of the world.

One knew nothing about the potential dangers that may lie in wait for her, the other knew only too well the many trials and hardships that women of her time and generation have experienced. 

From the outside they would have seemed as different as they could be. 

But they were the exact same height! 

They both came with other women that cared and loved them. 

They also came to learn self-defense!

For one, Mom and her Aunt wanted to protect the youngest woman in their family and help her prepare for the future.

For the other, her curiousity and drive to know self-defense (she had already been mugged twice) came with her daughter.

It was a wonder to behold to watch a shy thirteen year old girl and this fiery great-grandmother working side by side, hitting and kicking the "assailants" in front of them, trying for power and accuracy. 

Christine and Lisa, they made my day. 

However, these two women have something in common that is heart-breaking.  

They represent the victims of choice by assailants known and unknown. They represent the most vulnerable sector in our society. There are creeps out there that want to take advantage of youth and inexperience and of advanced age and frailty. Lisa came because she was mugged twice in three years. Both times she was knocked down and beatened. Christine came because the women in her life wanted her to know how to protect herself. 

Back then, the universe gave me a snapshot of what was possible, of what needed to be done. 

In 2017, women's safety and well-being are still being challenged every day. And the future seems to be darker than ever. As women, we need to look to how we can make self-defense part of our family's life as concrete actions instead of as abstract ideas. The future Christines and the Lisas of the world need our action now.

Christine and Liza represent that you are never too young or too old to learn self-defense. Do it for your girls, your mother, and your grandmothers. Do it now. 

#womensselfdefense, #girlskickingbutt, #nevertooold, #womensafety

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