The attacker grabs you by your hair, throws you on the ground and straddles you. Yelling obscenities he tells you in graphic details how he's going to rape and hurt you.

What do you do?

What do you do?

Rape, murder, gang violence, car jackings and drugs have flooded the media lately. Headlines are not blown out of proportion; in fact, the reported cases represent only a small portion of the cruelty and violence across the country. Women are wondering what they can do to protect themselves. The answer is women fighting back self-defense and awareness.

THE RAPIST
How can you tell if a person is a rapist? You can't!

When you seek reasons for a rapist's behavior, there does not appear to be any common sense involved. The rapist's primary objective is not sex, but violence. Statistics bear this out.

Approximately 87% of the victims are physically injured in some way, while approximately 9% of the victims are severely beaten. Common sense, if nothing else, tells you a rapist is serious. This same common sense, if put to use properly, can be a very effective weapon.

Trained experts, individuals, and raper crisis personnel all agree that there is no specific way to describe a rapist, nor is there any way to measure the social or economic background of a rapist. It is a generally accepted concept that a rapist may use a method of operation. This method of operation is divided into five stages. It must be understood, that all rapists do not necessarily use a method of operation. The following is designed as a guideline only, to make you aware. With this awareness, you can effectively avoid a situation before it has an opportunity to begin. The five stages in this method of operation are: Visual, Verbal, physical, sexual and physical assault. You will learn to stop each stage immediately with confidence.

DON'T BE A WILLING VICTIM
There are two actors in the assault drama- the aggressor assigns the roles. He casts himself as the domineering male and he assigns the role of helpless victim to his intended prey. Although the aggressor assigns the parts, you may accept or reject his choice of you as his victim. If you accept the part, you become a willing victim and you enure the success of his plan. If you reject the role, the decision alone may bethe decisive factor in your successful defense.

Never plead with an assailant; it simply assures him of your helplessness. Trying to persuade or use logic to a situation that has no logic inherent in it is ridiculous. He is not compassionate, but a violent predator. Even though you might be frightened- and it is frightening to be threatened wiht assault- you can show determination to protect yourself once you realize that assertive behavior is more effective than hopeless submission. You will learn when to strike, how to strike, and where to strike with conviction and a purpose.

WOMEN CAN FIGHT BACK

Women have been conditioned to think that they are incapable of fighting back. My course empathically disproves this. In this course you will learn how to take advantage of the vulnerabilities typically created in the male vs. female attack. The techniques we teach are intended to be destructive and incapacitating. You deserve to fight back!!! You will take control of the situation and disable your attacker with confidence.

TECHNIQUES AND REALISM
Women Fighting Back uses padded assailants. These practice assaults will allow you to experience the realism of striking vital targets with full power. In this course you will learn techniques for the most common street attacks. You will learn to channel feelings of fear and anger into instantaneous reflexive and purposeful counterattack. The 'attackers' react realistically, so you can see and feel what works.

STATISTCS:
Most rape victims have one common thread. They never thought that it could happen to them.
It can happen to you. It can happen to anybody.