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Self-defense training, when framed as empowerment, enhances safety and offers comprehensive strategies to prevent and interrupt violence. This approach also fosters social change by empowering women and girls.

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  • * Sociology
  • * Criminology
  • * Gender Studies

Background:

  • * Traditional self-defense training is often narrowly focused on physical responses to violence.
  • * This limited perspective fails to address the multifaceted nature of violence and personal safety.
  • * An empowerment approach offers a more holistic and effective strategy.

Purpose of the Study:

  • * To explore how an empowerment approach in self-defense training contributes to the anti-violence movement.
  • * To highlight the multifaceted benefits of this training for women and girls.
  • * To advocate for a broader understanding of self-defense beyond physical techniques.

Main Methods:

  • * Qualitative analysis drawing on the author's experience as a self-defense instructor.
  • * Incorporation of insights from the broader self-defense movement.
  • * Theoretical exploration of empowerment principles within self-defense contexts.

Main Results:

  • * Empowerment-based self-defense training increases women's and girls' safety.
  • * It cultivates their potential as agents of social change.
  • * It provides a deeper, embodied understanding of violence and offers comprehensive strategies for recognition, prevention, and interruption.

Conclusions:

  • * An empowerment approach to self-defense is a vital component of the anti-violence movement.
  • * This training equips individuals with tools to navigate and challenge violence effectively.
  • * It fosters personal agency and promotes broader societal change.