From: Tim Heider, Clackamas County Public Affairs Coordinator
Re-posted by: Clackamas County Sheriff's Office

Clackamas County Community Corrections offers women’s self-defense class April 3

Posted: March 3, 2011

Clackamas County Community Corrections will be offering a free public safety education course in women’s self-defense to women age 14 and over on Sunday, April 3, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.

Class will be held in the Clackamas Hwy. 212/224 area. Pre-registration is required and registration closes March 30. Class sizes are limited.

Two classes are planned. Minors must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.

The morning session is a classroom presentation and the afternoon is a moderately physical hands-on class. Both are designed for women age 14 and over and will teach:

• Verbal commands
• Defensive postures
• Body language
• Assailant target areas
• Kicking techniques
• Striking techniques
• Scenarios
• Myths about sexual assault
• Profiles of Offenders
• What to do if victimized
• Where your most at risk
• Personal self-defense techniques
• Strategies for avoiding date rape
• Personal defense devices and weapons of opportunity
• Safety considerations when home or out and about