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National Women’s Self Defence Association

Purpose:

Group Policy

• Our policy is to promote self defence for women of all ages and levels of physical abilities in women only classes. We work from the belief that every woman has the right to defend herself in situations in which she is,or feels threatened.
• We aim to teach in a way that challenges all forms of discrimination.
• The self defence we teach is not just about physical techniques. We increase women’s choices in dealing with threatening or violent situations at home, at work, or in the street, by using a range of physical and non-physical strategies.
• We believe that self esteem is an essential element in a woman’s ability to defend herself effectively. We therefore aim to build confidence and to encourage women to recognise their own skills and experience.
• We recognise that women have a wealth of different experiences and a diversity of needs.
• We aim to promote an environment that encourages equality of acess for black women and other women who experience racist attacks, older women, disabled women, working class women, lesbians and women who have experienced or are experiencing sexual or domestic violence.

The group aims to:

• Provide support for a network amongst women’s self defence intstructors.
• Promote women only classes and teach in a way that reflects our philosophy
• Develop women’s self defence qualifications; train trainers in self defence for women.
• To promote an approach to womens self defence
• To be able to participate on National debates on the subject of women’s safety and to provide spokeswomen for the media on a National and regional level.
• Produce appropriate materials
• Develop a campaigning role

Activities:

Annual training events

Production of a newsletter

Email group

Web site

Region or specific community:

England

Membership Criteria if any:

Female self defence instructors working primarily with women

Membership Fee if any:

Members pay an annual subscription, currently

£50 for organisations,

£35 for waged members,

£20 for those on a low wage and

£7.50 for unwaged members and associate members, per year.

Contact Name:

Anna Duxbury

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Contact Email:

Spanna03@hotmail.com

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Funders if any:

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