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IOM Combat · 01-10-2005, 08:08 PM

Howdy All,
I haven't been teaching long but when I started I found I was being asked specifically to do womens sd. Most of the women who came to me said this was, at least in part, because they felt more comfortable training in an all female group. I find it tends to be an easier way for them to get into it all without the intimidation which comes from a large group of blokes. After a while and when they have gained some confidence most of them tend to come along to the mixed classes.
The actual self-defence classes though tend to be little different, with the main change occuring the the verbal approach and body language of the attacker.

Cheers
Dan

01-10-2005, 08:08 PM	#15 (permalink)
IOM Combat Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 5 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Howdy All, I haven't been teaching long but when I started I found I was being asked specifically to do womens sd. Most of the women who came to me said this was, at least in part, because they felt more comfortable training in an all female group. I find it tends to be an easier way for them to get into it all without the intimidation which comes from a large group of blokes. After a while and when they have gained some confidence most of them tend to come along to the mixed classes. The actual self-defence classes though tend to be little different, with the main change occuring the the verbal approach and body language of the attacker. Cheers Dan __________________ http://www.iomcombat.co.uk