Hi! Yes, I am not saying I don't believe that there is a Men's self defense class/es out there- I am saying I haven't seen a ad saying "Men's Self Defense Class". Krav Maga also teaches men. I will look more into Model Mugging to see how they advertise. I think it is good to debate - and esp. this article- b/c some self defense instructors have even said that the stat the FBI and Justice Dept. put out about men raping women was wrong - and debating helps educate people.
You stated"While it may be true that you might have to fight as hard as you can to escape some situations, there are lots of others that you can talk your way out of or avoid altogether. What I liked about Impact was, they taught the verbal, de-escalation piece, before they taught the physical violence piece. "
I agree- we teach the same thing!!!
We teach verbal and do stress training - verbal scenarios too! They work great! During our fight class women do not know if the fight will go physical or not and many times they stay verbal. We do a lot of boundary setting which proceeds doing the physical. I think that it is very important to do both like you stated b/c so many times you can descalate a situation with a boundary or even make the attacker label you as a problem rather than a victim.
You stated "As far as avoiding danger, advice to women about not going out alone at certain times and to certain places is just plain good advice"
I disagree. I do not think that telling people to stay in at night or at certain times is good b/c crime happens at all times of the day and night - not just night- I think telling someone to limit their freedom is not good- I tell them to trust their intuition. If they feel that a situation is bad - then don't go ----either day or night.