Summary: | Offers a framework for making decisions in situations that call for self-defense. The Studio Class discusses the issue of self-defense, touching on its definition, the empowerment issues at stake, and the factors that contribute to effective self-defense. Students explore the relationship between self-defense, martial arts, and the anti-violence movement. Interviews: Students at IMPACT: Self-Defense for Women, Pauline Bart, co-author of Stopping Rape: Successful Survival Strategies, Department of Psychiatry (University of Illinois-Chicago), Nancy Lanoue, Co-Director of Thousand Waves: Martial Arts and Self-defense for Women and Children.
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