Research indicates that women who successfully defend themselves are better able to quickly recognize threatening situations, express, and if necessary, physically enforce their boundaries. Learn those skills. Recognize assailant ploys and manipulations--and how to thwart them. Practice releases from common grabs and decisive strikes to vital targets. Assess your risks, and plan around them. Understand the connections between awareness, threats, and our media environment.. Get 50% off this course, one class per quarter, for students 55+ with the Roy Howard & Ruth Koral endowment. Call 206-592-3785 to register. Instructor: Joanne Factor