Metro Atlanta Army veteran and beauty queen Raquel Riley Thomas is turning a personal tragedy into a mission to protect young ...

NORTH AUGUSTA — Block, chop, and strike were among the techniques women and girls learned to protect themselves during a recent self-defense class. A women’s self-defense class was held at the Nancy ...

ANDERSON COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) – The Anderson County Sheriff’s Office wants to continue to teach women self-defense techniques that could save their life. Four years ago, a woman was attacked in ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — After decades of practicing Vadha Kempo Karate and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Jennifer Burke wanted to provide a space where women and girls could develop martial arts skills and learn ...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — The Columbus Police Department has been making efforts to help prevent violence against women with its female self-defense classes. According to the National Domestic Violence ...

YORK COUNTY, Pa. — Happening in York County, a family-run jiu jitsu school is helping women defend themselves. Every Tuesday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Horsemen Brazilian Jiu Jitsu hosts a women-only ...

BROKEN ARROW, Okla. — Women in the Broken Arrow community learned practical self-defense techniques during a free seminar last Saturday at Embody Fitness after recent attacks on women in the Tulsa ...

After a woman was attacked and set on fire on a CTA train, women are concerned about taking public transportation, but for ...

A black belt in karate, Abdelhamid started training a group of seven Muslim women and girls in the basement of a community center. Now, thousands have passed through the doors of Malikah Safety Center ...

Barbara Haynes and her 13-year-old granddaughter attend a self-defense class on the reservation of the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians. A group of 10 Wabanaki women stand in a circle in the rec room ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville community is sounding the alarm after three women were found dead in the last four days ...