Girls, Do self defense classes really work or are they just confidence boosters?

[Anonymous]

[4ngelic]

apparently they dont work against dudes at least unless you take ones that are specializing in women and teaching you stuff taking into account strenghth differences between men and women (a lot of them teach you actually the same stuff they'd teach dudes). and that's only if you're up against dudes who aren't trained. if they're trained it's kinda useless if you dont have any weapons or know how to knee dudes well and can do that in that situation

[Asker]

Which courses have you tried?

[jennifer_bloom]

They work for the person who takes them cause if a kidnapper sees two people out in the world and one knows self defence and the other does not, who do you think he is going to attack and kidnap?

[7Phoenix7]

I’ve never taken self defense classes but men are literally way stronger than us even if they don’t workout or anything. I’d trust a weapon before the classes lol

[Asker]

I took a martial arts self defense class and it was kinda awkward since it’s mostly women

[Sirenboobzilla]

I've been kickboxing for 10 years. It doesn't make me unstoppable, but I guarantee if I get a hit in it's gonna hurt

[Asker]

Have you tried Krav Maga?

[Sirenboobzilla]

Not specifically, no

[Asker]

Are guys in your class? I always feel weird sparring with women

[Sirenboobzilla]

We're 3 girls and 8 guys. We do spar from time to time

[Asker]

What type of padding do y’all wear when sparring?

[Sirenboobzilla]

Don't know the brand, but the gym has a bunch of padded foot and shin guards as well as padded gloves

[Asker]

My class allows head gear only for sparring, it can be a bit painful at times. This is for their level 4 class, earlier levels wear padding top to bottom

[Vesuvius87]

Yes, besides learning some self-defense techniques, it helps you relax, release stress and regulate your emotions, esp for us when we're on our periods.