Trans self-defense and empowerment for all bodies
Trans and non-binary people, especially trans women of color, experience some of the most severe and frequent gender-based violence of any group in the US. Defend Yourself offers practical skills that anyone can learn (you don't have to be an athlete, or train for years in martial arts) -- skills for preventing, interrupting, and healing from harassment, abuse, and assault. Join Defend Yourself teacher Stephania Mahdi to find out more about how empowerment and self-defense training can help you be safer and more confident when dealing with everything from daily problems like problematic family members or intrusive coworkers to physical assault. You'll leave this session with techniques you can use right away. 0:00 Introduction to presentation 2:04 About Stephania and Defend Yourself 6:16 Basics of empowerment self-defense 9:55 Self-defense and neurodiversity 12:09 Building confidence and empowerment 20:10 Practical self-defense skills 26:27 Self-defense with physical disabilities 28:31 The “tunnel zone” 31:02 What skills can people learn […]