This real life attack reveals a number of lessons for us as we train to prevent and resist a physical attack or sexual assault.

We are changing the way we report real incidences and cases here on the Women's Self-Defense Community blog.

If your self-defense system has a lot of techniques that depend on the attacker reacting to pain, then you might want to rethink that.

Affecting any one of these elements of the crime triangle will have a dramatic affect on your personal safety and self-defense.

Here are the seven most common mistakes women make that could result in them getting kidnapped, attacked, and/or raped.

Tracie Arlington talks to Dr. Phil about empowering your children with the plans and the techniques to prevent abduction, sexual assault.

You can’t always rely on an order of protection for your safety.  This case of a Cincinnati women protecting herself and her five...

A woman defended herself from an attacker with her car keys. The police mug shot is testimony to the effectiveness of her defense.

In the above video published on the community's YouTube channel, Coach Tracie and instructor Matt talk about the ABCs of self-defense....

Tracie Arlington discusses how to prepare for college and what to be aware of for your safety on campus.

The coaches from the Women's Self-Defense Community talk about awareness for self-defense on campus.

Here's the rhetorical question: are you prepared for such an attack with your self-defense?

A woman who was attacked while running in a suburban park cleverly caused the attacker to suddenly break off.

A woman uses a shotgun to defend herself from her ex-boyfriend who broke into her home.

It's generally accepted that a percentage of sexual predators recommit rapes and attacks repeatedly. The problem is we don't really know the

Parking lots are a danger zone for crime. Chris Fry offers self-defense tips.

This news story shows a very common attack in real life.