Women's Self-Defense Institute provides realistic, effective self-defense training for today's busy female.

The mission at Women's Self-Defense Institute is simple - empowering you to fight back against crime.

How?

By providing you training and education in:

These tools greatly increase your personal protection options to combat crime.

The paradox of self-defense is that the more prepared you are, the less likely you are to need it. When you can recognize and respond effectively to potentially dangerous situations, you are more confident in your every day activities. You are also less likely to become a target of crime.

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At Women's Self-Defense Institute we assist women in three ways to combat crime:

1. Educating the mind
2. Training the body, and
3. Empowering the spirit

Check out our Crime and Defense Section and our Statistics on Crimes Against Women pages if you're looking for information on:

Our Resource Guide section is for you if you're looking for:

We continuously update our site as new agencies and groups committed to supporting women fighting crime are created.

Are you searching for general information such as?:

Then visit our Articles section. We're always updating information on how to combat crime at all levels. Check back with us often.

What about hands on training? You've now decided you're ready to learn physical self-defense techniques. You want a program geared specifically to meet your needs as a woman. For that, we recommend Rape Aggression Defense (RAD) training for all women. The RAD System is dedicated to teaching you defensive concepts and techniques against various types of assaults.

The RAD system utilizes easy, effective and proven self-defense tactics. Our system of realistic defense will provide you with the knowledge to make an educated decision about resistance. Our classes are held in the Middlesex County, New Jersey area and class participation is strictly confidential.

Why not register today for our next class?

Bookmark our Calendar section for upcoming seminars and RAD training.

If you are an employer or with a group, we are available for speaking engagements, lunch & learn sessions and general training regarding a host of women's safety issues. Please feel free to contact us with your needs and budgetary requirements.

At Women's Self-Defense Institute, we are always striving to improve our website and services to meet your safety and self-defense needs. We ensure that the information being presented is relevant to you and our community. We welcome your feedback and encourage you to contact us with any suggestions, ideas, and/or topic requests.

Please feel free to fully utilize the information on this website and to re-print any information contained herein with a link acknowledgement back to our site.

We look forward to building a safer tomorrow for you and all women starting today!

Yours in Empowerment,

Angie M. Tarighi
CEO / Founder
Women's Self-Defense Institute