The Master Class in Women's Self-Defense is an enrollment option for women who want an intensive course in all things personal safety. Prevention through essential physical skills, master class participants will join Level 1 instructor candidates in a powerful hybrid course. Hybird meaning, roughly 8 hours online and then 3 days in-person hosted in various places across North America and Europe.

Masterclass students will not be required to submit letters of recommendation, take course quizzes, etc. Master class registrations are for women only. We recognize the need for quality personal safety/self-defense instruction for all genders and can make recommendations on how to locate good training in your area if you do not identify as female.

While we are continuously expanding with an ever-growing team of instructors and Endorsed Colleagues we are not a "system" of schools & are not quite yet everywhere. Go to our map and locate an instructor in your region to discover when workshops may be running.

Can't find anything in your part of the world? Consider learning how to share this information with your community by joining us in an Instructional Foundations in Women's Self-Defense course (Level 1).

YES! We have been concentrating on providing continuing education for our professionals & meeting the growing demand for our Level 1/Master Class programs. 2024 goals include more online programming for our community.

While prior experience in a self-defense oriented physical system is helpful, it is by no means required. In fact, we hope to reach as many women as we can who might be interested in strengthening the lives of other women in their own communities. Yes, men who are in the self-defense community are welcome in our instructor courses.