Wanted - Women's Self Defense Class Chattanooga

[Cherokee Slim]

My teenage granddaughter is going off to college next fall and we want her to be prepared to defend herself. No guns since she is underage, no ninja throwing stars, blowguns or nunckucks. Besides pepper spray, is there any women's defense classes offered around Chattanooga? She apparently has matured to where she knows everything so I can't teach her anything, so Chattanooga State or something? Thanks for the help.
Cherokee Slim

[JGunner]

Shooters depot offers a defensive divas class for women. I believe officer zirk teaches it. (he taught my hcp course and was very good). I can't comment specifically on the course because I don't know anyone that has taken it, but I have a great deal of respect for officer zirk from the way he handled the hcp course. Seems to be a top notch guy/instructor

[peejman]

Most colleges offer some sort of women's self defense class. My wife took one while were in college.

http://catalog.chattanoogastate.edu/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=9&coid=8383

There's this... http://www.nrahq.org/rtbav/index.asp

[Cherokee Slim]

Defensive Divas hits it dead on. I'll talk to Amy there. Thanks
Cherokee Slim

[Jonnin]

zirk is a great guy but that may be a gun based class. However he does one on one sessions & you might get him to teach it more martial arts heavy as I am sure he knows some hand to hand and more than enough for basic defense. There are dozens of martial arts studios in town as well, but I cannot comment on one over another. Surely some of them offer short, no nonsense classes. Just have to weed out the competition and exercise programs to find a serious place -- the competetive martial arts have rules and the exercise stuff is nearly useless.

[JGunner]

I'm pretty sure Defensive Divas is a hand-to-hand defensive course. Here's a link to the official page.

http://www.theshootersdepot.com/class-descriptions/#def-divas

I know Zirk also does 1 on 1 classes / lessons too (like you said Jonin). You'd probably have to call shooter's to see about setting that up.
Edited December 5, 2012 by JGunner

[bigwakes]

My wife did RAD put on by my local PD. http://www.rad-systems.com/

[Cherokee Slim]

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My wife did RAD put on by my local PD. [url="http://www.rad-systems.com/"]http://www.rad-systems.com/[/url]
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She will go to Austin Pea so their RAD may work as well. Thanks

[ShamGlock]

There is an excellent course offered from time to time at Chattanooga Jiu Jitsu Academy. My wife went through that one, and I try to get my Mom to go every time it comes up. I believe it is more realistic for women because he preaches awareness and teaches techniques that aren't striking based, as that is a game that any woman is going to lose.

Full disclosure-I train there, so I'm a little biased towards Jiu Jitsu based techniques.

[Cherokee Slim]

Thank you. We haven't ruled anything in or out yet. Regardless she will do the RAD at Austin Phea because that's where she will be going.
Cherokee Slim

[pitt2magic]

Another vote for Chattanooga Jiu Jitsu's program.  My wife took the class and she can totally kick Shamglock's butt.

[ShamGlock]

There's no verifiable proof of that pitt! I've never really fought back because she's kinda scary. 

[pitt2magic]

Smart man, I just lay in the fetal position and take whats coming to me!

[Guest zirkops]

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