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  2. Wen-Do - Wikipedia

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    Wen-Do is a form of self-defence art for women developed by Ned and Ann Paige, a married couple from Toronto, Ontario. [1] Dr. Paige, an optometrist, dedicated himself to creating a program to teach women to protect themselves after hearing of the murder of Kitty Genovese in New York on March 13, 1964. Ned and Anne were practitioners of jujutsu ...

  3. Tim Larkin (self-defense) - Wikipedia

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    In 2013 Rodale Books published Larkin's book Survive the Unthinkable: A Total Guide to Women's Self-Protection. [8] Tony Robbins wrote the foreword to the book. [8]The book attempts to teach readers to identify the difference between social aggression (which can be avoided) and asocial violence (which is unavoidable), recognize personal behaviors that may jeopardize safety, and target highly ...

  4. Self-defense - Wikipedia

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    This telescopic steel security baton is sold to the public in Japan (2009). Self-defense (self-defence primarily in Commonwealth English) is a countermeasure that involves defending the health and well-being of oneself from harm. [1] The use of the right of self-defense as a legal justification for the use of force in times of danger is ...

  5. Black Women's Defense League - Wikipedia

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    The group provides self-defense and arms training to "abused, underserved black women and marginalized genders", [6] and also engages in political education, charity work and youth outreach work, [5] and hosts town hall meetings, panel discussions and other events. [3]

  6. Self-defense (United States) - Wikipedia

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    General rule. In the U.S., the general rule is that " [a] person is privileged to use such force as reasonably appears necessary to defend him or herself against an apparent threat of unlawful and immediate violence from another." [1] In cases involving non-deadly force, this means that the person must reasonably believe that their use of force ...

  7. Suffrajitsu - Wikipedia

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    Suffrajitsu is a term used to describe the application of martial arts or self-defence techniques by members of the Women's Social and Political Union during 1913/14. The term derives from a portmanteau of suffragette and jiu-jitsu and was first coined by an anonymous English journalist during March 1914. During the Edwardian period, jujutsu ...