Domestic abuse is the number one reason a woman should take a woman's self defense class. Many women suffer physical, emotional, and psychological abuse from their partners, boyfriends, or husbands. Even children and teenagers have been known to attack their girlfriends or mothers. You have to know how to protect yourself and protect your children from harm. In addition the women's self defense class will teach basic hand to hand fighting that will injure your assailant long enough for you to get away. If the attack becomes really personal you will be taught how to use pressure points to either loosen the attackers grip or to cause enough pain so that the attacker lets go. The art of women's self-defense teaches women to use the abilities given to them by Mother Nature. Women are naturally stronger in the lower body and must not be afraid to use their legs when defending their person. The women's self-defense course will teach the female to kick or stomp on their attacker and when all else fails, run. The urge to have sex on the first couple of dates is an overwhelming desire in today's male population. It is apart of their mentality and their culture to demand something more quickly and with more pressure. Women's self defense offers tips on how to avoid date rape. Meet your date at the location of the activity. You will relive the moment over and over in your mind. Think what those emotions will do to your significant other or your children. They will have a mother who is afraid of going out of the house or enjoying activities in public. The psychological scars could affect your relationship with your family and even cause friction when they do not understand why you feel the way you do. The hand to hand training takes place in about two days, far more women's self defense than you would get in a hour class at the YMCA. The next phase of women's self defense in the military is bayonet training. Here the soldier will learn how to kill a man using her bayonet either on her rifle or in her hand.