Thursday, August 16, 2007
The Emily Taylor Women’s Resource Center hosts the first of several self-defense workshops for women tonight from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Rec Fest in the Student Recreation and Fitness Center.
Additional campus safety resources:
University Public Safety Office
(785) 864-5900
Women’s Transitional Care Services Inc. Crisis Hot Line
(785) 843-3333
GaDuGi SafeCenter Crisis Hot Line
(785) 841-2345
Watkins Memorial Health Center
(785) 864-9500
Emily Taylor Women’s Resource Center
(785) 864-3552
Kathy Rose-Mockry, program director of the Emily Taylor Women’s Resource Center, said the workshops would teach women how to hit, kick and yell properly if they find themselves in a violent situation.
“Self-defense is a mindset of believing in your ability to handle these situations,” Rose-Mockry said. “The instruction will cover a range of physical moves that have been known to be good self-defense techniques.”
The workshops are taught by Susan and Don Booth, who own Premier Martial Arts in Lawrence. The Women’s Resource Center’s Sexual Violence Prevention Services will sponsor the workshops,
Susan Booth said the workshops are hands-on and will teach practical ways to avoid confrontations and defense moves to use should a woman be faced with a violent situation.
Confidence is the best way to avoid violent confrontations, Booth said.
“People who know these techniques handle themselves confidently,” she said.
Booth said that women faced with a predator should be assertive.
“Predators are looking for people who appear weak or seem like an easy target,” Booth said. “Tell them you’re not the one.”
In addition to the workshop tonight, workshops will be held Monday from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in Hashinger Hall, and on Oct. 17 in the Student Recreation and Fitness Center.
University students will receive priority for the workshops in the recreation center, and students who live in residence halls will receive priority for the workshop in Hashinger. The workshops are free for University students and $5 for non-students.
Those interested in participating must contact the Women’s Resource Center to sign up, Rose-Mockry said. Space is limited.
Rose-Mockry said she hopes to offer self-defense workshops frequently throughout the year and plans to schedule more workshops this academic year.
She said events such as the murder of 18-year-old Kelsey Smith in Overland Park this summer serve as a reminder of why it is important to know self-defense.
“It does raise awareness of the importance of doing something like this,” Rose-Mockry said.
The workshops are only for women, but Rose-Mockry said that men interested in learning self-defense should contact the Emily Taylor Women’s Resource Center.
To sign up for the self-defense workshops, contact the Emily Taylor Women’s Resource Center at (785) 864-3552 or etwrc@ku.edu.
—Edited by Tara Smith
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