For twelve classes, I instructed my students and received much acclaim by everyone aware of and involved in the project. All state-regulated requirements had to be met. Student Talia Green kicks attacker in the knee. Student Beatriz Arce successfully defends against knife attack. Student Laurel Swindler evades gun attack from behind.
Laurel quickly devises a plan of action.
Additional students Beth Sears and Julia Thomas pose for the camera. Although I had as many as 15 different students participate in my classes, there were five brave souls that endured the entire course. Beatriz Arce, Talia Green, Beth Sears, Laurel Swindler, and Julia Thomas have all impressed me greatly with their current abilities to defend themselves in comparison to when they first came to class back in September of 1999. They all also showed increase levels of physical strength, mental confidence, and emotional self-esteem. A survey evaluating all aspects of the course showed that the aforementioned observations were correct and proved many of the theories that I had about self-defense to be right.