The program also will include hands-on training to learn protective strategies. Two male officers from the UTPD will assist on this section of the program as aggressors. Goldberg explains that enrollment is open only to women for a variety of reasons. Men and women do things differently, in terms of punching, kicking and standing. We do things the way women should punch and kick because women are built differently than men.
Women also learn self-defense better with other women.
It lets them empower themselves. Practice is also another aspect that the program emphasizes. Women receive a manual through the program that allows them to attend any future class in the United States and Canada to practice and learn new skills. If you do not practice, you lose it. It's not like riding a bike where you automatically remember.