Sign up for a free series of self-defense workshops!

Aiming to equip the incoming students with the skills to increase their self-confidence and preparedness for the unexpected, the Engineering Student Government (ESG) in partnership with UofM Division of Public Safety & Security (DPSS) is setting out with a newly established SaferSelf project. Starting on September 12th and running until October 10th a series of free empowerment self-defense workshops will be held weekly on Mondays from 5:30pm to 6:30pm on Central Campus (exact location TBD).

Empowerment self-defense sessions explore the culture of violence, and teach concrete but practical effective skills for personal safety and physical self defense in a wide variety of contexts ranging from harassment to sexual assault. Participants will be able to:
- understand how situational awareness can deter or prevent an attack.
- use verbal skills for assertive communication.
- evade and set boundaries (verbal & physical).
- use practical options to make ourselves more comfortable when uncomfortable situations occur.
- recognize and interrupt unwanted behavior when in social situations, interpersonal/intimate relationships as well as interactions with strangers.

The series will be composed of the following workshops:
1. Introduction to physical self-defense: 1.5hr
2. Physical self-defense with strikes and kicks with pads: 1hr
3. Physical self-defense with boxing element combination striking: 1h
4. Top-to-bottom pressure points: 1hr
5. Physical self-defense from the ground: 1hr

Face masks will be required regardless of vaccination status.

The space in the program is limited, and last spots are available. To register, please fill out this form (https://forms.gle/xyzuP9rgZnzYGWDy7) by 11:59 pm on Friday September 2nd. The form will close sooner if capacity is reached before then.