I hold seminars for girls in another volunteer organization and I break down the skills according to age groups, really. Though I haven't outlined (yet) what I like to show these girls physically, I have some general guidelines as to what I teach the girls in my seminars.
Young girls ages 5-8: There's not a lot they can physically do besides run, use their voice, avoid situations and kick, bite, scratch and scream. They learn about stranger danger, good and bad touching, phone and front door protocol - all the general safety stuff we like to teach every young child.
Young girls ages 9-12: About the same, but I like to teach these girls how to use their feet if they're on their backs, vital point targets. We also discuss what sexual harassment is, define rape, cel phone protocol, internet safety, etc. Also using day-to-day items as weapons.
Girls 12+: I teach these girls about the same as I teach adult women, but they need a little more education than the average adult female - like, what exactly constitutes rape, what heavy petting is ( I know women who don't know what that is ) and how/when to draw the line, "no" meaning "no" and how to move on from that point. We talk about the legalities, consequences, and dangers of carrying weapons, how to find out more about the laws of carriage, etcetera.
I emphasize the buddy system with all females of all ages, posture and confidence, use of voice, recognizing rage and potential threats, etcetera. We cover a lot.
What I'd like to do here is open up the discussion for what else you who teach seminars include in your syllabus as to natural awareness, verbal judo, specifics on physical techniques, etcetera.
It's all open, gang. Let's get it out there.
Young girls ages 5-8: There's not a lot they can physically do besides run, use their voice, avoid situations and kick, bite, scratch and scream. They learn about stranger danger, good and bad touching, phone and front door protocol - all the general safety stuff we like to teach every young child.
Young girls ages 9-12: About the same, but I like to teach these girls how to use their feet if they're on their backs, vital point targets. We also discuss what sexual harassment is, define rape, cel phone protocol, internet safety, etc. Also using day-to-day items as weapons.
Girls 12+: I teach these girls about the same as I teach adult women, but they need a little more education than the average adult female - like, what exactly constitutes rape, what heavy petting is ( I know women who don't know what that is ) and how/when to draw the line, "no" meaning "no" and how to move on from that point. We talk about the legalities, consequences, and dangers of carrying weapons, how to find out more about the laws of carriage, etcetera.
I emphasize the buddy system with all females of all ages, posture and confidence, use of voice, recognizing rage and potential threats, etcetera. We cover a lot.
What I'd like to do here is open up the discussion for what else you who teach seminars include in your syllabus as to natural awareness, verbal judo, specifics on physical techniques, etcetera.
It's all open, gang. Let's get it out there.