Self-defense Training for Visually Impaired Women

Pava, W.S.; Bateman, Py; Appleton, M.; Glascock, Josephine

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“…However, Madorsky () argues that “although people with disabilities may have certain limitations, such as vision, hearing, speech, or mobility, they are usually able to develop other capabilities and to draw on available resources to protect themselves” (p. 434). Self‐defense curricula have been developed and evaluated for women with visual impairments (Pava, Bateman, Appleton, & Glascock, ), female veterans suffering from PTSD (David et al, ), and other disabilities (Dryden, Desmarais, & Arsenault, , ; see also Seith & Kelly, ).…”

Section: How Does Self‐defense Training Work For Different Groups Of mentioning

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Women's self‐defense and sexual assault resistance: The state of the field

Hollander

2018

Sociology Compass

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Public attention to sexual assault has increased dramatically over the last decade, spurring questions about how it can be prevented. One approach that has received scant attention is women's self-defense training (sometimes known as sexual assault resistance training). This neglect is curious because empowerment-based women's self-defense (ESD) training is so far the only approach that has produced substantively significant decreases in victimization rates. In this article, I review the research evidence on women's selfdefense training. Does resisting a sexual assault affect the outcome of sexual violence? Does self-defense training further reduce women's risk of violence? What are the other consequences of self-defense training? How does selfdefense work for different groups of women-for example, those who have survived prior victimizations? Are the critiques of women's self-defense training valid? Finally, what do we still need to learn about women's self-defense? Overall, I argue that this evidence presents a compelling case that women's self-defense training should be central to any efforts to prevent sexual violence.

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Section: How Does Self‐defense Training Work For Different Groups Of mentioning

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Women's self‐defense and sexual assault resistance: The state of the field

Hollander

2018

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“…In addition, these critiques rely on assumptions about the capabilities of these groups and the content of self-defense training. While it is true, for example, that not all women have the same ability to defend themselves physically, virtually all women are capable of some form of verbal or physical resistance (Madorsky, 1990), and self-defense training has been adapted for women who are physically disabled, visually impaired, developmentally disabled, very old, or very young (Brenick, Shattuck, Donlan, Duh, & Zurbriggen, 2014; David, Cotton, Simpson, & Weitlauf, 2004; Madorsky, 1990; Pava, Bateman, Appleton, & Glascock, 1991). Although research on these populations is sparse, there is evidence both that they may be interested in learning self-defense (David et al., 2004) and that such training may increase their confidence and skills (Dryden, Desmarais, & Arsenault, 2014; Madorsky, 1990; Pava et al., 1991).…”

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The importance of self-defense training for sexual violence prevention

Hollander

2016

Feminism & Psychology

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Women’s self-defense training has been excluded from sexual violence prevention efforts for a variety of reasons, including concerns that it is ineffective, encourages victim blaming, neglects acquaintance assault, and does not target the underlying factors that facilitate sexual violence. In this article, I argue that these critiques are misguided, founded on (1) misunderstandings of self-defense training, (2) stereotypes about gender, and (3) individualistic assumptions about the impact of self-defense. Further, I assert that empowerment-based self-defense training helps to change the root conditions that allow violence against women to flourish. For all these reasons, and because recent research has built a case for its effectiveness, I argue that women’s empowerment-based self-defense training should be part of any sexual violence prevention effort.

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“…A central goal of self-defence training is to increase participants' self-defence skills [Brecklin 2008]. Yet, the majority of studies in that context focus on the application of such skills in simulated assaults [Ozer and Bandura 1990], the demonstration of learned techniques [Pava et al 1991;Henderson 1997], or the self-perception of learned skills [Hollander 2004[Hollander , 2014Boe 2015]. Only a few studies in the law enforcement domain have tried to investigate participants' actual competence to deal with intense violent encounters [Jager, Klatt, and Bliesener 2013;Renden et al 2015].…”

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From Realism to Representativeness: Changing Terminology to Investigate Effectiveness in Self-Defence

Staller¹,

Zaiser²,

Körner

2017

Martial Arts Studies

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Physical assaults are an inherent problem of modern society. One strategy available to try to prevent violence is to strengthen one's personal capacities to defend oneself. This is the scope of various self-defence programs and systems within the civil domain. While training in self-defence facilitates the use of self-protective strategies in real life situations, it is important to ascertain whether individuals learn the skills taught in self-defence classes and whether they are able to perform the skills when these are required. In order to test the effectiveness of self-defence skills in an ethically acceptable way, instructors and scholars have to design environments in which valid and practically relevant results about the performance of the learner can be obtained. The imprecise nature and the multidimensional use of terms like 'realism' and 'reality-based' leads to difficulties in designing such environments. In this article, we argue for the need to shift the emphasis from 'realistic' to 'representative' design in testing and learning environments, with the aim of developing transferable self-defence skills within the civil domain. The Trade-Off Model of Simulation Design that we propose is intended to help instructors and scholars to make more informed decisions when designing tasks for testing or training.

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Self-defense Training for Visually Impaired Women

Cited by 13 publications

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Women's self‐defense and sexual assault resistance: The state of the field

Women's self‐defense and sexual assault resistance: The state of the field

The importance of self-defense training for sexual violence prevention

From Realism to Representativeness: Changing Terminology to Investigate Effectiveness in Self-Defence

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