Webinar – Empowerment Self-Defense: What Makes It Different and How We Can Use It

Empowerment Self-Defense: What Makes It Different and How We Can Use It

WITH: Dr. Amanda Allen, PhD, Education & Outreach Supervisor, Sexual Violence Resource Center of the Bluegrass

WHEN: Thursday, January 8, 2pm-3:30pm ET/1pm-2:30pm CT

WHO: Anyone who works with survivors

WHAT: This webinar introduces a specific stream of women’s self-defense called Empowerment Self-Defense (ESD). In this time, we will talk about the early history of women’s self-defense, how it evolved through time, and how it became “Empowerment” Self-Defense. We will explore how ESD is different from other forms of women’s self-defense, including exploring research that shows this specific type of women’s self-defense can be considered a primary prevention program. We will provide tools to help the audience distinguish ESD from other self-defense programs and teach a few ESD skills that you can take with you.

PRESENTER BIO:
Dr. Amanda Allen is the Education and Outreach Supervisor at the Sexual Violence Resource Center of the Bluegrass. She earned her Ph.D. in Intercultural Studies (with a concentration in international relief and development work) from Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, KY. Her dissertation topic studied the impact of a Christian women’s self-defense class that happened at Wheaton College for 45 years. Along with studying women’s self-defense as an academic topic, she is also a 3rd degree black belt in a mixed martial art called Kyuki-do and teaches Empowerment Self-Defense classes. You can email her with questions at aallen@svrckentucky.org.

REGISTRATION: Fill out this form to register. Registration closes on January 5.  You will receive the Zoom link upon completion of the registration.

Contact Eve at training@kasap.org with any questions.

 

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Jan 08 2026

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2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

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  • Date: Jan 08 2026
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