Learn to neutralize threats of violence and enforce boundaries with the practical and effective self-defense techniques of WE Rise Women's Self Defense.
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Tap into your power. Unleash your potential.
For our WE Rise Women's Self Defense students, learning to defend themselves not only enhance their physical confidence, but also their sense of freedom to live their life to the fullest.
Learning to set verbal and physical boundaries plays an important role in our safety and our ability to pursue what we want out of life. This is one of many reasons women choose Women Empowered for their martial arts training.


Join our tribe.
In WE Rise, we work with each other, not against each other, on our journeys of empowerment. Our instructors and students love helping newcomers who may be experiencing nerves on their first day!
Come for the jiu-jitsu, stay for the community of women supporting one another.
WE Rise is so much more than self-defense.
In this 15-lesson program, you will learn how to neutralize the 20 most common attacks carried out by perpetrators in a safe, supportive environment. This program addresses scalable self-defense options ranging from verbal boundary setting to lethal force techniques, so you feel prepared for any potential threat.

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Step 1: Learn The Techniques
Law enforcement officials and survivors of sexual assault helped us identify the 20 most common attack strategies that a male assailant is likely to use on a woman. From hair-grabs and chokeholds, to bear hugs and weapon defenses, the WE Rise Women's Self Defense programs covers it all
Step 2: Develop Your Reflexes
Once you complete each of the 15 WE Rise lessons once, you will qualify to participate in the Reflex Development (RD) classes.
In Reflex Development classes, you will learn how to combine the 20 techniques to address the most common occurrences in a real self-defense situation.
Step 3. Earn Your Pink Belt
Once you complete each of the WE Rise lessons four times, and you’ve completed at least 8 Reflex Development Classes, you may be ready to test for promotion to pink belt! This is to test your understanding of the techniques and philosophies that are essential for survival in life-threatening scenarios. Once you earn your pink belt, you can attend WE classes for free, for the rest of your life!