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Why Michelle Cassady Created Self-Defense Training for Women
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Michelle Cassady explains why she created a self-defense class specifically for women.
Michelle Cassady explains why she created a monthly women’s self-defense class that now draws students from multiple states. The training focuses on situations women may face, including grabs and attacks on the ground, while giving participants a comfortable place to practice practical responses.
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Consider This with Christine Zak Edmonds is a local public television program presented by WTVP
Consider This with Christine Zak Edmonds
Why Michelle Cassady Created Self-Defense Training for Women
Clip: Season 6 Episode 33 | 1m 27sVideo has Closed Captions
Michelle Cassady explains why she created a monthly women’s self-defense class that now draws students from multiple states. The training focuses on situations women may face, including grabs and attacks on the ground, while giving participants a comfortable place to practice practical responses.
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- Correct.
It's the same thing that we teach in the adult class at night, but I got to the point where I had women reach out to me from different states that wanted to train, but they couldn't drive there.
It was too many hours.
So I eventually started a women's class on Saturdays.
I do it once a month.
And we have people from different states come in that drive up for the class.
And it focuses on a lot of situations that women can be in.
I feel like we're, as adults, male, female, we're in different situations.
Men are going for certain attacks, not getting detailed about it, but I do focus on women being pinned down on the ground.
I focus on hair grabs, things that we do teach in the adult class, but they get to train with each other.
And there are women that do feel uncomfortable training with men, which is fine, but I want them to be in a situation, we are simulating an actual attack by the end of class.
- Okay, so you do have a male come in and work with them at that point or?
- No, they work with each other.
- All right.
- They work with each other.
- So hair grabs are, long hair especially is an easy target, a ponytail or something.
So we have to think of that.
We have to consider that.
The Attack That Changed Andy Cassady’s Life
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Clip: S6 Ep33 | 1m 22s | Andy Cassady recalls the attack that pushed him to learn how to defend himself. (1m 22s)
A Rare Black Belt Under Royce Gracie
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Clip: S6 Ep33 | 2m 26s | Michelle Cassady becomes the ninth woman to earn a black belt under Royce Gracie. (2m 26s)
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