FHSU offers self-defense training

3/5/2013

FHSU offers self-defense training

A free self-defense training workshop will be offered Saturday at Fort Hays State University.

Sponsored by the FHSU Women's Leadership Project, Defensive Tactics Club, Department of Health and Human Performance, Panhellenic Council and Take Back the Night, the workshop will be from 9 a.m. to noon.

Participants will learn risk assessment, common perpetrator tactics and an introduction to simple and effective physical and verbal self-defense and risk-reduction techniques.

Kenton Russell will serve as the primary trainer for the workshop, assisted by FHSU students who have been trained as Defensive Tactics Coaches. Russell has 30 years experience in mixed martial arts training and has trained many high-profile individuals, including Secret Service Agents, FBI Agents, SWAT members and U.S. Navy Seals. Participants should come dressed in shirts with sleeves and no jewelry. Shoes are not allowed on the mats.

For questions about the workshop, call the Women's Leadership Project at (785) 628-4312 or email womensleadershipproject@fhsu.edu.