Two thousand years ago, when the martial arts were evolving, women’s empowerment and freedom of movement weren’t high on the agenda. Yet women are still learning ancient self-defense concepts originally designed by and for men.
Reimagining Women’s Self-Defense<…
About Tèja VanWicklen
Tèja VanWicklen is a writer focused on reimagining self-defense for women and parents, and a consultant specializing in realistic violence depiction for writers and filmmakers. She coined the term "protective offense" to help women lean into the ideas that we may be called on to protect children and loved ones (not just our "self") and that to do this we must embrace the empowering concept of strategic "OFFense".
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My dear friend filmmaker and journalist Nicole Franklin runs the Substack Before You Go , a blog and podcast dedicated to spending time with our elders and learning first-hand history and lessons f… Learn More
My dear friend filmmaker and journalist Nicole Franklin runs a Substack called Before You Go , a blog and podcast about spending time with our elders and learning first-hand history and lessons for… Learn More
I’ve had a love/hate relationship with martial arts for over thirty years. I revel in the training and the adrenaline rush, but I’m frustrated by techniques that aren't adapted to my body or my circ… Learn More
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