Women spend 50% of our time strategizing how to stay safe.

What if we had more time?

Imagine if we could free up that time
so we can contribute to the things that really matter:
getting an education, developing careers, growing communities, following our dreams,
building a better world.

Pretty Deadly Self Defense was developed as an answer to traditional, scenario-based self defense, and approaches self defense based on maximizing existing, natural reactions and responses to reduce training muscle memory for something new. The course was developed based on behavior response, the biology of our innate self defense systems, and of course martial arts.

Even as female martial artists, we find violence and physical conflict exhausting and dehumanizing. But we find learning and understanding how our bodies work through body dynamics, structure, balance and natural movement joyful and uplifting.

User-focused Self Defense

Based on natural movement, body dynamics and structure vs. strength, Pretty Deadly Self Defense incorporates modified techniques found across 11 schools of martial arts, from Ninjutsu to Krav Maga to Kung Fu and Tae Kwon Do. We start with the very basic structures and help you find what's right for your body, improving centering and structure to enhance balance and mobility.

1
Strikes

2
Kicks

3
Locks

4
Escapes

5
Skills Test

Pretty Deadly is a progressive skills building format, each class building on what you've learned until you have a full set of tools you can use right away.

Centering

Balance

Mobility

Structure

What you need:

Workout Wear

Cross-trainer sports shoes

Your favorite hydration system

Growth Mindset