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DPD Announces Women's Self-Defense Class

Update: The class is now full.  Please stay tuned for updates on future classes.

The Dalton Police Department will host another session of the popular RAD Systems Women's Self Defense Class in May.  Previous sessions of this class, taught by Dalton Police Training Officer Brian Pack, have been well-received by the women taking the course both at the Dalton Police Services Center and also Dalton State College.

The next session of the 12-hour course will be held in three-hour segments on Wednesday and Thursday evenings, May 19th, 20th, 26th, and 27th from 6-9 PM at the Engine Room Restaurant.  The Engine Room is located at 1525 Waring Road in Dalton.  The course is being offered free of charge.  The class size is limited to 20 participants, and the course is designed for women ages 13 and up.  However, any women younger than age 18 must have a parent or guardian sign a waiver to participate. 

The program is for women only – wives, mothers, daughters, sisters, girlfriends – and all who successfully complete the course will have a lifetime return policy allowing them to participate in any R.A.D System program to refresh their skills at any time.  The 12-hour course educates women on safety strategies to minimize their chances of becoming a victim, and physical tactics aimed at disabling an attacker long enough to escape.

Officer Pack, certified in the R.A.D System of Self Defense, will wear a padded “Red Man” suit for some of the exercises which allow the women to practice defensive maneuvers they have learned in the class without the fear of injuring the instructor.

“Our ultimate goal is to promote safety and build confidence,” said Officer Pack. “Our hope is that no one will ever have to use the skills they’ll learn in this class, but we want them to feel safe wherever they go.

“We’re not teaching people how to fight, but to have some skills they can use to create enough of a diversion to create distance and get away if they ever find themselves in a dangerous situation,” he said.

Anyone with any questions about the course can contact Officer Pack at 706-278-9085, extension 138 or by email at bpack@cityofdalton-ga.gov.

To watch a video about the Dalton Police Department's RAD Women's Self-Defense Class, click "Play" in the window below (video may take a few moments to load).  You can also click here to read an article about the course in the Chattanooga Times-Free Press

Dalton State College to Offer DPD's Women's Self Defense Class

Dalton State College, in conjunction with the Dalton Police Department, will offer "Self Defense for Women" at the James E. Brown Center beginning Tuesday, April 21.  The 12-hour course, taught by Officer Brian Pack, will educate women on safety strategies to minimize their chances of becoming a victim, and physical tactics aimed at disabling an attacker long enough to escape.

Pack, certified in the R.A.D System of Self Defense, will wear a padded “Red Man” suit for some of the exercises which allow the women to practice defensive maneuvers they have learned in the class without the fear of injuring the instructor.

Among other topics covered in the class will be laws in Georgia governing self defense, ways to stay safe while dating, how to be safe in a parking lot, pros and cons of different types of weapons and strategies for keeping the home safe and minimizing chances of becoming a target of violence. “Our 12 hours go by real quick,” Pack says.

The program is for women only – wives, mothers, daughters, sisters, girlfriends – and all who successfully complete the course will have a lifetime return policy allowing them to participate in any R.A.D System program to refresh their skills at any time, he said.

“Our ultimate goal is to promote safety and build confidence,” according to Officer Pack. “Our hope is that no one will ever have to use the skills they’ll learn in this class, but we want them to feel safe wherever they go.

“We’re not teaching people how to fight, but to have some skills they can use to create enough of a diversion to create distance and get away if they ever find themselves in a dangerous situation,” he said.
Self Defense for Women will be at Dalton State College Tuesdays and Thursdays, April 21-30 from 6-9 p.m. Cost is $10 to cover materials. For more information, or to register, visit www.daltonstate.edu/cce or call the Center for Continuing Education at 706-272-4454.

- Submitted by Dalton State College

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Click here to read more articles about the Dalton Police Department's Women's Self Defense Class.

Women's Self-Defense Class Planned

The Dalton Police Department will soon be offering a Women's Self Defense Class.  The course, which follows the R.A.D. system, emphasizes physical tactics that a woman can use to disable an attacker long enough to escape.  It is not a martial arts course designed to teach fighting, only self defense. 

The course, which is taught over a period of two weeks in four three-hour sessions, also features classroom instruction.  During the classroom sessions, participants are taught about the laws in Georgia that govern self-defense, and also different strategies women can use to increase awareness, prevention, risk reduction, and risk avoidance.  The course is designed for women of all ages, beginning with teenagers and up.

The course is taught by Officer Brian Pack, who was certified as an instructor for the program after completing training last year.  Once a student completes the Women's Self Defense class, she can return to any R.A.D. class across the country for free to refresh their skills or practice.

The course will be offered both at the Dalton Police Department later this year, and also at Dalton State College through the Center for Continuing Education.  The first session at the college isscheduled for April 21st, 23rd, 28th, and 30th from 6-9 pm.  For more information, you can contact the Center for Continuing Education at 706-272-4454.

The dates for the classes at the Dalton Police Department have not yet been finalized.  We'll be posting bulletins on the Dalton Police Blog about upcoming Women's Self Defense classes as soon as they are scheduled, so check back often. 

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