FiGHT BACK Women's Self Defence Melbourne

"The classes were simple, effective and interactive. Howard's knowledge was astounding, and no matter how many hypothetical situations the group could throw at him, he always knew a solution to the dilemma at hand.

At Fight Back Women's Self Defence we teach easy to learn and highly effective self defence for women and girls in an enjoyable, non-threatening environment, with no minimum fitness or prior training required.

Fight Back is about empowerment, not fear. We want you to be confident in everything you do, everywhere you go and everyone you're with.

About Howard Kimber

At Fight Back we're as real as what we teach. A lot of women's self defence courses are add-on's to other martial arts activities, but we are dedicated solely to women's self defence.

We apologise in advance that our students don't leave knowing how to do jumping-spinning-back-kicks a la Jackie Chan.

Instead they walk out confident they can defend themselves against anyone, anytime, and not just for the the next five hours or five days - but for a lifetime. Please read to the bottom of this page to learn more about our approach to women's self defence.

We can guarantee when you walk out of a Fight Back women's self defence class you will be a stronger person than when you came in.

And we are proud to say we donate 10% of all fees to White Ribbon Australia, to further our involvement in preventing violence against women.

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"I learnt brilliant skills to fight off potential attackers and to be much more confidant in my approach. I have 2 teenage daughters and I will definitely be encouraging them to take this course." - Jane You CAN defend yourself against anyone, anytime. A lot of people think they simply can't defend themselves against someone larger and stronger than them, but this is far from the truth. We want you to know that you can defend yourself against anyone simply by fighting back, and that all the factors that make us scared of an attacker - their size, strength, anger and intent - can be used against them to put the odds immediately in our favour. The basics Our women's self defence course is based on the Korean martial art of Taekwondo, a 2000 year old combat form based on weaponless fighting, creating techniques designed to put the exponent in control no matter what size or strength disadvantage may exist. However, we're not teaching you impossibly crazy Crouching Tiger moves! You'll learn how to fight back quickly and effectively with the moves and muscles you already possess. Women's Self Defence Our courses are carefully constructed to prepare students to deal with any dangerous situation, be it in the street, home, workplace, nightclub, open space or the confines of a car. A threat is not always immediately at a physical level. At Fight Back we teach awareness of where you are and what is around you. We teach the importance of diffusing a situation before it becomes physical, and then we teach very practical, simple to learn techniques to deal with an attack should it arise. We concentrate on two simple areas - deciding NOW that you are going to fight for your life as soon as a threat occurs, and teaching you HOW to defeat your attacker quickly and effectively, ensuring your safety. It's not fancy and you won't be spinning and turning like Jackie Chan at the end of the classes, but you will be walking through your life with confidence and security, not only more sure about your own safety but also of those you love. Videos to watch

We're going to get some videos up on the site soon so you can check out what Fight Back is all about, and for people who have done sessions with us to use as refreshers.

In the meantime please have a look at this straightforward and practical clip from Debi Steven on the basics of women's self defence. It's very real and very close to what we teach at Fight Back.

And please also have a look at Debi's charity Action Breaks Silence, devoted to giving every woman and girl the knowledge and confidence to fight back.