51ÉçÇø

Radically Changing Defense for Women

The Rape Aggression Defense System is a program of realistic self-defense tactics and techniques.

The 51ÉçÇø Police Department offers the RAD class to all women of the 51ÉçÇø community. RAD is not a martial arts program. The RAD System is a comprehensive course for women that begins with awareness, prevention, risk reduction, and avoidance while progressing on to the basics of hands-on defense training.

The classes are taught by 51ÉçÇø police officers who are certified RAD instructors, and participants receive a workbook/reference manual. The manual outlines the entire physical defense program for reference and continuous personal growth.

The RAD System of Physical Defense is currently being taught at dozens of colleges and universities around the US and Canada. The growing widespread acceptance of this system is primarily due to the ease, simplicity, and effectiveness of our tactics, solid research, legal defensibility and unique teaching methodology.

The Rape Aggression Defense System is dedicated to teaching women defensive concepts and techniques against various types of assaults by utilizing easy, effective and proven self-defense tactics. Our system of realistic defense will provide a woman with the knowledge to make an educated decision about resistance and their ability to use it.

RAD is a 9-hour course, comprised of the dates below for Spring Semester 2025:

• Session 1 – Monday, February 3: 6pm – 9pm
• Session 2 – Monday, February 10: 7pm – 9pm
• Session 3 – Monday, February 17: 7pm – 9pm
• Session 4 – Monday, February 24: 7pm – 9pm