36 Graduate Greenwich Police Women's Self-Defense Class

Thirty six Greenwich women have graduated from the Greenwich Police Department’s Fall 2014 Women’s Self Defense Class.

The women, who ranged in age from 18- to 55-years old, completed the five-week program that was conducted by highly-trained and experienced Greenwich Police officers.

The graduates learned both physical and psychological techniques to overcome aggressors with the program’s emphasis on situational awareness and avoidance. The program’s goal is to bolster the participants’ self-confidence should they become involved in a self-defense situation.

The Greenwich Police Department is planning a spring 2015 Women’s Self Defense Class that is tentatively scheduled for April or May of 2015. Exact class dates will be announced on the Town of Greenwich website.

For more information about the program, call the Community Impact Section at 203-622-3660.

Photo courtesy of Greenwich Police Department.

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