Girls Self Defense
Confidence. Awareness. Power.
Ages 9 - 15
What’s more important than knowing your daughter can protect herself?
Our Girls’ Self Defense Program is designed to empower young women with the confidence, awareness, and real-world skills to stay safe — in school, on the streets, and in life. Through engaging instruction and hands-on practice, your daughter will discover the strength she already has and learn to use it wisely.
Empowerment Through Skill and Awareness
Girls are too often seen as easy targets for bullying, intimidation, or unwanted attention — until they learn how to project strength and self-assurance. Our self-defense classes for girls focus on prevention, confidence, and personal empowerment rather than fear. The result is a fun, supportive environment where girls learn to believe in themselves and move through the world with courage.
This is not just another martial arts class. It’s a complete girls self defense training program that combines mental, verbal, and physical strategies to handle real-life situations effectively.
What This Girls Self Defense Class Offers
In every class, students practice situational awareness, verbal assertiveness, and physical defense skills. They develop the ability to recognize potential threats early and make wise, confident choices in response.
Your daughter will learn how to:
Be situationally aware and trust her instincts
Use her voice and body language with confidence to deter aggression
Apply verbal defense and de-escalation techniques to diffuse conflict
Defend herself physically against both frontal and rear attacks
Escape from grabs and ground situations with practical techniques
Recognize and respond to bullying, “mean-girl” behavior, and peer pressure
Apply the 4 A’s of Self-Defense — Attitude, Awareness, Assessment, Action
Our experienced instructors create a positive, encouraging atmosphere where every girl feels safe to learn, make mistakes, and grow stronger. Classes are age-appropriate, emphasizing respect, focus, and teamwork as much as physical technique.
Why Girls Self Defense Matters
Every girl deserves to feel strong, capable, and in control of her own safety.
Learning self-defense builds more than physical ability — it strengthens mindset, boundaries, and belief in one’s own worth.
Our girls self defense program focuses on empowerment, not fear. Students learn that awareness and prevention are the first lines of defense, and that confidence and calm can often stop a threat before it begins. They also discover that protecting themselves is not just about fighting back — it’s about thinking clearly, speaking firmly, and standing tall.
The Lasting Benefits of Girls Self Defense
Confidence: Knowing how to protect herself builds lasting self-esteem.
Awareness: She’ll move through her world alert and informed.
Empowerment: She’ll realize her voice and presence matter.
Resilience: She’ll be prepared to face challenges — on and off the mat.
Parents consistently report that their daughters show improved confidence, communication skills, and self-respect after taking this class. These are life lessons that extend far beyond physical defense — they shape how a young woman carries herself in every situation.
Give Her the Tools to Stand Strong
Our mission is simple: to give every girl the tools to move through life with courage and confidence. When your daughter knows she can handle herself, she doesn’t just feel safer — she is safer.
Join us for Active Studios NYC’s Girls Self Defense Program and help your daughter build the awareness, confidence, and power that will serve her for a lifetime.
The best girls self defense program on the Upper East Side
What’s more important than knowing your daughter can protect herself?
Our Girls’ Self Defense Program is designed to empower young women with the confidence, awareness, and real-world skills to stay safe — in school, on the streets, and in life. Through engaging instruction and hands-on practice, your daughter will discover the strength she already has and learn to use it wisely.
Empowerment Through Skill and Awareness
Girls are too often seen as easy targets for bullying, intimidation, or unwanted attention — until they learn how to project strength and self-assurance. Our self-defense classes for girls focus on prevention, confidence, and personal empowerment rather than fear. The result is a fun, supportive environment where girls learn to believe in themselves and move through the world with courage.
This is not just another martial arts class. It’s a complete girls self defense training program that combines mental, verbal, and physical strategies to handle real-life situations effectively.
What This Girls Self Defense Class Offers
In every class, students practice situational awareness, verbal assertiveness, and physical defense skills. They develop the ability to recognize potential threats early and make wise, confident choices in response.
Your daughter will learn how to:
Be situationally aware and trust her instincts
Use her voice and body language with confidence to deter aggression
Apply verbal defense and de-escalation techniques to diffuse conflict
Defend herself physically against both frontal and rear attacks
Escape from grabs and ground situations with practical techniques
Recognize and respond to bullying, “mean-girl” behavior, and peer pressure
Apply the 4 A’s of Self-Defense — Attitude, Awareness, Assessment, Action
Our experienced instructors create a positive, encouraging atmosphere where every girl feels safe to learn, make mistakes, and grow stronger. Classes are age-appropriate, emphasizing respect, focus, and teamwork as much as physical technique.
Why Girls Self Defense Matters
Every girl deserves to feel strong, capable, and in control of her own safety.
Learning self-defense builds more than physical ability — it strengthens mindset, boundaries, and belief in one’s own worth.
Our girls self defense program focuses on empowerment, not fear. Students learn that awareness and prevention are the first lines of defense, and that confidence and calm can often stop a threat before it begins. They also discover that protecting themselves is not just about fighting back — it’s about thinking clearly, speaking firmly, and standing tall.
The Lasting Benefits of Girls Self Defense
Confidence: Knowing how to protect herself builds lasting self-esteem.
Awareness: She’ll move through her world alert and informed.
Empowerment: She’ll realize her voice and presence matter.
Resilience: She’ll be prepared to face challenges — on and off the mat.
Parents consistently report that their daughters show improved confidence, communication skills, and self-respect after taking this class. These are life lessons that extend far beyond physical defense — they shape how a young woman carries herself in every situation.
Give Her the Tools to Stand Strong
Our mission is simple: to give every girl the tools to move through life with courage and confidence. When your daughter knows she can handle herself, she doesn’t just feel safer — she is safer.
Join us for Active Studios NYC’s Girls Self Defense Program and help your daughter build the awareness, confidence, and power that will serve her for a lifetime.
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