Kicking Ass & Taking Names... Not Quite

Why is it that when a woman asks for self defense recommendations there are a ton of male instructors and materials all written by guys available? Military backgrounds, muscled up, testosterone fueled dudes. Dudes who most certainly may have been in lots of fights either in the ring or in the bar, faced violence or combat with artillery and gunfire exchange.

Yet if a female happens to get listed or recommend in or for self defense instruction it's always a woman in the martial arts. Some ranked or belted MMA fighter or someone teaching and training in karate, judo, krav, jujitsu, kung fu, taekwondo, whatever...

Self defense is not martial arts.
Women are not mini-men.

The root of women’s self protection lies deep and is much more subtle than kicking ass and taking names. 

Subtle does not mean soft or dainty. 

Subtle as in: not easily detected, cunning, sly or making use of clever and and indirect methods to achieve something; and to be so delicate or precise as to be difficult to analyze or describe, especially of a change or distinction.  *definitions from Oxford Languages.  

Subtle Warrior is self protection and personal defense education for women.

All the overlooked, inconspicuous, hidden, ignored, neglected, glossed-over unobtrusive, unscrutinize, unrecognized, unseen and unconsidered actions we experience in our everyday lives, those are all part of our reality and it is necessary to address them in our personal safety strategies. 

IDK about you, but I have had very few title matches, never street brawled, and am not really likely to come across war zone related violence. All I want to do is get through my day as efficiently and safely an joyfully as possible.

Whether my environment is rural Nevada, or big city Oakland, California, or states like New Mexico, New York. Or just any of the ordinary stops made throughout my day, I want to be as prepared as possible for my reality. Not Tactical Dan the Gray Man’s reality.

Reading surrounds and the activity happening there, trusting your instincts and having a plan of action is part of living in strength and distinctly taking up your space on the planet.

Knowing what you would like to happen and what you are willing and not willing to do or put up with, will help know how to implement the goal -YOUR goal- and plan how to achieve them.

What is your goal? 

Mine is educate women on how powerful their Subtle Warrior truly is.