Self-Defense Trainings
Safety Comes First!
Join us in fostering a safer campus environment through empowerment and awareness. Student Wellbeing, in partnership with BUPD, is excited to offer five self-defense training sessions designed to help students feel more confident and safer on and off campus. These 3 hour trainings provide skills and information around crime-prevention and awareness, including basic self-defense tactics that allow students to practice techniques in real-time. Sessions are open to all BU students.
Register here for CRC training sessions
- Saturday, February 8, 1-4pm
- Monday, March 17, 1-4pm (Spring Break)
- Friday, April 4, 5-8pm
Register here for MED training sessions
- Saturday, February 22, 12–3pm
- Saturday, April 19, 12-3pm
Background
Safety is a core need, fundamental for our wellbeing and survival. According to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, safety ranks just after physiological needs such as food and water. Self-defense aims to provide both security of body and of mind, equipping individuals with the skills to physically defend themselves, and also how to think clearly and take control in situations where one may be at risk. Trainings not only teach effective techniques for self-defense, but also empower individuals by boosting confidence and enhancing self-esteem. In any instance, when faced with a threat of harm, having a plan in place for how to handle dangerous situations can significantly reduce vulnerability and help protect oneself.
*Important to note that these self-defense trainings do not substitute for official R.A.D. training sessions. Only a portion of a full-length R.A.D. session is covered in these trainings.*