To develop and enhance the options of self defense, so they may become viable considerations to the woman who is attacked.

• Somewhere in America, a woman is raped every two minutes. (National Crime Victimization Survey. U.S. Dept. of Justice, 1996)
• One in four female college students has been the victim of rape or attempted rape. (Louisiana Foundation Against Sexual Assault)
• Approximately 68 percent of rape victims knew their assailant. (Violence Against Women. U.S. Dept. of Justice, 1994)

Safety and survival in today’s world requires a definite course of action. R.A.D. provides effective options by teaching women to take an active role in their own self-defense and psychological well being.