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Women's Self-Defense Classes Kansas City

Kansas City's Beginner Women's Self-Defense classes!

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Learn to neutralize threats of violence and enforce boundaries with the practical and effective self-defense techniques of Women Empowered.

Get a Free Class in Women Empowered® Beginner Self-Defense Classes in Kansas City 

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Self-Defense That Actually Works

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It’s not just a workout — it’s a life-saving skillset. Learn time-tested self-defense techniques based in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu to protect yourself and your loved ones, even if an attacker is bigger and stronger than you.

Come start your martial art journey in a safe, fun environment, right here in Kansas City!

Tap Into Your Power And Unleash Your Potential

For our Women Empowered students, learning to defend themselves not only enhances their physical confidence, but also their sense of freedom to live life to the fullest.

Learning to set verbal and physical boundaries plays an important role in our safety and our ability to pursue what we want out of life. This is one of many reasons women choose Women Empowered for their martial arts training.

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Join Our Tribe

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In Women Empowered, we work with each other, not against each other, on our journeys of empowerment. Our instructors and students love helping newcomers who may be experiencing nerves on their first day!

Come for the jiu-jitsu, stay for the community of women supporting one another.

Women Empowered Is So Much More Than Self-Defense

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In this 15-lesson program, you will learn how to neutralize the 20 most common attacks carried out by perpetrators in a safe, supportive environment. This program addresses scalable self-defense options ranging from verbal boundary setting to lethal force techniques, so you feel prepared for any potential threat.

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The Gracie Difference

Building a Strong Foundation for a Lifelong Journey

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Women's Self-Defense Classes Kansas City | Women Empowered | Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Kansas City

Step 1: Learn The Technique

Law enforcement officials and survivors of sexual assault helped us identify the 20 most common attack strategies that a male assailant is likely to use on a woman. From hair-grabs and chokeholds, to bear hugs and weapon defenses, the Women Empowered programs covers it all

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Step 2: Develop The Reflexes

Once you complete each of the 15 Women Empowered lessons once, you will qualify to participate in the Reflex Development (RD) classes.

In Reflex Development classes, you will learn how to combine the 20 techniques to address the most common occurrences in a real self-defense situation.

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Step 3: Earn Your Pink Belt

Once you complete each of the Women Empowered lessons four times, and you’ve completed at least 8 Reflex Development Classes, you may be ready to test for promotion to pink belt! This is to test your understanding of the techniques and philosophies that are essential for survival in life-threatening scenarios. Once you earn your pink belt, you can attend WE classes for free, for the rest of your life!

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Get The Gracie University
Advantage

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In addition to live classes, every Women Empowered student receives a subscription to Gracie University Online, which gives you unlimited online access to the Women Empowered streaming instructional video archive.

Use this resource to review past lessons, learn new techniques, and prepare for future belt tests 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, from any computer or mobile device!

Take advantage of this powerful tool and take your technique to the next level!

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7679 NW Prairie View Rd.

Kansas City, MO 64151

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Serving the Kansas City, Parkville, Northland, Gladstone, Zona Rosa area, Platte Woods, Platte City, Liberty, Leavenworth, Smithville, North Kansas City, Kearney, Kansas City communities.

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