Female Awareness Self Defense

Incredibly helpful and immediately useful! Highly recommend.

This weekend I had the most amazing experience participating in the Female Awareness Self Defense class led by Gabrielle Rubin. It was educational, empowering, and presented at a perfect pace. I left feeling confident that I had tools to lower my chances of being viewed as a target and techniques that will assist me if needed. Gabrielle made the information easy to digest and at a pace that made it easy to recall. Lastly, for a topic that could be very intense her stories and interaction made it fun and memorable in the best way possible. I would recommend her class with the highest of praise.

6 moms & 6 tweens did a class together, and Gabrielle was GREAT. Our tweens were laughing (NOT an easy accomplishment) because Gabrielle is so funny, but she uses humor to keep your attention and get important points across. I really appreciated that the class wasn't just focused on "stranger danger" or being kidnapped off a street, but also focused heavily on asserting boundaries against people probing them (including peers, adults, etc.) -- the far more likely thing to happen. The hands-on part was also fun and manageable -- an amount of content & skill that an ordinary person can actually digest and use. Our kids had done a different self-defense class and they said Gabrielle's was way better, in no small part because of her personality and energy. Highly recommend.

I cannot say enough about how great this class is! Gabrielle is extremely skilled extremely funny, and extremely inspiring… The two hour class flies by and it is very enjoyable and informative. I love how the first hour is dedicated to keeping safe before any physical contact even begins, which is often overlooked! Every woman should take this class…at least once!

I'm so glad I booked this self-defense class with Gabrielle for the college students who live in my residence (FOUND Study). She was absolutely fantastic -- empowering the students while educating them -- and everyone left feeling confident and energized. Gabrielle curated an incredible atmosphere by sharing personal sentiments/stories with residents that focused on the positive outcome of knowing a few simple moves/ how to be aware before a situation occurs. My favorite aspect of the class was Gabrielle's quirky, bold, and relatable personality, and her sentiment that people - especially women - should not have to change anything about their daily practices or physical appearances to prevent an attack.