Women's Self Defence Training
The Australian Trauma Support Centre (ATSC) offers a range of program and services to support your overall wellbeing, including Women’s only Self Defence and Situational Awareness training.
The training aims to empower women to not only prevent violence but to also decrease fear and anxiety and increase confidence, self-efficacy, and self-esteem. Learning self-defence can help you feel stronger and more confident in your body. Women report more comfortable interactions with strangers, acquaintances, and intimates, both in situations that seem dangerous and those that do not.
The facilitator of the Women’s only Self Defence and Situational Awareness program is Tracey Grinter. She has worked in the welfare sector for the last twenty years and is a qualified Social Worker. She’s spent the last decade managing the local Victims Assistance and Family Violence programs. She also has a passion for martial arts and has been studying Brazilian Jiu Jitsu for the last 6 years. She has seen in herself the benefits any kind of self-defence and situational awareness training can have and now wants to share this with others.
The program recognises the importance of situational awareness to prevent violence altogether as well as self-defence techniques aimed at addressing the most common attacks on women.
ATSC offers a group program, individual sessions, and packages for corporate organisations.
Group program
The six-week program is aimed at increasing situational awareness and learning techniques that support, inform, train but most importantly empower women. The techniques are based on Brazilian Jit Jitsu and the principles of leverage, timing, and energy efficiency, meaning anyone can do them regardless of age or athletic ability. A male co-facilitator allows the attendees to see the techniques work! Beyond the physical techniques the program reinforces situational awareness, risk assessment and verbal and psychological strategies women can use to set boundaries and feel safe. The group setting is a fun and safe environment where women can also develop connections with other like-minded women.
For more information please see the Women’s Self Defence FAQ’s here.
Individual sessions
These sessions are targeted at those that may have had their own experiences of being a victim and would benefit from the support an individual session can offer. The research shows that the disempowerment caused by an act of violence may leave a woman with everlasting emotional and psychological scars. These individual sessions are not only aimed at exposing victim survivors to key awareness principles but also through Tracey’s extensive trauma informed practice experience, helping victims to understand the trauma responses they are experiencing.
Corporate packages
We can tailor a package to suit your organisation or business including those in the health, welfare, emergency services or real estate sectors. The program provides attendees with training in relation to situational awareness and verbal and non-verbal de-escalation strategies. We also provide several options for employers looking to run self-defence programs for team building, or as part of their Health and Wellbeing initiative.
The sessions can range from 60-minutes, 90 minutes, half day, or full day format. We can deliver a one-off session or multiple sessions at your workplace or at our venue.
For more information please view the Corporate Packages FAQ’s here.
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To register for a program or for more information about our individual or corporate packages, contact Tracey on tracey@atsc.net.au or 0477 017 649.
Women's Self Defence FAQ's
Learning self-defence empowers you in ways that go far beyond preventing assault. Self-defence training will decrease your fear and anxiety and increase your confidence, sense of self-efficacy, and self-esteem. Learning self-defence helps you feel stronger and more confident in your bodies. Women report more comfortable interactions with strangers, acquaintances, and intimates, both in situations that seem dangerous and those that do not.
We suggest wearing comfortable exercise clothes – tights and t-shirt are ideal.
We suggest bringing a water bottle and a notebook.
No, self-defence is far more then just physical attributes. It is accessible to all women no matter your age, race, level of fitness or physical ability.
The sessions are designed for teenage girls (over 14 years of age) to women of any age.
Our experienced Facilitators will work with you and your injury. With small class sizes, they will tailor the sessions to meet your needs. Please tell the Facilitator at the commencement of the session about any injuries.
The six sessions build on each other. Whilst you will develop some skills and knowledge by attending individual classes, the sessions are tailored to build on the last session. We recommend attending all six sessions.
Please chat to the Facilitator about how you can continue to develop your self defence and situational awareness skills.
The Facilitator is an experienced Mental Health Practitioner and will be there to support you.
The payment for the program is required to secure your registration (at the latest 7 days prior to the first session). The cost for all six session is $150. This can be made by bank transfer or EFTPOS at the ASTC office located at 1A King Street, Bendigo on a Tuesday or Wednesday. The bank details for transfer are: Account Name – Australian Trauma Support Centre Pty Ltd, BSB – 033 688, Acc no. – 602421, Reference – Your Name
You can contact our Facilitator, Tracey Grinter by emailing tracey@atsc.net.au or calling 0477 017 649.
Corporate Packages FAQ's
Australian Trauma Support Centre specialises in the delivery of situational awareness and self-defence training in addition to occupational violence prevention training. The program provides attendees with training in relation to situational awareness and verbal and non-verbal de-escalation strategies. The Facilitator is an experienced trainer and can bring real life scenarios and experience to the training environment.
The program benefits your business or organisation by:
- ensuring the safety of your staff and clients or customers,
- reduces the incidents of workplace violence and the subsequent impacts of this including costs for your businesses or organisation.
- ensures that staff members are confident to perform their role in the workplace and generally leads to higher self-esteem and a general feeling of empowerment.
- increases positive interactions and reduced conflict between staff members.
- increased productivity in the workplace.
- a reduction in and improved resilience to anxiety and stress for staff in the workplace.
- team building.
We can also provide several options for employers looking to run self-defence programs for team building, or as part of their Health and Wellbeing initiative.
The facilitator of the program is Tracey Grinter. She has worked in the welfare sector for the last twenty years and is a qualified Social Worker and Trainer and Assessor. She’s spent the last decade managing the local Victims Assistance and Family Violence programs. She also has a passion for martial arts and has been studying Brazilian Jiu Jitsu for the last 6 years. She has seen in herself the benefits any kind of self-defence and situational awareness training can have and now wants to share this with others. She has previously delivered Occupational Violence Prevention training to staff within Anglicare Victoria, resulting in a reduction in workplace incidents of violence and aggression.
The program content includes:
- Predisposing factors and triggers for aggression and violence
- Interpersonal factors that may contribute to aggression and violence
- Recognition of early signs of increased agitation
- Communication skills, including body language and use of micro skills
- Verbal de-escalation strategies including conflict resolution
- Non-verbal de-escalation strategies and techniques
The content is aligned to the guiding principles set by The Department of Health and Human Services Guide for violence and aggression training in Victorian Health Services and meets duty of care requirements under the Work Health and Safety Act.
The content can also be tailored to suit the needs of your business or organisation.
The program includes a combination of instructional learning, role play, reflection, and simulation in addition to theoretical review.
We can tailor the program to suit your needs; sessions can range from 60-minutes, 90 minutes, half day, or full day format. We can deliver a one-off session or multiple sessions at your workplace or at our venue.
The program cost is $400 an hour for a maximum of 10 people. This covers all costs including travel to your site (within 50 kilometres of Bendigo), the Facilitator and resources. For a group of more then 10 people, there is a small additional charge for a co-facilitator.
You can contact our Facilitator, Tracey Grinter by emailing tracey@atsc.net.au or calling 0477 017 649.
