I had a wonderful time in class and look forward to learning more and more! I just had to buy the Rape Escape 3 video after going to class! Thanks for making me feel so comfortable in a kind of "uncomfortable" situation. I was afraid before going to class that I would be too wimpy or everyone would watch and laugh at me. But everyone was so supportive. Keep up the good work... we need you. And thanks for making such a difference!

"I love it. I got so much out of it. I came here thinking avoidance, avoidance avoidance. I thought it was going to be how to walk, how to make eye contact, how to carry your keys, but this taught us about ‘you’re in it up to here, now what are you going to do?’"

"This has given me some tools to not just blindly flail. I think I could put up a good fight, but now I have some tools to use. I would have never thought to do what you taught us to do."

"When I first came to Rape Escape 1 and you said our strongest position is on our back, that would have been the last place I would have thought I wanted to be before I came here. Now I see how strong I am. I pushed you over – I knocked you over. I would have never thought about that, it was very cool. It’s an empowering thing."

"I believe [the structure of the classes] brings you further along the process and leaves no holes in your escapes. It cleans up anything that is left open, it finishes everything off."

"The first one [Level 1] gets you started and comfortable with the idea that somebody is on top of you and then the more you get used to dealing with that then it takes you full circle so there is no holes in the process."

"Very simple. Not confusing. Simple enough for anyone to do. I think that’s what makes it so good, everything is so simple. You don’t have to remember 20 things, you only have to remember a few simple things to take you through everything [all the scenarios] and that’s what makes it so you know it’s so effective. You know it’s going to work, you believe it’s going to work. That’s the best part."

"It’s simpler than karate, it’s not as complicated. You don’t have to explain it as much as karate. It keeps it simple, that’s what’s most important. That’s the thing, you can’t remember 20 things when you’re out there [on the street]."

"I like the simplicity. I really like it."

"I feel with our society as it is nowadays you really have to know what you are doing….and I think this gives you a lot of practical things to work with."

"I have also taken other self-defense classes at other schools and with city programs and to be honest with you, this is the only one I’ve really retained and keep coming back to."

"I think [it’s easy to retain] because a lot of this is very practical -- the simplicity of it -- whereas other [self-defense courses] seem to be based on having very specific and intricate blocks and all sorts of things which are very difficult to do when you are in a situation. You won’t want to have to remember all of that."

"I feel that if I had to use any of this, I could. No doubt about it. I feel confident with what I know and the tools you’ve given me and be effective."

"I think the normal woman comes in feeling very intimidated…but half way through the class they are saying ‘I can do this, it’ not that difficult’. This is wonderful, this is great, I no longer feel intimidated."

"It raises your confidence level and I am now very grateful and thankful that I now have tools I can use."