Annaka asked a question: if you wanted to take a group of women, strictly from the self-defense perspective, from zero to where you wanted them to be, how long would it take?
Instinctive answer was five days. Want to try to be a little more specific here.
Day One: The Theoretical Day-Intros, goals, safety briefing, teaching philosophy, what I don't know-Fear versus danger; fear management versus danger management- Violence Motivations, Maslow model and Triune Brain from ConCom- Violence Dynamics including Social, Asocial, Asocial Masquerading as Social, Deviant Social and cyclical violence- Avoidance and evasion- Context: Ethics and Law; breaking the freeze; aftermath- SD Law- Gender Differences in Violence- Logic of Violence Method- Individual Victim Profiles- Violence for communication versus violence for effect- Three natural strategies- Mindsets
Day 2: Physical Day - Not fighting. Close range assassinations.- 'A' Targets. Easy, Reliable, Incapacitating- 'B' Targets. Require strength and or practice. Incapacitating.- 'C' Targets. Require skill and/or luck. Incapacitating.- Power generation- Other options: Movement and unbalancing- Principles: balance; exploiting momentum; exploiting gravity; structure- Immediate Action- Fight to the Goal- Counter-assault
Day 2 Evening: Field Exercise 1: Reading Terrain - Cruise local area for ambush zones; E&E protocols and principles; Tags; Target-rich environments.
Day 3: Physical Day - Safety Briefing- Counter-assault Practice- Takeouts- One Step. Special emphasis on what it is and what we are NOT doing, e.g. practicing fighting.- Targets and Targeting Drills- Close range strikes- Close range Kicks- Take downs- Leverage points- Blindfolded work- Counter assault practice
Day 4: Physical Day - Safety Briefing- Counter Assault Practice- Moving a body- Wall work- Environmental fighting- Weapons and Improvised weapons- Ground movement- Striking from the Ground- Application and limitations of pain; tactical use of pain- Weapon access under assault- Mass brawl- Counter assault practice- Messy drill- Individual fears and concerns brief and brainstorm.
Day 4 Evening: Field Exercise 2: Reading People - Urban anthropology and victim/threat assessment practice
Day 5: Scenario Day - 2 targeted scenarios for each participant. Each scenario debriefed to a peer jury regarding both tactics and legal justification.- Articulation wars- Tactical considerations to include the presence of children and babies
I think that would cover things. It's a lot of information, but not overwhelming if it is taught correctly. Everything interconnects and almost everything can be connected to common experiences, so it becomes a way to think and a way to move instead of stuff to remember. Might also add a daily debriefing that would include learning how to conduct and after-action debrief.