Rangahau | Research

A significant body of international research shows how successful Empowerment Self Defence can be when taught by specialist trained and accredited teachers.
 
Our work has been independently evaluated by researchers Assoc. Prof. Jan Jordan and Dr Elaine Mossman of Victoria University of Wellington. Read the full report Skills for Safety: An evaluation of the value, impact and outcomes of girls' and women's self defence in the community here, or the Executive Summary here.
 
See also:

• Violence Prevention Project for Young Women Clients of Women's Refuge - Prepared by Dr Elaine Mossman and Associate Professor Jan Jordan

• Skills for Safety: An evaluation of the value, impact and outcomes of girls' and women's self-defence in the community - Prepared by Associate Professor Jan Jordan and Dr Elaine Mossman

• Skills for Safety - A Summary

• "Back off Buddy, This is my body, not yours": Empowering Girls Through Self - Defense - Jan Jordan and Elaine Mossman

• "Don't Ever Give Up!" Resisting Victimhood Through Self-Defence - Jan Jordan and Elaine Mossman

• "Get out of my Home and Don't Ever Come Back!" Empowering Women through Self-Defence - Jan Jordan and Elaine Mossman