Audience
Upcoming RAD by Alumna D. Gentry:
Course One: RAD (Age 13+)- Six Sessions-Tuesdays 3:00-4:30 pm on Jan. 30, Feb. 6, 13, 20, 27 & March 5, 2024 at SMCM ARC.
Course Two: radKIDS (personal safety empowerment course for kids age 8-12)- January 20 & 21, 2024 Saturday 11:00 am-4:30 pm & Sunday 1:30 pm-4:30 pm at Lexington Park Library (check library website for more information).
Course Three: RAD (Age 13+)- March 9 & 10, 2024 Saturday 10:00 am-4:30 pm & Sunday 1:30 pm-4:30 pm at Lexington Park Library.
**Please note that class size is limited. Other classes will be scheduled for 2024.
The Rape Aggression Defense (RAD) Course is a program of realistic self-defense tactics and techniques for women. The RAD Course is a comprehensive, women-only course that begins with awareness, prevention, risk reduction and risk avoidance, while progressing on to the basics of hands-on defense training. RAD is not a Martial Arts program. Our courses are taught by certified RAD instructors.
The RAD Course of physical defense is currently being taught at many colleges and universities throughout the country and various community venues. The growing, widespread acceptance of this system is primarily due to the ease, simplicity and effectiveness of our tactics, solid research, legal defense and unique teaching methodology. The RAD Course is dedicated to teaching women defensive concepts and techniques against various type of assault, by utilizing easy, effective and proven self-defense/martial arts tactics. Our system of realistic defense will provide a woman with the knowledge to make an educated decision about resistance.
Course Information:
RAD has a 9 or 12 hour basic physical defense course for women. This course is being taught by Darlene (VanGaasbeck) Gentry, an SMCM alumna with more than 33 years experience teaching self-defense at SMCM and 26 years offering RAD courses to the St. Mary’s County community. Course manual, and Lifetime Free Return/Practice Certificate included. See course schedule at the top.
*For additional information or to sign up visit https://www.lpbconline.org/rad or https://www.stmalib.org/
Course Outline:
*Hours 1-3: Participating students will use the RAD student manual to learn the basic principles of self-defense including risk reduction strategies, date rape, continuum of survival, and defensive strategies. Students will begin the process of hands on training. We will discuss the defensive mindset, use of personal weapons, offensive and defensive postures, and vulnerable locations.
*Hours 4-6: Students will continue the process of hands on training. The R.A.D. system uses repetition to teach technique. Students will have the opportunity to develop technique by striking padded equipment help by the instructors.
*Hours 7-9: Students will be introduced to ground defense techniques and continue to refine skills previously learned with repetition.
*Hours 10-12 (optional separate class): Students will participate in a “simulation” assault with R.A.D. instructors. Students and Instructors wear protective gear that is specifically designed for this training. Instructors will monitor the students in a safe training environment to utilize their skills.