Strategies for Dealing with Violence
Established in 2009, the REL Program is designed to equip women with essential skills to recognise, avoid, and manage violent situations. It focuses on:
- Situational awareness
- Understanding violence dynamics
- Threat recognition and avoidance
- Threat management
- Pre-cue indicators of aggression
- Confident body language
- Developed in response to real-world violence against women.
The program has successfully trained over 1,600 women in strategies for handling both domestic and non-domestic threats.
By combining mental and physical training, participants gain a deeper understanding of their strengths while learning practical self-defence techniques to protect themselves—whether at home, in a car, or on the streets. The program covers responses to both armed and unarmed assailants, empowering women to take control of their safety.
Participants are introduced to effective, easy-to-learn self-defence techniques that can be applied in various situations. The program also provides the tools to assess, de-escalate, negotiate, or take action when necessary to prevent or respond to an assault.
The REL Program requires no prior self-defence experience for women of all fitness levels. It combines theoretical knowledge and hands-on training to build confidence, awareness, and essential personal safety skills.
