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.