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The SDIO Facilitator's Guide

The guide is a binder providing detailed instructions, lists of supplemental resources and materials for someone to faciliate a SDIO workbook-based 7 to 8 session group training, all sorted by session and topic. This curriculum will be available for sale complete with copies of hand-outs (which can also be displayed as posters to aid discussion) and a CD with back up files of materials.

$100 per curriculum; $125 with a workbook; shipping and handling is $12 (see order form)

SDIO Workbook

The workbooks is the foundation of Self Defense from the Inside Out curriculum and has been used by hundreds of women in conjunction with traditional self-defense classes in a variety of settings. The workbook explores the ways women have been set up as victims and how to change that role. It's filled with exercises that provide an opportunity for women...

• To assess their reactions to major or minor abusive situations;
• To develop skills for self-protection;
• To forgive themselves for what has been done to them;
• To claim their rights and hold perpetrators accountable; and
• To challenge the shame and blame put on them for being victimized.

$25 each

"The Self-Defender" Comic Book

This brightly colored comic book covers the basics of self-defense: self-care, intuition, attacker ploys, acquaintance rape and physical skills.

A great introduction to the basics of self-defense for younger people, but also a simple way to show people what self-defense is all about- that's it's not just physically fighting off stranger attacks.

This comic book was created by Andrea Wilcox, a student from WGS 399 (Women's Self-Defense taught at the University of Oregon by Nadia Telsey) as her final project.

$4 each

Self-Defense Activities Workbook:

Putting Self-Defense Into Action

This workbook contains exercises developed to help students take the information they learn about self-defense and risk reduction and directly apply it to their own lives. Nadia often assigns the exercises as homework for the University class; however, they are also useful as discussion-starters.

The exercises are more externally-oriented than the exercises in the Self-Defense from the Inside Out workbook. For example, exercises include evaluating one's own environment, making active choices about safety, understanding gender socialization, self-assessments, affirmations, resisting ploys, mental practice, considering weapons of opportunity, and assertiveness practice.

$10 each

"Self-Defense: The Womanly Art of Self-Care, Intuition and Choice"

by Debbie Leung

$13 each

Teaching Verbal Skills for Self-Defense

A description of exercises and strategies for verbal self-defense.

Designed for self-defense instructors to use in teaching verbal skills.

Topics include assertiveness principles and strategies, de-escalation, and much more.

$2 each

We have a VERY LIMITED SUPPLY of our popular black t-shirts with this powerful quote on the back ...

Styles and Sizes available:

Unisex L, long sleeve

M, short sleeve

Unisex M, L, XL wide-strap tank top

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SDIO T-Shirts

Support our work and add to your wardrobe with a wonderful Self-Defense from the Inside Out T-shirt! These beautiful t-shirts show your commitment to self-defense and help support the non-profit Breaking Free.

Sizes: S, M, L, XL, XXL, XXXL.

Some colors and sizes are in limited quantities so please provide alternative choices when you order.

Styles include regular neck and scoop-neck-- for details, see photos below.

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Regular Style

Color Options :

Cream with red flower

Dark purple w/raspberry flower

Grey with magenta flower

Steel blue with magenta flower

Scoop-neck Style

Color Options :

Light blue with purple flower

Light blue with red flower

Light purple with dark purple flower