Self-Defense Programs Offered to IC Community

Currently, Ithaca College offers two self defense courses:

The 3-hour Self-Defense Workshop is for available for any IC community member and is a great way to become familiar with risk awareness and prevention, physical defense, and self-reliance.  This course doesn't take a lot of time, but gives you a lot of skills and training that enable you to feel empowered to defend yourself.  This is also a great segue for women* to the 12-hour R.A.D. course.

The R.A.D. System teaches:

Risk Reduction Principles

  • Classwork includes techniques on personal self-awareness and surroundings
  • Enhance your preparedness for maintaining personal safety and empowerment

Physical self-defense techniques

  • Learn your physical strengths
  • Appropriate defense and targeting in confrontations

Simulations (Selected classes)

  • Opportunity to use techniques learned
  • Students respond in assault scenarios
  • Optional at student's discretion

Other Training Programs and Resources

Currently, instructors are only certified for the R.A.D. for Women.  However, Ithaca College offers a wide variety of sexual assault prevention training programs and resources for all community members throughout the year. View more information at the SHARE website.

Self-Defense Courses Available

Self-Defense Workshop (3-hour)

This 3-hour workshop includes content on risk awareness and prevention, physical defense, and developing self-reliance, all targeted specifically toward empowering participants. 

September 22, 2023
2:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Clark Lounge (Campus Center)

Register today!  Class size is limited to 12 participants. 

Self-Defense Workshop (3-hour)
R.A.D. Self-Defense Course for Women* (12-hour)

The nationally developed R.A.D. program includes content on risk prevention, physical defense, and developing self-reliance, all targeted specifically toward empowering participants. Taught by certified instructors, R.A.D. consists of twelve hours of training presented over four days. This program has been recognized for substantially lowering the risk, particularly to college students, of being sexually assaulted.

Next Sessions will be:
9/27, 9/29, 10/4 and 10/6
4:00-7:00 p.m.
Hill Center Room 107
(must attend all session for certificate)

Register today! Class size is limited to 12 participants. 

*Any person who identifies as a woman may register for the course

R.A.D. Self-Defense Course (12-hour)