Yehudit Zicklin-Sidikman 3 days ago 2 min Yes! And Dear Article Author........ The title of the article was: “Why Self-Defense Classes Don’t Prevent Sexual Assault” And the feeling in my stomach was........ argh! Her...
Yehudit Zicklin-Sidikman Nov 17 2 min November. When Change is in the Air. Today, I was hoping to be flying to Albania to teach the first ESD Level 1 instructor training since the outbreak of COVID 19. While I am...
Yehudit Zicklin-Sidikman3 days ago2 minYes! And Dear Article Author........The title of the article was: “Why Self-Defense Classes Don’t Prevent Sexual Assault” And the feeling in my stomach was........ argh! Her...
Yehudit Zicklin-SidikmanNov 12 minA Violence Prevention Strategy for all Genders?“I am trying to understand the link between ESD, or the principles of ESD, as a violence prevention strategy for different types of viole...
Yehudit Zicklin-SidikmanOct 263 minCan We Really Be Aware Of Everything, Always?“The most important thing you can do to protect yourself and your family is to always remain aware in any situation.” The quote is from a...
Yehudit Zicklin-SidikmanOct 252 minThe power of TELL - Creating a "TELL" List When it comes to the 5 principles of Empowerment Self Defense, THINK, YELL, RUN, FIGHT, TELL, we give equal weight to each. Clearly, in a...
Yehudit Zicklin-SidikmanOct 192 minNever Say Never?The Limitations We Put on the Use of “Never” and Why We tell instructors to never (haha) to use the word “never” and certainly not to tel...
Yehudit Zicklin-SidikmanOct 182 minSafe vs Safer - When Nuance MattersThere is so much thought that is given to how we use language in Empowerment Self Defense programs. For example, we are committed to crea...
Yehudit Zicklin-SidikmanOct 152 minYelling “Help!” vs. Yelling “Fire!” There are many things that we teach students to yell during an Empowerment Self Defense course. My favorite and go-to will always be a cr...
Yehudit Zicklin-SidikmanJul 262 minUnderstanding AbuseOver the past 25 years, I have observed that the majority of stories shared with us have two aspects of similarity: 1) The abuse did not ...
Yehudit Zicklin-SidikmanJun 32 minOn Choosing the Right Self-Defense Class for YouAfter hearing me advocate for Empowerment Self Defense, some of you may be thinking, “Well. I’m sold. But how do I know if a self-defense...
Yehudit Zicklin-SidikmanJun 12 minOn Tell: The Beauty of Stone SoupI am pretty sure that many of you know the story of Stone Soup. The short version, for those who don’t, is that a person without food ent...
Yehudit Zicklin-SidikmanApr 272 minOn Being Response-ABLEI know I throw the word around a lot. So, for those of you wondering about its origin, here you go: When I was going through the process...
Yehudit Zicklin-SidikmanJan 278 minA Feminist Response to Critique of Self-DefenseIn October, 2018, in a high school gym in Astoria, Queens, the girls in the junior and senior classes had the opportunity to participate ...
