Language

Yehudit Zicklin-Sidikman

Be Strong?

In the Empowerment Self Defense universe, we focus so much on discovering our strength and learning to believe that in spite of hearing...

Yehudit Zicklin-Sidikman

What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger -- Or…. a Bunch of Other Possibilities

"What doesn't kill you makes you stronger." "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger." I was just discussing this phrase in my Facebook...

Yehudit Zicklin-Sidikman

Survivor, Victim, Victor, Warrior, etc.

Everybody has the right to choose their own label. Survivor, victim, victor, warrior, etc. My story, no matter how similar to your story,...

Yehudit Sidikman

The Essence of our Work

One of my current projects is going through the El HaLev instructor manual and making sure the language reflects the spirit of what we...

Yehudit Sidikman

Agreeing to the Same Simple Code

There’s no simple answer to the question “How do we build safe(r) communities?” And, of course, there’s more than one answer. But I do...

Yehudit Zicklin-Sidikman

Never 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...

Yehudit Zicklin-Sidikman

Safe vs Safer - When Nuance Matters

There is so much thought that is given to how we use language in Empowerment Self Defense programs. For example, we are committed to...

Yehudit Sidikman

The Power of Circles

During my time in the desert, I wrote this: “Circles have been a special part of the last 16 years for me. Circles represent the sharing...

Yehudit Sidikman

What Will Bounce?

For the past fews days, I’ve been talking about how to get through life when we’re exhausted from having too much on our plates. Judging...

Yehudit Zicklin-Sidikman