Self Defence
Art in Cape Town

Classes offered by Karate Sensei, Sanette Smit. Fight for your self respect & personal safety.

The courses and workshops she offers are tailored to suit the specific needs and requirements of the particular groups attending. In this way, a diverse number of people and organisations can benefit in very specific ways. Furthermore, Smitti covers both aspects of self-defence (psychological & physical), believing firmly that the one is not effective without the other. Check out the workshops page for more information on the courses offered. Rape is an act of control, power and violence, the traumatic experience of which could easily destroy a woman for life. A larming statistics It is estimated that one out of four women within every one and a half minutes of the day in South Africa are raped. They are accessible whenever you want them, and in any one situation there are a number of possible techniques available. Many techniques are simple and easy to apply which means that absolutely anyone can use them. It attempts to teach participants the various techniques available and their proper application, including a knowledge of the possible target areas on the attacker's body. W hy this course is unique This course is unique in that it incorporates a comprehensive lecture on rape. This includes a study of the different forms of rape, e.g. confidence rape, blitz rape, anger rape, power rape, fantasy rape, date rape, gang rape, convenience rape, and sadistic rape, the profile of a typical rapist, why rape occurs, and identifying a rapist. It allows participants the opportunity to share their own experiences. Fears of rape can have an impact on individual freedom, lifestyle options and workplace productivity. There is, consequently, an urgent need to train all women to take care of themselves. One or many workshops which are tailored to meet the requirements of the participants. For your convenience workshops can be conducted at your own premises.