ESD Editorial: I Challende You To A Duel It was a bad time for our family. The divorce was past, but the control issues were still very much in the present. I was anxious, depressed, doubting my ability to make…
Author: Claude Jonkmans
IAESDP Responds to New UN Women’s Rights Report with a Call to #FightForward
IAESDP Responds to New UN Women’s Rights Report with a Call to #FightForward Empowerment Self-Defense Professionals stress urgent action against rising violence and discrimination A newly released UN report, Women’s Rights in Review 30 Years after Beijing, warns that “progress…
Empowerment Self Defense Explained
Empowerment Self Defense Explained Empowerment Self-Defense (ESD) is emerging as a go-to framework for tackling rising incidents of gender-based violence, bullying, and harassment worldwide. Organizations like the International Association of ESD Professionals (IAESDP) aim to #FightForward by equipping individuals—especially women…