Self Defense Articles & Educational Material

Pepper sprays and stun guns each has their advantages and disadvantages in different personal defense scenarios. Weighing these out in relation to how they fit into your lifestyle provides you with the opportunity to develop your individualized self-defense plan. Here’s ...

Pepper spray has its’ advantages and disadvantages in different self-defense scenarios and it’s important to understand these so that you can maximize your self-defense abilities. Here’s a list of the major pros and cons to pepper spray self defense so you can decide if it's t...

What should you do if you own a stun gun or pepper spray and don’t have it with you when an attacker strikes? You need to learn improvised self-defense. Defense Divas has you covered with a list of creative ways that you can use the clothes you are wearing and the items in you...

Defense Divas® has compiled a list of everyday items found in your home that can be used to defend yourself in an emergency. Remember, your priority in a self-defense situation is always to escape and get help. Anything that opens a window of opportunity for y...

Stay Connected to Stay Protected. Here are three (totally free) personal safety apps we love and the reasons why you should download them today.

What three things should a girl never leave home without? Of course, there are the obvious things like your cell phone, your ID, your fave lip gloss. But do you think about your safety each time you leave the house? You should never leave home without these three persona...

Living on your own (whether in a dorm, Greek house or apartment) opens up a lot of awesome new freedoms; but it also exposes you to many more potentially dangerous situations. Let’s get educated and empowered to handle whatever comes your way with a few simple things you...

Is there a way to tell if a guy is dangerous before you get too involved? No fear ladies. We’ve spoken to some experts in the field and have some great ways to sift through it all and how to tell if the guy you are dating is dangerous. Many of these can be ...

Although no one can guarantee that you will not be a victim of rape, there are several precautions that you can take which will significantly reduce the odds of this ever happening to you. But first, let’s look at some jaw dropping statistics from research done by Kansas State...

Every 9 seconds a woman is sexually assaulted or beaten in America. Think about how insane that is! That is 9,600 women a day! Women must educate themselves on self-defense and safety awareness. I cannot stress this enough. Society is looking for answers and one such project r...