Teen Girls and Women Will Receive Full-Force Self-Defense Training to Help Carry Them Through Life

Fort Collins, Colo. – Pretty Brainy is partnering with Model Mugging® to offer the quickest, most effective self-defense training to females aged 16 and up on Saturday, October 19, and Sunday, October 20. 

This Self-Defense Training Class Weekend is a comprehensive program based on 45 years of extensive applied research and organized on the Five Principles of Self Defense©.

Participants will:

  • Learn how to fight a real assailant (an attacking, padded Model Mugging instructor whom you will strike with your full force).  
  • Set boundaries so others heed and respect the line you draw.
  • De-escalate conflict.
  • Disrupt and stop bullying.
  • Identify the ploys and tactics predators use to target and manipulate. 
  • Resolve past trauma.
  • Emerge with greater self-esteem, personal safety, and the know-how to defend and protect your most valuable asset — your own strong, smart self.

Award-winning nonprofit Pretty Brainy empowers girls to gain STEAM – science, technology, engineering, art + design, and math – so they are equipped to develop their abilities and make a positive difference in the world.  Girls and women knowing how to defend themselves is an issue of STEAM access, and thanks to our sponsors, including the Women in Science Network at Colorado State University, Pretty Brainy is bringing top self-defense trainers to Northern Colorado. Register here:  8 a.m. – 6:30 p.m., 10/19 and 10/20, in Fort Collins, Colo.  Scholarships are available.   

A one-day class for 12- to 15-year-old girls will also be held in spring 2025. To learn more about Pretty Brainy, subscribe to the organization’s eNews publication. 

About Pretty Brainy

Pretty Brainy empowers girls to gain STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art + design, and math) so they are equipped to develop their abilities and genius to make a positive difference in the world. This dynamic organization formed in 2008 and became a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in 2011 to give girls science and math experiences with real-world purpose. Pretty Brainy respects girls as scientists, engineers, designers, and technologists. Through Pretty Brainy, girls are better prepared to become innovators, problem-solvers, thinkers, and leaders. Visit prettybrainy.com.