La Porte Police Offers Free Rape Aggression Defense Training

LA PORTE, TX — The La Porte Police Department is offering a self defense and training program that is designed to help women to defend themselves against rape and sexual assault.

The program, known as Rape Aggression Defense, will begin Jan. 28, at its facility, located at 3001 North 23rd.

The January RAD course will be open to a total of 15 students, and registration will be on a first come basis. The 4-Day program is free, and all manuals and documents will be provided to the students.

The RAD System, as it is known, is a realistic program that teaches self-defense tactics and techniques. The RAD program is a comprehensive course that begins with awareness, prevention, risk reduction, and avoidance while progressing toward the basics of actual hands-on defense training.

Officials with the la Porte Police said the program is not a martial arts program. The class is taught by LPPD’s certified RAD Instructors, and begins with a classroom-based orientation where workbooks and reference manuals lay the course foundation.

During this initial phase, the entire physical defense program is outlined for both personal reference and continuous individual growth. Later, the physical techniques are discussed, and eventually encompass a series of comprehensive hands-on exercises.

There are four, 3-hour, days of RAD coursework scheduled for two weeks. The 3-hour sessions are on: Jan. 28 and Jan. 30, and Feb. 4 and Feb. 6. Class are from 6 p.m. – 9 p.m., with each daily class building on previous instruction.

The course days are intentionally spread out, as the program is both physically and mentally intensive.

The RAD training is open solely to women ages 13 and up. Attendees who are under the age of 18 must attend class with their mother or female legal guardian.

A growing and wide-spread acceptance of the system has been observed as a result of the ease, simplicity, and effectiveness of its tactics, combined with its supportive research, legal defensibility, and unique teaching methodology.

La Porte’s RAD program is dedicated to teaching women defensive concepts and techniques against various types of assault, by utilizing easy, effective, and proven self-defense tactics. This system of realistic defense will provide women with the knowledge to make an educated decision about resistance.

For more information on the RAD program, including registration information, please contact La Porte Officer Matthew Parsons at 281-604-6687, via email at parsonsm@laportetx.gov FaceBook @LaPortePoliceDepartment or http://laportetx.gov/514/Rape-...

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