More Than Physical Self-Defense
The Equalizer Women’s Self-Defense Program is a division of SSGT designed to help women recognize and reduce their risk of violent and property crime, and prepare them to defend against, survive, and escape a physical attack.
The program combines personal safety, residential security, and physical self-defense. Many of its self-defense techniques are derived from SSGT’s Vanguard Program, bringing proven SSGT training principles into a program designed specifically to educate and prepare women.
What Equalizer Instructors Teach
Equalizer prepares instructors to deliver a structured program built around three areas of training: personal safety, residential security, and physical self-defense.
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Education focused on helping women recognize risk, reduce their likelihood of being victimized, and make informed decisions that support their personal safety.
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Practical information addressing safety and security in and around the home as part of the program’s broader focus on reducing risk and preparing in advance.
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Practical physical training designed to help women resist, survive, and escape physical attacks. This chapter is divided into four progressive phases.
Personal Safety and Residential Security may be covered together in four hours. Participants completing any portion of the program may receive a Certificate of Completion after passing the open-book written exam.
Instructor Certification Pathways
The EWSP Instructor Course prepares law enforcement, corrections, security, and education professionals to teach the Equalizer Women’s Self-Defense Program to women in their communities.
Choose the training pathway that matches your current certification status.
View Program & Curriculum GuideFor law enforcement, corrections, security, and education professionals seeking initial certification to teach the Equalizer Women’s Self-Defense Program.
For previously certified Equalizer instructors who need to complete recertification.
Available only to instructors currently certified in both Vanguard Level One and Vanguard Level Two.
A Flexible Training Structure
Students participating in Chapter Three: Physical Self-Defense may opt in or opt out of individual phases based on physical limitations or available training time.
The four phases progress in physical demand, with Phase One being the least physically demanding and Phase Four the most physically demanding. This structure allows instructors to provide some level of training to almost everyone.
Reaching Young Women Early
School Resource Officers are well-positioned to provide young women with practical safety education at an important stage in their lives.
High school girls preparing for college can benefit from the information and training Equalizer instructors provide, making SROs a natural fit for bringing the program into school communities.
Take the Next Step
Become certified to bring practical personal safety and self-defense education to women in your community.