For women. By women. Lakewood, NJ.
Brazilian jujitsu, kickboxing, and USCCA-certified firearm training. Women only, beginners welcome, and taught start to finish by women.
What we teach
Take one or both. Every class is hands-on, unhurried, and built around where you're starting from.
Self-defense
Real skills for real situations: how to break free of a grab, control the fight on the ground, and hit back with power.
Taught by Chana Garnick, purple belt
Firearm safety
Confidence that starts with safety. First-timers welcome. We go from the basic rules to your first day at the range, and we never rush it.
Taught by Yael Quittner, USCCA certified
Why DefendHer
Learning to protect yourself shouldn't mean walking into a room where you feel watched. Here, you won't.
A private, comfortable room. Every class, every time.
No experience needed. We start exactly where you are.
One-on-one, or train alongside friends.
Supportive coaching from women who understand.
Taught by women, for women
Jujitsu & self-defense
Purple belt, Brazilian jujitsu
Chana built the self-defense program to be useful from your very first class: real techniques, taught patiently, with nobody made to feel out of place. Her favorite student is the one who walks in saying, "I've never done anything like this."
(732) 239-3112Firearm safety
U.S. Army veteran ยท USCCA certified
Yael is a mother of five, a U.S. Army veteran, and a USCCA-certified firearms safety instructor. She served in uniform, then spent close to 40 years working in medicine.
She teaches women how to handle firearms safely and defend themselves and their families. Classes are women-only, private or in small groups, so students can learn at their own pace without feeling rushed or judged.
Her view: if there's a gun in your home, you should know how to handle it, whether or not you care about guns. It's not about being a hobbyist. It's about being responsible for what's under your roof.
Yael draws on her military background, her years in clinical work, and the range of students she's taught. She's patient, she pays attention to where people come from, and she starts each person off wherever they actually are.
New to firearms or already experienced, you'll get a calm, respectful place to learn from someone who's done the work and takes it seriously.
(347) 232-9000Training notes
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Lakewood, New Jersey