(Lindenhurst, NY) Modern Warriors 5th Annual Female Self Defense Week is coming up quickly. That’s right, it’s our fifth year hosting this spectacular event, can you believe it? We hardly can!
Female Self Defense Week is our favorite time here at Modern Warrior, and we hope you’ll be able to come join us for it! Modern Warrior’s Female Self Defense Week is Friday, October 4th – Wednesday, October 9th, 2013

Female Self Defense Week is geared toward Self Defense Trainers who want to share ideas and techniques, and women who want to arm themselves with realistic, practical, proven self defense tools and strategies. It’s the perfect event for both senior trainers, and novice students!
Throughout the week a variety of classes are given by National/International Guest Instructors and Modern Warrior Black Belts, making this an all-around fantastic opportunity to enhance your spirit and bring out the warrior within you!
We have a few guest instructor spaces still open. If you are interested in filling one of these time spots you can learn how by scrolling down. These spaces fill up quickly so contact us soon to guarantee your spot!
Interested in attending as a student? Check out the enrollment information listed at the bottom. Call us at 631-226-8383 for an updated list of scheduled classes. Multiple enrollment discounts are available for each class, so grab a friend, family member, or coworker and sign up for a class you’ll be talking about for years to come!
What’s on the agenda this year?
- Friday 10/4 @ 2 pm – Lindenhurst Train Station, Lindenhurst, NY or Meet us at the Statue of Liberty. – A trip to New York City with the Female Self Defense Week Crew will include a visit to the Statue of Liberty and casual dining. Excellent opportunity to experience the “Big Apple” while networking and getting acquainted with your fellow trainers. Cost not included with Registration.
- Saturday, 10/5: 2 pm – 5 pm Guest Instructor Time Spot – Want this time spot to be yours? Submit your Guest Instructor Proposal to info@modernwarrior.com for consideration. Guest Instructors may be eligible for scholarship opportunities and complimentary dormitory style lodging.
- Saturday, 10/5: 5:45 pm – 10 pm FREE Rape Prevention Class – Participate or assist with our renowned Modern Warrior Rape Prevention Class. Open to women 12 years and older. You WILL walk away with practical, realistic, effective tactics and techniques that will save your life! Know someone who would benefit from this class? Sign them up today, space is limited and class fills quickly! Phone: 631-226-8383 Email: info@modernwarrior.com
- Sunday, 10/6: 9 am – 6 pm, Modern Warrior’s 8 Hour Rape Prevention Instructor Certification Course – Gain a Court Defensible Certification to teach the same Rape Prevention Class that Modern Warrior has been teaching as a community service for over 25 years. If you are not up for re-certification yet, you can utilize this course to earn it! Ask for details. Taught by Modern Warrior Staff
- Monday, 10/7: 8 am – 9 am “New York Bagel Breakfast” – Courtesy of Modern Warrior. Enjoy complimentary authentic, delicious New York bagels, plus coffee and juice, perfect to kick start your morning.
- Monday, 10/7: 9 am – 12 noon Guest Instructor Time Spot – Want this time spot to be yours? Submit your Guest Instructor Proposal to info@modernwarrior.com for consideration. Guest Instructors may be eligible for scholarship opportunities and complimentary dormitory style lodging. 12 noon – 1:30 pm: Lunch on own Afternoon snacks & coffee provided courtesy of Modern Warrior
- Monday, 10/7: 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm Instinct Development with Phil Messina – This intense three hour seminar will hone your sensory awareness and reaction time. Using progressive stress inoculation as developed by Phil Messina, learn to function through the same adrenaline dump you would experience in a real life-or-death confrontation. Drills will also be suggested that you can bring home to your students.
- Tuesday, 10/8: 9 am – 12 noon Guest Instructor Time Spot – Want this time spot to be yours? Submit your Guest Instructor Proposal to info@modernwarrior.com for consideration. Guest Instructors may be eligible for scholarship opportunities and complimentary dormitory style lodging. 12 noon – 1:30 pm: Lunch – Sandwiches, Salads & Soups…included with Tuesday Daily or Full Week Registration!
- Tuesday, 10/8: 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm Firearm Retention/Gun Defense OR Edged Weapons Defense with Rob Coffman –Learn how you can safely and effectively defend against a weapon, disarm an attacker, and turn the tables in your favor. A favorite class topic here at Modern Warrior, these tecniques are easy to remember, easy to use, and highly effective!
- Wednesday, 10/9: 9 am – 12 noon Guest Instructor Time Spot – Want this time spot to be yours? Submit your Guest Instructor Proposal to info@modernwarrior.com for consideration. Guest Instructors may be eligible for scholarship opportunities and complimentary dormitory style lodging. 12 noon – 1:30 pm Lunch on own Afternoon snacks & coffee provided, courtesy of Modern Warrior
- Wednesday, 10/9: 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm Multiples with Phil Messina of Modern Warrior – This course is designed to teach you the basic strategies and tactics needed to not just survive, but win a violent confrontation by multiple attackers, so if and when the actual attack occurs, you will realize that is in fact you that has them outnumbered.
- Wednesday, 10/9: 4:30 pm – 5 pm Female Self Defense Week Debrief – This is when we talk about how great the week was, and as good instructors who are never satisfied, how to make it even better for 2014.
- Wednesday, 10/9: 6 pm – ? Farewell Dinner at a Nearby Location TBD – We wrap up the week in a social environment, so that instructors and students alike can unwind as peers and solidify a relationship based on our common mission and worthy goals. Although we start the week as students and instructors, we end as friends and colleagues. Every Attendee wins a door prize!
Participation & Registration Info (Pricing)
- Rape Prevention Instructor Certification Course Only: $249
- Full Week, not including RPIC: $315
- Full Week, including RPIC: $349 (Best Deal)
- Per Class: $50
- Daily Rate: $89 (save $11!)
- Daily Rate w/ FSD Week 2013 Shirt: $103
- Farewell Dinner: $30
- Multiple Enrollment Discounts are available for groups of 3 or more. Ask us for detailed group discount options for your friends, family, and coworkers!
Who Is Eligible?
All females 12 and older are eligible to participate in the Rape Prevention Class on Saturday 10/5. Women 16 years and older, Certified Self Defense Instructors, and Law Enforcement/Military Officers and Trainers are welcome to participate in the week’s events.
What’s The Class Size?
On average, classes range from 5-16 students each. To ensure we meet our policy of a high student-to-instructor ratio, and that there is time to ensure all the techniques on the agenda are given enough time to be explained, demonstrated, and practiced, classes are limited to a maximum of 16 participants each. Early registration is strongly recommended to ensure your spot in the class, advance registration is required.
Coming from out of state/region?
A limited number of FREE dormitory-style housing spaces are available on a first-come-
first-serve basic.
What Are the Benefits?
You’ll learn live-saving defensive tactics and techniques from top instructors & trainers. Those who sign up for the RPIC will gain Certification in the Modern Warrior® Rape Prevention Instructor Certification Course.
Feel free to call us at 631-226-8383 for more information, including available housing inquiries, updated class schedule, or whatever else you may be wondering about.
Modern Warrior
711 N. Wellwood Ave
Lindenhurst, NY 11757
631-226-8383
info@modernwarrior.com
www.modernwarrior.com
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