FIND YOUR FIERCE!
F2 will show you how to identify risks to your personal safety, how best to avoid those risks, and how to protect yourself if an attack or assault proves unavoidable.
F2 is relevant to YOU, and all women, regardless of age, because ANY woman can potentially become a victim.
F2 will help you to realize and summon the strength that you inherently possess!
OUR MISSION:
TO EDUCATE ALL WOMEN ON THEIR BEST OPTIONS FOR PROTECTING THEMSELVES AGAINST AGGRESSORS.
F2 Women's Self Defense was founded by Fran Regan and Franca D'Agostino in September 2015. The almost-daily news stories about women being victimized and the dismal statistics (1 out of 4 women will be attacked in their lifetime!) made us think about the important women in our lives - our daughters, our mothers, our teachers, our neighbors, our friends - and how we might be able to help them avoid becoming one of those statistics. Our passion for empowering women grew, and we decided to find a way to use our personal skills and love of fitness to develop and implement a self-defense program to teach all women to better protect themselves.
In September 2015, Franca and Fran completed an intensive, three-day, 30-hour instructor course through Rape Aggression Defense (RAD), a nationally-recognized women's self-defense program, to become certified instructors. Fran is a retired federal probation officer and defensive tactics instructor. Franca has been teaching various group fitness classes for over 25 years. Both Franca and Fran are also full-time moms, certified personal trainers, and 2017 Ironman Triathlon finishers!
Class format may vary depending upon the participants, however, our basic four-hour class consists of approximately 1.5 - 2 hours of lecture and 2 - 2.5 hours of contact drills. First and foremost, because 90% of self-defense is becoming aware of risks to your personal safety and learning how to better avoid those risks, our emphasis is not on physical fighting. Rather, we emphasize improving situational awareness, and conveying strength and confidence through body language and use of voice. Along with risk reduction strategies, we teach simple-yet-effective strikes for the worse-case scenario, when avoiding an attack becomes impossible. The strikes taught are simple self-defense moves EVERY woman can perform - fist strikes, elbow strikes, knee strikes, kicks - which are meant to be delivered at 100% intensity, with the goal being not to engage in hand-to-hand combat, but simply to allow for escape!
In the Summer of 2015, F2 introduced its Find Your Fierce 101 program. This class is specifically designed to help prepare the college-bound freshman, high school student, or recent graduate to safely navigate her college campus or work place. In addition to general campus safety, we also cover information regarding the added dangers of alcohol and "date rape" drugs, and potentially abusive romantic relationships. While our general classes are open to young ladies ages 13 and up, this class covers topics more relative to older teenagers and young adults. Mothers and/or female guardians are welcome (encouraged even!) to attend as well!
07/11/2023 Update: MID-SUMMER ALREADY! We've been busy! We had two open-to-the-general-public classes over the last few months, and held classes for several private groups in the Central PA area. Because we've had some additional requests lately, we've decided to add one final public class to the summer schedule. if your crazy, fun summer schedule allows it, please come join us on Saturday, July 29th. Please take a look at our Upcoming Classes section below to sign-up.
WHAT ELSE: Please dress comfortably, wear sneakers, and remove all jewelry (with the exception of stud earrings and wedding bands) for class.
Visit this site periodically for additional session dates and times, as well as cancellations and class updates. We are working with other venues to accommodate additional classes in the near future.
Please note: At F2, we are, of course, all about safety! We will continue to take COVID precautions if necessary, to include spacing out seating; encouraging the use of face masks when social-distancing is not possible; using hand and equipment sanitizer; and, weather-permitting, taking our physical component outside in the fresh air!
HAVE A GROUP OF 6 OR MORE?
We LOVE book clubs, mother/daughter gatherings, neighborhood groups, sororities, etc.., and can even conduct workplace workshops over lunch at your place of business. If you'd like to set up a private workshop, please contact us, and F2 will work with you to make it happen!
East Berlin Area Comm. Center 405 North Avenue East Berlin, PA
DONE! BUT WE'LL BE BACK HERE IN THE FALL OF 2023. Our second time at this wonderful facility! All are welcome! Please register through the c...
East Berlin Area Comm. Center 405 North Avenue East Berlin, PA
Carroll Township Bldg. 555 Chestnut Grove Rd. Dillsburg PA
YOU MISSED THIS ONE TOO! BUT NO WORRIES! SEE BELOW! We have a small group of female realtors taking this class (exactly the kind of professi...
Carroll Township Bldg. 555 Chestnut Grove Rd. Dillsburg PA
Carroll Township Bldg. 555 Chestnut Grove Rd. Dillsburg PA
As noted above, our basic four-hour class consists of approximately 2 hours of discussion and 2 hours of contact drills. The cost is $50 per...
Carroll Township Bldg. 555 Chestnut Grove Rd. Dillsburg PA
H2L Studio, 2151 Fisher Rd. Mechanicsburg, PA
This will be our fourth time being hosted by H2L, our favorite spin/ pilates/yoga/bootcamp gym! This class is open to H2L members and non-m...
H2L Studio, 2151 Fisher Rd. Mechanicsburg, PA
Sat. 03/08/2023 - West Shore Girls Soccer Team, Dillsburg, PA
Sun. 04/30/2023 - East Berlin Area Community Center
Thur. 5/9/2023 - Women's Con...
To register for our Basic 4-Hour Self-Defense Class, which includes two hours of instructional training and two hours of physical training:
Step 1) Signup by email at f2@f2womensselfdefense.com or by phone at 717.443.1935.
Step 2) Send payment using one of these options:
- check made payable to F2 Women's Self-Defense (address provided upon registration);
- Venmo @ F2-WSD; or
- online at the "Register Here" link below.
Please note registration cutoff dates. Class size limited to 20 participants, so register early!
If you have questions about our program, send us a message.
We look forward to helping you Find Your Fierce!
**Please also feel free to give us a call at:** 717-443-1935 (Fran) 717-329-2629 (Franca)
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