FSU Panama City will host a R.A.D. (Rape. Aggression. Defense.) course this summer to arm women with self-defense skills and techniques.

The free 12-hour course for women begins with awareness, prevention, risk reduction and avoidance, while progressing on to the basics of hands-on defense training. The program is dedicated to teaching women defensive concepts and techniques against various types of assault by utilizing easy, effective and proven self-defense/martial arts tactics

Classes will be Fridays beginning 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 13 in the Holley Lecture Hall. The course will continue May 20 and May 27.

Courses are taught by certified R.A.D. instructors and provide participants with a workbook/reference manual for reference and continuous personal growth.

Women of FSU Panama City, Gulf Coast State College and the northwest Florida community are welcome to join.

For more information, call FSU Panama City Officer Freddie Kinard at 770-2223 or email fkinard@pc.fsu.edu.