Attend a self-defense class.

“So I finally summoned up the courage to try out my first true self-defense class last night. To be honest, I thought I was going in to become an action star instantly, but I literally walked out like a red tomato. It is very easy to understand how to throw a punch, that’s like the easy part, but the actual stamina to consistently throw punches for, that’s a whole different story.”

“I just took my first self defense class from a Judo instructor, and I was really impressed. I walked away feeling safer in my ability to defend myself if I was grabbed. I happened to be the only person attending this class, and I felt very comfortable with the two male instructors. [...] I know it has actual defense purposes, but it feels really empowering to be able to throw someone twice your size to the ground.”

“Over the weekend I attended a self defense class for marginalized genders. I was a little nervous going in about being perceived as a man in woman’s spaces and all that terfy shit. I showed up and at first I was the only AMAB person and I mostly kept to myself but another girl invited me to come sit with her and her friend as we were waiting for the class to start. [...] There was a lot of practicing yelling “stop!” And “no!” which kind of sucked for my voice dysphoria but overall It was a really great experience and I hope they host another one soon.”