Train & Live Stronger
Build awareness, strength, and practical self-defense skills so you can move through life with confidence.
Rely on
Self-Defense
Training
As women move through work, school, travel, and daily life, situations can arise where personal safety becomes a concern.
Self-defense training builds awareness and teaches practical skills so you know how to respond and protect yourself when it matters most.
Begin your training!
Self-Defense Designed for Women & Teens
We teach awareness and skills designed for real life, including the secret strategies assailants use so you can recognize them early and respond with confidence. We also provide hands-on defense training using leverage and technique rather than force.
What you’ll gain:
Leverage-based techniques that are proven to work against a larger, stronger person
Training that neutralizes the most common threat scenarios as identified by law enforcement and survivors of assault
Awareness strategies to reduce the risk of becoming a target
Confidence and protection that comes from knowing what to do in real-life situations
Karina, Owner & Instructor
Support & Guidance
You Can Trust
At Base Defense, we help women and teens build confidence through practical self-defense training designed for real life.
Training is led by Karina, an experienced instructor who has spent years teaching women and teens and leading self-defense workshops for local colleges, and community groups. Her work is focused on supporting the women of our community with training that feels approachable and empowering.
Women-only training environment, ages (13+)
Self-defense focus, not competition
Small-group and private training with personal attention
Supportive, judgment-free space for all experience levels
Trauma-informed instruction
Path to Confidence
Try a Class
Book your first group-class or private session to experience the training.
Join the Training Program
Continue building your skills through consistent weekly training.
Live with Confidence
Move through life knowing you have skills you can rely on.
For Every Stage
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Teens & College Students
Prepare for independence with skills that build awareness, boundary-setting, and confidence before stepping into new environments. -
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Professionals & Active Lifestyle
From networking events to workouts and travel, gain practical skills that support the life you’re already living. -
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Survivors
We offer a supportive, trauma-informed approach to rebuilding safety, strength, and confidence through guided training. -
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Travelers
Unfamiliar places can create unpredictable situations. Build awareness and skills so you can move confidently and stay prepared wherever you go. -
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Realtors
Showing homes often means meeting strangers and entering empty or unfamiliar spaces. Learn situational awareness and skills designed to help you assess risk and stay safe on the job.
Real women. Real confidence.
“As someone who is working through PTSD, I wholeheartedly recommend Base Defense as a self-defense program. Karina sets you up with an amazing foundation of knowledge and technique. It’s easier to enjoy the world again when I’ve been given the perfect balance of confidence and technique!”
– Claudia
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“I highly recommend these classes! I’ve learned so much from Karina. I feel more confident that I could defend myself if I needed to.”
– Meg
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Train with
Purpose
Join a community of women who believe in moving through life prepared and confident.
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