{"id":1247,"date":"2013-11-14T12:53:43","date_gmt":"2013-11-14T12:53:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/val\/?p=673"},"modified":"2015-02-13T21:34:24","modified_gmt":"2015-02-13T21:34:24","slug":"self-defense-class","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/val\/2013\/11\/14\/self-defense-class\/","title":{"rendered":"Self Defense Class"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-663\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/val\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2013\/11\/IMG_07321-1024x677.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0732\" width=\"430\" height=\"284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/val\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2013\/11\/IMG_07321-1024x677.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/val\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2013\/11\/IMG_07321-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/val\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2013\/11\/IMG_07321-624x412.jpg 624w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/val\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2013\/11\/IMG_07321.jpg 1907w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 100vw, 430px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Last night our Au Pairs were able to go to the <span>Fairfax County Criminal Justice Training Academy for a self defense class with 5 amazing Officers. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>The program was based on realistic, common sense, safety  precautions\/practices, and strategies  we can implement to stay safe and avoid confrontations. The officers highlighted day to day  activities, and some simple precautions we can take to minimize being  identified as a potential target.<\/p>\n<p>We also discussed strategies and possible options (both verbal  and physical) to reduce the possibility of injury in the event of a physical confrontation.<\/p>\n<p>Everyone had a great time and learned many new tricks to stay safe!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-664\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/val\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2013\/11\/IMG_0706.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0706\" width=\"384\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/val\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2013\/11\/IMG_0706.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/val\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2013\/11\/IMG_0706-300x155.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/val\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2013\/11\/IMG_0706-624x323.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-665\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/val\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2013\/11\/IMG_0707.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0707\" width=\"384\" height=\"174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/val\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2013\/11\/IMG_0707.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/val\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2013\/11\/IMG_0707-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/val\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2013\/11\/IMG_0707-624x282.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-666\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/val\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2013\/11\/IMG_0709.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0709\" width=\"384\" height=\"364\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/val\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2013\/11\/IMG_0709.jpg 640w, 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The program was based on realistic, common sense, safety precautions\/practices, and strategies we can implement to stay safe and avoid confrontations. The officers highlighted day to day activities, and  <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/val\/2013\/11\/14\/self-defense-class\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,1],"tags":[38,78,211,218,246,258,310],"class_list":["post-1247","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fun-things-we-do","category-uncategorized","tag-au-pairs","tag-cluster-meeting","tag-officer","tag-personal-safety","tag-safety","tag-self-defense","tag-tricks"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Self Defense Class - Diane&#039;s Au Pair In America Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Self Defense Class - Diane&#039;s Au Pair In America Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Last night our Au Pairs were able to go to the Fairfax County Criminal Justice Training Academy for a self defense class with 5 amazing Officers. 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