World Karate Champions Bob and Jill Leiker travel across the country to teach female college students T.A.K.E. self-defense workshops to prevent sexual assault. Although a self-defense workshop taught by karate champions may sound physical, the goal of the Leikers’s course isn’t to teach young women how to physically fight attackers. “It isn’t a lesson in martial arts,” Bob said. “It’s about changing the way you think.” Essentially, T.A.K.E. courses aim to raise awareness. Female college students are among the most vulnerable to become potential rape victims. Bob and Jill want to change that. “If you’ve never thought about it, you’ll probably do what most people do, which is freeze.” Jill said. “The more prepared you are, the better off you’ll be.” In under two hours, course participants learn what to do if they are approached from the front, the back or if they are on the ground. Participants also learned where to attack. Bob and … Read entire article »