Women's Self Defense and Fitness

Fit to Fight — women's-only, ages 16 and up

Fit to Fight is our women's-only class, and it does two things at once. You build real conditioning, and you learn to defend yourself — not as theory, but as skills practiced against someone who is actually resisting.

What you learn

How to recognize a situation before it becomes dangerous, how to create distance, and what to do if someone has already closed that distance. The emphasis is on techniques that work when there is a size and strength difference, because that is the realistic case.

The fitness side

The class is physically demanding and the conditioning is real, but it comes from drilling technique rather than from exercise for its own sake. Progress is measured in what you can do, not in what a machine tells you.

Why women's-only

A room where everyone is starting from the same place removes a barrier that stops a lot of people from ever walking in. It also means the scenarios trained are the ones this group actually needs to prepare for.

Who it's for

Women and teens aged 16 and up
Complete beginners — no martial arts background needed
Anyone who wants self-defense skills they have genuinely practiced
Women who want conditioning with a purpose behind it

Class times

SATURDAY

Fit to Fight Women's Only 11:00AM-12:00PM · Coach Ashley

Common questions

What age do I need to be?

The class is for ages 16 and up.

Do I need experience?

None. The class is built for people starting from zero, and everyone in the room is working from the same foundation.

Is this a fitness class or a self-defense class?

Both, deliberately. You get conditioning out of it, and the conditioning comes from practicing self-defense skills rather than from exercises invented to make you tired.

Come and try a class

We are at 8851 E. Central Ave Suite E, Montclair, CA 91763. Get in touch and we will help you find the right class to start with.