Hopefully you'll never have to put your lessons to use, but a self-defense course for women is a great way to prepare yourself for the worst-case scenario.

The City of Colleyville will offer Rape Aggression Defense (R.A.D.), a self-defense, women-only class, beginning January 11th. This free class will meet for five consecutive weeks from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Colleyville Public Library. Women will learn awareness, prevention, risk reduction, risk avoidance, and also the basics of hands-on defense training. Nationally-certified R.A.D. instructors Toni Oyler and Cheryl Womack, who are both with the Colleyville Police Department, will lead the class.

The course is limited to 20 participants. Email toyler@colleyville.com or call 817.503.1241 to sign up.