Micki Howard, from the right, Erica Corbin and Kristen Malicote practices striking an attacker in the Girls on Guard self-defense class, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014, inside the Purdue Extension building at the Johnson County 4H Fairgrounds in Franklin, Ind. The self-defense class was taught by Jeff Patterson an Indianapolis Metropolitan Police officer and martial arts expert. He taught the women in the class three different ways to strike an attacker and two ways to escape a hold. Mike Wolanin / Daily Journal