Self Defense instructor Jeff Patterson explains the some of the fundamentals of self-defense to women 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. Patterson is an officer with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department and a martial arts expert. Patterson taught the women how to strike attackers and break holds. Mike Wolanin / Daily Journal