Kristen Malicote of Greenwood practices getting position to eye gouge an attacker on self-defense instructor Jeff Patterson 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