Fairbanks self-defense seminar teaches women to fight, never give upMoments later, the dozen women attending the first Women’s Safety Symposium also were bucking off would-be attackers and exclaiming about how surprisingly easy it was. The short hand-to-hand training session was the culmination of a five-hour course teaching women not only how to escape a pin but also how to be aware of their surroundings and avoid or discourage an attack altogether.