Georgetown Police Department hosts self-defense class April 1

The Georgetown Police Department will host a free self-defense class April 1.

The class will be 8 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Public Safety Operations and Training Center, located at 3500 D.B. Wood Road, and will be instructed by GPD’s defensive tactics cadre. All instructors are certified and have a combined 75 years of training and experience.

During the hands-on class, attendees will learn striking techniques as well as ground and choke defense.

The class is open to women age 16 and older. Because of a limited class size, interested individuals must register at pdtraining.georgetown.org/non-tcole.

For more information contact Sgt. Jamieson Allen at jamieson.allen@georgetown.org or Officer Shane Rogers at shane.rogers@georgetown.org.