Imagine.
Innovate.
Inspire.
Wait a minute. I have the right to be treated with respect. Just because I am me. Not because I’ve proven anything in the world. Not because I’ve done anything great. But just because I am in the world living and breathing, and doing my best to be the best person I can.
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​~ Yehudit Sidikman
Podcast and Radio Appearances:
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Violence Prevention in Africa ft. Yudit Sidikman and Adanma Nwokoma ESDP, MyPwrCast, Nov 2022
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Empowerment Self Defense Saving Lives , June 2022
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The Empowered Hour: Interview with Yudit Sidikman, Elle LiveAction, May 2022
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Interview with "Every Woman," Radio Nigeria, Apr. 2020
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Divorce, Abuse, Violence, and What We Can DO About It, Fierce Mama Warriors, Dec. 2019
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TV Appearance
My body. My right to decide what to do with it."
Documentary Film
To feel safe on a day to day basis and to know that you have tools to respond to dangerous situations is about quality of life.
~ Yehudit Sidikman
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Beauty Wakes Up (Hebrew Adaptation of Beauty Bites Beast)
Videos
We have to accelerate this process of spreading Empowerment Self Defense so we can reverse the epidemic once and for all and give every child the opportunity to live a safe life in a safe world.
Join the movement!
What if. . .? What if we taught women, children, and other vulnerable populations, The Three A's? Acknowledge. Announce. Act. What if we taught them to respect themselves enough to know that they are worth fighting for? This is what's taught in Empowerment Self Defense programs.
The very first International Violence Prevention Education Conference was an opportunity to present methods of primary prevention in which education is key. In addition, the conference provided a safe space to explore recent developments in the field and form international partnerships.
The very first International Violence Prevention Education Conference was an opportunity to present methods of primary prevention in which education is key. In addition, the conference provided a safe space to explore recent developments in the field and form international partnerships.
With over two decades of experience in the field of sexual and physical violence prevention, Yehudit Zicklin-Sidikman speaks at the Evoso Live event in Boulder, CO, about the role Empowerment Self-Defense (ESD) in building safer communities around the world.
With over two decades of experience in the field of sexual and physical violence prevention, Yehudit Zicklin-Sidikman speaks at the Evoso Live event in Boulder, CO, about the role Empowerment Self Defense (ESD) in building safer communities around the world.
It is time for this. It is time to demand change.
The only way to get fewer people into the system of recognize, remove, and rehabilitate is to provide them with an education that will allow them to navigate this world as safely as possible.
It is time for this. It is time to demand change.
The only way to get fewer people into the system of recognize, remove, and rehabilitate is to provide them with an education that will allow them to navigate this world as safely as possible.
Teaching girls to advocate for themselves, to know their rights and boundaries, to set them and to protect them, and to have the physical skills to defend themselves is not only life-changing and healing, it works to prevent violence in the majority of cases."
​Yehudit Sidikman - Apolitical, 2020
Photo Credit: Power of XYZ
Articles Written About Yudit:​
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Meet Yehudit Sidikman (Story of IMPACT), Women Moving Millions, April 2020
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Israel’s El HaLev Centers Train Women to Defend Themselves, by Jordana Benami, Hadassah Magazine, Mar. 2020
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An Israeli Method of Women’s Self Defense Goes Global, by Abigail Klein Leichman, Israel 21c, Nov. 2019
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The Ambassador’s Club of Israel celebration of International Women’s Day, by Ariella Rose & Ella Justus Segal, Diplomacy.co.il Mar. 2019
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Empowerment Self Defense — A Vital Pillar in the Global Refugee Response, by Negar Tayyar, Medium, Oct. 2019
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Free workshop to empower women, teach Self-defense, by Breanna West, The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle, Feb. 2019
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Different types of Art, by Alan Rosenbaum, The Jerusalem Post, Nov. 2018
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Empowerment Self Defense, by Nancy Jane Moore, Book View Cafe, Aug. 2018
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El Halev leads the way in women's Empowerment Self Defense, by Elana Sztokman, JewFem.com, Nov. 2016
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In ‘Earthquake’ for Israeli Feminists, Military Cancels Promotion for Alleged Rapist, by Elana Sztokman, The Forward, Mar. 2016
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The (martial) art of empowering women, by Leviah Landau, The Times of Israel, Nov. 2014
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Female MKs get Self-defense lesson, by Neta Sela, ynet News, Apr. 2008
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Empowerment Self Defense, by Nancy Jane Moore, Book View Cafe, Aug. 2018
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El Halev leads the way in women's Empowerment Self Defense, by Elana Sztokman, JewFem.com, Nov. 2016
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In ‘Earthquake’ for Israeli Feminists, Military Cancels Promotion for Alleged Rapist, by Elana Sztokman, The Forward, Mar. 2016
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The (martial) art of empowering women, by Leviah Landau, The Times of Israel, Nov. 2014
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Female MKs get Self-defense lesson, by Neta Sela, ynet News, Apr. 2008
ESD Global’s founder Yehudit (Yudit) Zicklin-Sidikman, leads a dedicated group of ESD practitioners who envision a world where all people have the Empowerment Self Defense skills to protect themselves and others. Discovering ESD felt like finding a treasure chest.
~ Negar Tayyar