Elemental Sexual Assault Protection

10/14/2021

Yay - finally resuming in-person workshops! This stuff is too important not to share.

06/09/2021

Hi! I am JoJo Norris. My husband James and I recently took over Elemental S*xual Assault Protection from the programs Founder Mellisa Holtzman. We could not be more excited, as we love this program and understand its value to give young people the tools they will use to keep themselves safe from unwanted s*xual contact, even in complex perhaps confusing situations.

We have been around Elemental Protection since the beginning - James helping Mellisa and Co-Founder Chadwick Menning develop the physical defenses taught in this course, I as the first certified instructor. We have been teaching the course at High Schools and Universities here in Ohio for years.

The physical and psychological strategies and tools taught in this 6 hour course are based in To-Shin Do, the martial art we teach at our full time martial arts school CincinnatiQuestCenter.com in our training group in Yellow Springs, on NinjaSelfDefense.com and at workshops around the country.

The brilliance behind what Mellisa and Chad did, using their knowledge and research skills as Sociology professors, is create a proven effective program that fits the precise needs students, giving them tools they will actually use in a medium that makes sense for the University setting. Combining primary prevention educational programming on assault, consent, party culture, and party safety with physical and verbal risk reduction training, this workshop is more comprehensive than others. During the seminar, students learn how to recognize s*xual threats early, give and get consent, communicate with partners about s*x, and use a variety of self-protection techniques that vary in intensity and level of violence.

We have taught hundreds of high school and college students this specific program, and are excited to help thousands more access the life changing skills taught herein. Thank you Mellisa and Chad for trusting us with the next phase of your incredible work.

09/19/2020

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/author/MHQM7RABGXEUHM4RFURP?target=10.1111/soin.12391

Some of my newest research on s*xual assault prevention.

07/10/2020

Newest article based on data from Elemental.

(2020). Predicting Successful Evasion of Attempted S*xual Assault: Factors, Tactics, and Outcomes. Sociological Focus: Vol. 53, No. 1, pp. 89-109.

06/16/2020

R**e is the easiest violent crime to get away with in the United States. On average, less than 1% of s*xual assaults ever lead to conviction. Let...

05/14/2020

On May 6th, the Department of Education released a long-anticipated set of regulations on how schools—and universities in particular—manage s*xual misconduct. This interpretation of Title...

05/14/2020

The 2020 Rocky Mountain Campus Safety Summit is going virtual! The 10-day Summit is full of live and on-demand webinars from national experts so you can learn and participate at your leisure! We are thrilled to have Steve Halley and Dorthy Stucky Halley from Family Peace Initiative as this year's keynote speakers.

For more information on our speakers, webinars, and registration visit: RockyMountainSummit.org

04/25/2020

A former Elemental student just contacted me. She was putting groceries in her trunk when a man came up and reached out toward her. She je**ed away from him, yelled “NO!” and quickly got in the car. The man then tried to open the driver’s side door! Thankfully, it was locked and she and her sister were able to drive away, but she was shaken up and angry. She told me that if not for Elemental she probably would not have responded so quickly or forcefully. That’s really important—by continuously practicing something as simple as yelling “NO!” during Elemental, she was able to make use of that skill when she needed it most, and she did it without having to think about it. ❤️❤️

03/04/2020

Offering Elemental again in April! This program has been empirically shown to reduce s*xual assault risk for participants and it is open to ALL people 14 or older, regardless of gender and s*xual orientation. Pre-register by visiting The Corner Mat’s webpage. The cost is $25 and there are only 25 slots available. This will sell out so register soon!

02/24/2020

Film mogul found guilty of a criminal s*x act in the first degree and r**e in the third degree, and acquitted on three further charges

02/24/2020

Following the announcement of split verdict and conviction on 2 of 5 counts in the criminal trial of Harvey Weinstein, here are 5 critical points to keep in mind.