PhySec

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Resources and initiatives expanding our capacity for physical self- and community-defense that we have participated in, contributed to, or found useful.

1. At AnarchoTechNYC
2. Gyms
3. Training and gear
4. Other lists

At AnarchoTechNYC

• Fight training, a recurring self-defense workshop with dedicated variants for women and people who are gender non-conforming.
• Lockpicking club, a locksport practice session and meditative discussion circle featuring those most ubiquitous of doorway decorations.

🚧 📝 Possible resources for expansion include: physical surveillance (detection, evasion, etc), self-defense tutorials/guides and especially those covering defense against armed attackers (knives, guns, etc), local gyms and training centers.

Gyms

• PopGym - Free self-defense, fitness, and skill share classes 7 days a week.
• Physical Culture Collective - Martial arts and strength and conditioning studio focusing on athletic development and fun movement for people of all skill levels.
• Traditional Okinawan Karate of Brooklyn - Affordable Karate dojo with dedicated classes for queer folk and women.
• Revolutionary Fitness - Radical fitness training.

Training and gear

• Surveillance Detection On Yourself - How to determine if you're being followed, especially by people who don't want you to notice that you've got a tail.
• How to gear up for a protest - A visual primer on what to wear at a protest that may turn violent.
• Self Defense Starter Kit - Videos and pocket guides showing numerous essential self-defense techniques including verbal de-escalation tips.

Other lists

• awesome-lockpicking
• List of street medic organizations
• People's Justice for Community Control and Police Accountability: Links

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See also:

• related pages: Security culture, InfoSec