Instructor Dan Guernon—donning a padded suit—faced around 15 women individually ... using tactics Guernon taught them over the course of a five-week self-defense program.

Shelby County Circuit Judge Carol Chumney issued an order Monday dismissing the lawsuit, saying in her ruling that Morant acted in self-defense and was immune from civil liability in the suit ...

The department is offering a five-week self-defense course ... against their instructor who’s wearing a “tactical padded suit,” police said. They will also learn how to use common objects ...

Simple self-defense tactics ... boys and girls showed off their new-found techniques on the “RedMan,” a padded suit worn by Hobart police Reserve Officer Justin Shutz.

“I notice a lot of self defense classes just bring up situational awareness and then pit women against a guy in a giant padded suit at the end to show that you’re willing to fight.” Barnes ...