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Raise a Confident, Capable Girl Who Knows How to Protect Herself
The Girls Who Fight Program® helps girls age 6–14 develop Character, Confidence and Strength while mastering self defense skills that last a lifetime.
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🥋 Female Black Belt Instructor
🥊 1,500+ Girls Transformed
Growing Up Isn't Easy For Girls
Girls face a confidence drop in adolescence—right when peer pressure and safety risks are at their highest. Girls face:
· Bullying and social pressure to fit in
· Not recognizing danger or trusting her instincts
· Being too nice or too afraid to say "no"
And most girls don't know how to handle these situations.
The #1 Confidence Transformation For Girls
The Girls Who Fight Self Defense Program® is more than martial arts—it’s a complete system for your daughter’s safety, confidence, and personal growth.
Your daughter will learn how to:
✔ Protect herself physically
✔ Speak with confidence
✔ Set boundaries and stand by them
✔ Build discipline and grit
✔ Lead with strength and integrity
She won’t just learn how to fight—she’ll become so confident, aware and resilient that she'll never have to.
Self-Defense Skills
Your daughter will learn effective techniques that work in real life:
✔ Self Defense Jiu Jitsu
Escape grabs, chokes, and pins—even against bigger opponents—using leverage and technique.
✔ Muay Thai Kickboxing
Develop powerful strikes, movement, and defense while building strength, speed and coordination
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The Girls Who Fight Self Defense & Leadership Program
Weekly classes that build skills step-by-step—from beginner to Black Belt and beyond.
Life Safety Skills
We teach girls the skills to avoid danger before it gets physical:
✔ Bully Prevention
✔ Boundary Setting
✔ Peer Pressure Defense
✔ Street Smarts
✔ Recognize Danger Signs
She'll walk with such confidence and awareness that she's never seen as an easy target.
Leadership Skills
Through structured character development and leadership training, girls build:
✔ Discipline
✔ Focus
✔ Respect
✔ Positive Attitude
✔ Integrity
✔ Perseverance
From the classroom to the boardroom, she'll carry inner strength with her everywhere she goes.
"This isn't just a self defense class– it's a program that builds resilience, integrity and grit in young girls"
–Stephanie Hess
Meet Your Instructor
Jiu Jitsu Black Belt • MMA Champion • Girls Who Fight Founder
Girls Who Fight was founded by Gemma Sheehan — former MMA fighter, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt, and passionate advocate for empowering girls.
With over 16 years of martial arts experience, Gemma built a 5–1 MMA record, won gold at the IBJJF Pan Championship, and was ranked the top female fighter in Ontario.
In 2017, she stepped away from competition to pursue a new mission: helping girls and women learn how to protect themselves and live with confidence. Today, through the Girls Who Fight Program®, Gemma shares the skills that shaped her journey so the next generation can grow up safe, confident, and successful.
The Life Skills Every Girl Deserves
Girls often start out with low confidence, people pleasing habits or negative mindsets, but in just weeks parents watch their daughter:
✔ Stand upright
✔ Use her voice confidently
✔ Switch "I can't" to "I will"
✔ Take initiative at home and at school
✔ Speak with respect and expect it back
✔ Thrive in a new positive peer group
It's a transformation that lasts for life. It all starts with her first free intro class!
How To Get Started
Step 1: Book Your Intro Class
Choose a time that works for you.
Step 2: Take Your First Lesson
Meet the instructor and learn self defense & leadership skills with other beginners.
Step 3: Start Your Transformation!
Join our team of kind, positive young leaders gaining skills and confidence together
Training Pillars
"This program has quite literally changed my life"
Mixed Martial Arts Training
Give your daughter priceless strength, wits, and courage that she’ll take with her everywhere she goes for the rest of her life
The most valuable benefit of Girls Who Fight Camp is the knowledge and character that our girls gain and take with them everywhere they go. Our program teaches girls how to become an effective protector through the three GWF self defense pillars: Deter, Detect, and Defend!
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Physical Self Defense Skills
Confidence, Anti-Bullying, Self Defense
If there's anything girls need today it's confidence, awareness, and the ability to defend themselves from bullies and predators. Our fun, empowering program combines self defense and martial arts, bully-proofing and street smarts, and the undeniable confidence building that comes along with gaining these life changing skills.
