The training is a 12 hour class that is divided into four 3 hour sessions.

Students must attend all four days to receive your certificate.

To register for the class, please visit the UPD on the corner of 7th & San Salvador Street.  

The cost is:
$5 for Students
$10 for Faculty & Staff
$15 for All Others

For more information, please email:

Rosie Valdez (rosie.valdez@sjsu.edu) or
Adriana Hernandez (adriana.hernandez@sjsu.edu)

You may also call the UPD at (408) 924-2222 or Campus Civility at 408-924-6973.

If you have any further question fell free to email rad@sjsupd.com.

The Rape Aggression Defense (R.A.D.) System is a program of realistic self-defense tactics and techniques for women. The R.A.D. System is a comprehensive, women-only course that begins with awareness, prevention, risk reduction and risk avoidance, and progresses to basic, hands-on defense training.

R.A.D. is not a Martial Arts program. The course is taught by nationally certified R.A.D. Instructors. They provide each student with a workbook/reference manual. This manual outlines the entire Physical Defense Program for reference and continuous personal growth, and is the key to our free lifetime return and practice policy for R.A.D. graduates.

R.A.D. classes are designed for women and are held at least once per semester. Each class is 12 hours long and is divided into four 3 hour sessions.