It was just six years ago when two Manchester mums decided to take up self-protection classes. Jessica Moreland, 48, had found herself in a situation where she said she felt 'nervous' and 'helpless' as a woman and wanted to protect herself.
Her friend had recently come out of a long-term and abusive relationship and Jess had been asked to babysit her children. READ MORE: The night they said 'no more' - spiking protests held in Manchester and across the UK But threats from her friends ex-partner left her fearful of him and made her determined to learn how to fend for herself.
And close friend Clare Bennett, a single mum of two, also wanted to learn self-protection techniques. Jessica added it is 'more important than ever' to learn
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