Best comment so far. The value of "martial" art training is that it gets over the surprise factor. Dealing with a stranger being in your personal space, grapp

Best comment so far. The value of "martial" art training is that it gets over the surprise factor. Dealing with a stranger being in your personal space, grappling with you, pushing you over, and/or hitting you: you don't want an actual attack to be the first time your child experiences any of those. If the child is somewhat used to those things, she has a chance of thinking clearly enough to make herself a chance to run away. Otherwise the third "F" reflex, freeze, will take over.