NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WBTW) – The North Myrtle Beach Public Safety Department will hold a free Rape Aggression Defense Systems (R.A.D.) course for women each Thursday evening during the month of June at the J. Bryan Floyd Community Center, 1030 Possum Trot Road.

This free, women-only, 12-hour course occurs in three-hour blocks on June 7, June 14, June 21 and June 28. The first class is June 7, 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

  • Participants must be willing to attend all four classes.
  • Class size is limited to 15 female participants.
  • Females ages 13 to 17 must have a female parent or a female guardian with them in the class.

To register for the free R.A.D. Systems class please contact L.CPL William C. McLeod at 843-280-5623 or by e-mail at wcmcleod@nmb.us. If you leave a voicemail, please state your name, and phone number.

ABOUT THE R.A.D. SYSTEM

The R.A.D. System is a women’s self-defense training course. It is not a martial arts course.

The basic objective is to develop and enhance realistic self-defense options that may become viable considerations for a woman if attacked.

The R.A.D. System is a comprehensive, women-only course that first teaches awareness, prevention, risk reduction and risk avoidance, and then progresses to the basics of hands-on defense training.

Nationally certified R.A.D. System instructors, who work as police officers with the North Myrtle Beach Public Safety Department, teach this course.

Each student receives a workbook/reference course manual. The workbook/reference manual outlines the entire physical defense program for reference and continuous growth, and is the key to a free lifetime return and practice policy for R.A.D. graduates.