Ask an Officer

Answers have been provided by Officer Jennifer Kroczak, Community Policing Unit.

Q: I would like to take a self-defense class.  Do I have to be experienced in martial arts?

A: No experience is necessary.  Most women who enroll are first-timers to self-defense class, and have no experience in martial arts.  Many have never even been in a gym.  We welcome those women.

Q: Why do you refer only to women?

A: The class offered by Euclid Police Officer, Jennifer Kroczak, is part of the RAD Systems of Self Defense, licensed by The National Academy of Defense Education, and is designed solely for women.

Q: Why is RAD for women only?

A: Assaults against women are generally very different than assaults against men.  RAD training recognizes and accommodates for this difference.

Q: I want to sign up!  How can I?

A: It’s easy! Keep an eye out for the next issue of Library Lines magazine, the free publication of The Euclid Public Library, delivered to Euclid residents, and available at many Euclid businesses.  Information for sessions offered in May and June of 2015 will be in the next Library Lines.

Q: When I sign up for RAD, I want to bring my daughter.  I’d feel safer if I knew she could defend herself against an attack.  Are girls allowed to enroll in RAD?

A: We welcome minor children who attend RAD with their mother, grandmother, or guardian.  Girls should be at least twelve years of age and mature enough to handle sensitive subject matter.

Q: You said grandmother.  My granny is 84.  Isn’t she too old for RAD?

A: If your granny is 84, she’s too young not to sign up for RAD.  The RAD student engages at a level they are physically comfortable with.  Every woman needs to know she CAN defend herself against an attack, no matter her level of physical fitness, her age, or her physical ability.

Q: I want to learn more about RAD!  Who do I contact?

A: Call Euclid Police Officer Jennifer Kroczak, (216)289-8533, or email her @ jkroczak@cityofeuclid.com

If you would like to submit a question to Ask an Officer, contact Community Policing at the Euclid Police Department:  email kmclaughlin@cityofeuclid.com or call 216-289-8449.