My girlfriend does judo. Heck, she was state champ one year! But the bottom line is this: she's 96 pounds, and looks like an easy target. If you wouldn't bet on her winning a fair, refereed match under controlled circumstances against a girl twice her weight, then you can't expect the same for your wife or daughter against a male attacker who, thanks to our "justice" system, probably has prior experience attacking women. I understand the idea behind teaching self defense to women, and by all means, fighting back is better than nothing, but it's still far from a fair fight. My girl has common sense and sees the real world for what it is, much better than my ex's who had that, "you're always here, why worry?" mentality...