Erin Weed is founder of Girls Fight Back, a self-defense program that empowers women to trust their intuition and protect themselves against violence. She created the program in 2001 in honor of sorority sister Shannon McNamara, who was murdered while fighting off an attacker.

Erin's self defense training includes: carjacking situations, multiple assailant attacks, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Krav Maga, firearms training, knives/street weapons, criminal psychology and the laws concerning judicious use of force. Erin is certified by the American Women's Self Defense Association and is a graduate of the Model Mugging program. She is also a certified Confined Area Survival Tactics instructor through the Modern Warrior Academy. Erin travels the nation teaching what she has learned to women of all ages.

Visit her websites at www.girlsfightback.com and www.erinweed.com.