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About Us
Violence against women is recognized today as a
major issue on the international human rights
agenda. This violence includes a wide range of
violations - including rape/sexual assault (every 2.5
minutes in the U.S.), intimate partner abuse (every
15 seconds in the U.S.), and human trafficking of
women and girls as sex slaves.
The trauma of sexual coercion and assault at
different stages of women’s life-cycle leaves many
women and girls with severe loss of self-esteem,
aliveness, health, and autonomy. Rape is an act of
brutality and is a degradation of the soul. .It is a
VIOLATION of the most intimate soulful core of the
self.
OUR MISSION:
Our mission is to empower women, eradicate sexual
assault and even up the playing field!
OUR VISION:
Our Vision is for women to not feel physically
threatened by men. Our Vision is for women to have
the skills and capability to be destructive to anyone
attempting to violate them. Our Vision is for SHIELD
to be the standard self-defense training system for
women.
About SHIELD Women’s Self-Defense System
SHIELD is a close-range fighting system created
specifically to empower women against sexual
assault. Unlike most training that uses upper body
strength, SHIELD relies on one's CORE and LOWER
BODY strength to generate power. Based on a
mixture of martial arts principles, self-defense and
street fighting experience, the training focuses on
the body mechanics, balance and speed. It
emphasizes on close-range fighting to be efficient
to fight in tight quarters using lower body strength
to generate power. This is a safe space for women
to learn practical and effective full-contact self-
defense.
About Nelson Nio (founder of SHIELD):
Nelson has been trained in various martial arts, self-
defense and street fighting in the past 28 years.
Strictly through word-of-mouth, he has been sought
after by various organizations to teach women self-
defense & personal safety. He teaches SHIELD at
Woodbury University, as an accredited college-level
course. He has also provided training for UCLA
Cheer Squad, USC sororities, Los Angeles Mayor's
Office, FOX Studios, Kaiser Permanente Educational
Outreach, LA County Office for Women's Health, LA
County Dept of Public Health and various agencies,
businesses, high schools and colleges.
Nelson was hired by the City of Glendale to provide
on-going women's self-defense training for PATH
Achieve, a transitional living homeless shelter in
Glendale. He received Awards from the Santa
Monica Police Activities League and the Consulate
General of Mexico. He was also honored by
Amanecer Community Counseling for his work with
Domestic Violence survivors. Nelson was featured
on E! Entertainment Network teaching self-defense
to Kim Kardashian and her sisters on “Keeping up
with the Kardashians” TV show. SHIELD training
has been featured on CBS, KCAL 9, MegaTV,
Univision TV, Telemundo TV, and in various
newspaper articles.
Nelson has served on the Board of Directors for the
YWCA Glendale, and the Executive Committee for
the National Organization for Women (NOW)
Hollywood.
Message from Nelson:
I started this work in 2003 after a friend of my
coworker's was brutally attacked in Costa Mesa. I
then began searching for sexual assault data and
facts. After learning that every 2.5 minutes a
woman is sexually assaulted in this country alone,
and got present to the impact rape has on women, I
created SHIELD as "a way of fighting" specifically
for women.
Since then, I have been teaching women of all ages
from various backgrounds, got involved with many
organizations, and produced large-scale benefit
events to raise money for various battered women
shelters and rape crisis centers.
Annually, at least 170,000 women in the U.S.
require hospitalization, emergency room care or
doctor’s attention as a result of partner abuse. In
2004, California law enforcement reported nearly
10,000 forcible rapes, and 186,439 domestic
violence calls. One in three women in the world will
be raped or beaten in her lifetime according to the
United Nations. It is happening at epidemic
proportions, and affects one in three families in the
U.S. – yet, so little is being done to stop it!
I encourage ALL women to make it a priority to
learn self defense. When attack or abuse can come
from inside and outside of a woman's bedroom, it
would be wise to learn the skills necessary to
defend yourself physically. It's NOT difficult to learn
- all you need is the right information and some
efforts to practice.
It's not a LUXURY for women or even a good idea
anymore....learning to physically defend yourselves
is a necessity!
Respectfully,
Nelson Nio
Violence against women is recognized today as a
major issue on the international human rights
agenda. This violence includes a wide range of
violations - including rape/sexual assault (every 2.5
minutes in the U.S.), intimate partner abuse (every
15 seconds in the U.S.), and human trafficking of
women and girls as sex slaves.
The trauma of sexual coercion and assault at
different stages of women’s life-cycle leaves many
women and girls with severe loss of self-esteem,
aliveness, health, and autonomy. Rape is an act of
brutality and is a degradation of the soul. .It is a
VIOLATION of the most intimate soulful core of the
self.
OUR MISSION:
Our mission is to empower women, eradicate sexual
assault and even up the playing field!
OUR VISION:
Our Vision is for women to not feel physically
threatened by men. Our Vision is for women to have
the skills and capability to be destructive to anyone
attempting to violate them. Our Vision is for SHIELD
to be the standard self-defense training system for
women.
About SHIELD Women’s Self-Defense System
SHIELD is a close-range fighting system created
specifically to empower women against sexual
assault. Unlike most training that uses upper body
strength, SHIELD relies on one's CORE and LOWER
BODY strength to generate power. Based on a
mixture of martial arts principles, self-defense and
street fighting experience, the training focuses on
the body mechanics, balance and speed. It
emphasizes on close-range fighting to be efficient
to fight in tight quarters using lower body strength
to generate power. This is a safe space for women
to learn practical and effective full-contact self-
defense.
About Nelson Nio (founder of SHIELD):
Nelson has been trained in various martial arts, self-
defense and street fighting in the past 28 years.
Strictly through word-of-mouth, he has been sought
after by various organizations to teach women self-
defense & personal safety. He teaches SHIELD at
Woodbury University, as an accredited college-level
course. He has also provided training for UCLA
Cheer Squad, USC sororities, Los Angeles Mayor's
Office, FOX Studios, Kaiser Permanente Educational
Outreach, LA County Office for Women's Health, LA
County Dept of Public Health and various agencies,
businesses, high schools and colleges.
Nelson was hired by the City of Glendale to provide
on-going women's self-defense training for PATH
Achieve, a transitional living homeless shelter in
Glendale. He received Awards from the Santa
Monica Police Activities League and the Consulate
General of Mexico. He was also honored by
Amanecer Community Counseling for his work with
Domestic Violence survivors. Nelson was featured
on E! Entertainment Network teaching self-defense
to Kim Kardashian and her sisters on “Keeping up
with the Kardashians” TV show. SHIELD training
has been featured on CBS, KCAL 9, MegaTV,
Univision TV, Telemundo TV, and in various
newspaper articles.
Nelson has served on the Board of Directors for the
YWCA Glendale, and the Executive Committee for
the National Organization for Women (NOW)
Hollywood.
Message from Nelson:
I started this work in 2003 after a friend of my
coworker's was brutally attacked in Costa Mesa. I
then began searching for sexual assault data and
facts. After learning that every 2.5 minutes a
woman is sexually assaulted in this country alone,
and got present to the impact rape has on women, I
created SHIELD as "a way of fighting" specifically
for women.
Since then, I have been teaching women of all ages
from various backgrounds, got involved with many
organizations, and produced large-scale benefit
events to raise money for various battered women
shelters and rape crisis centers.
Annually, at least 170,000 women in the U.S.
require hospitalization, emergency room care or
doctor’s attention as a result of partner abuse. In
2004, California law enforcement reported nearly
10,000 forcible rapes, and 186,439 domestic
violence calls. One in three women in the world will
be raped or beaten in her lifetime according to the
United Nations. It is happening at epidemic
proportions, and affects one in three families in the
U.S. – yet, so little is being done to stop it!
I encourage ALL women to make it a priority to
learn self defense. When attack or abuse can come
from inside and outside of a woman's bedroom, it
would be wise to learn the skills necessary to
defend yourself physically. It's NOT difficult to learn
- all you need is the right information and some
efforts to practice.
It's not a LUXURY for women or even a good idea
anymore....learning to physically defend yourselves
is a necessity!
Respectfully,
Nelson Nio
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Friends of SHIELD
LA County Commission for Women
LA County Office of Women's Health
LA County Domestic Violence Council
LA County Dept of Public Health
LA County Dept of Social Services
Office of LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa
Los Angeles Police Department
Santa Monica Police Department
Glendale Police Department
Kaiser Permanente
Los Angeles City Commission on the
Status of Women
Glendale Commission on the Status of
Women
20th Century FOX Studios
America's Most Wanted TV Show
Murray Bunim Production
E! Entertainment Network
Webcor Builder
Spectrum Athletic Clubs
City of Beverly Hills
City of West Hollywood
City of Santa Monica
City of Glendale
NOW - National Organization for Women
(Hollywood)
Woodbury University
UCLA Spirit Squad - Cheer Squad,
Dance Team, Yell Crew
USC - University of Southern California:
other)
other)
Pepperdine University School of Law -
Women Lawyers Assoc.
California State University Northridge
(CSUN) - Kinesiology Dept.
California State University Fullerton
(CSUF) - Women's Center
East Los Angeles College - Violence
Intervention Team
Los Angeles Kings
AAUW - American Association of
University Women (CA)
Animo Jackie Robinson High School
Campbell Hall High School
Urban League of Los Angeles
Soroptimist International of Los Angeles
PAVE: Promoting Awareness, Victim
Empowerment
50/50 Leadership
Women Lawyers Assoc. of LA Co
Office of Assembly Member Paul
Krekorian
Senator Carol Liu's Office
Crime Survivors Inc.
YWCA Pasadena
YWCA Glendale
YWCA Santa Monica
Amanecer Community Counseling
All Saint Church
Winds of Hope Ministries
PATH Achieve - Transitional Living
Shelter for the Homeless
Para Los Ninos Youth Development
Services
LA County Commission for Women
LA County Office of Women's Health
LA County Domestic Violence Council
LA County Dept of Public Health
LA County Dept of Social Services
Office of LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa
Los Angeles Police Department
Santa Monica Police Department
Glendale Police Department
Kaiser Permanente
Los Angeles City Commission on the
Status of Women
Glendale Commission on the Status of
Women
20th Century FOX Studios
America's Most Wanted TV Show
Murray Bunim Production
E! Entertainment Network
Webcor Builder
Spectrum Athletic Clubs
City of Beverly Hills
City of West Hollywood
City of Santa Monica
City of Glendale
NOW - National Organization for Women
(Hollywood)
Woodbury University
UCLA Spirit Squad - Cheer Squad,
Dance Team, Yell Crew
USC - University of Southern California:
other)
other)
Pepperdine University School of Law -
Women Lawyers Assoc.
California State University Northridge
(CSUN) - Kinesiology Dept.
California State University Fullerton
(CSUF) - Women's Center
East Los Angeles College - Violence
Intervention Team
Los Angeles Kings
AAUW - American Association of
University Women (CA)
Animo Jackie Robinson High School
Campbell Hall High School
Urban League of Los Angeles
Soroptimist International of Los Angeles
PAVE: Promoting Awareness, Victim
Empowerment
50/50 Leadership
Women Lawyers Assoc. of LA Co
Office of Assembly Member Paul
Krekorian
Senator Carol Liu's Office
Crime Survivors Inc.
YWCA Pasadena
YWCA Glendale
YWCA Santa Monica
Amanecer Community Counseling
All Saint Church
Winds of Hope Ministries
PATH Achieve - Transitional Living
Shelter for the Homeless
Para Los Ninos Youth Development
Services
