<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Girls Who Fight Inc.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Martial arts and self defense training for girls and women. ]]></description><link>https://www.girlswhofight.com/womens-self-defense-blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 04:33:28 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.girlswhofight.ca/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Girls Leadership Principle #5: Leadership Is A Process]]></title><description><![CDATA[People don't choose leaders by accident, they choose leaders they respect. Girls often focus too much on being liked, and not enough on how to be respected. To grow in character, stop asking "what can I do to be liked", and start asking "what can I do to earn respect."]]></description><link>https://www.girlswhofight.com/post/girls-leadership-principle-5-leadership-is-a-process</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69d43b2d072d140cb95ca2b6</guid><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:45:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/734a9f_8967a62d0feb4791acba018fed99c3ed~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_720,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Girls Who Fight</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Girls Leadership Principle #4: Leadership Requires Respect]]></title><description><![CDATA[People don't choose leaders by accident, they choose leaders they respect. Girls often focus too much on being liked, and not enough on how to be respected. To grow in character, stop asking "what can I do to be liked", and start asking "what can I do to earn respect."]]></description><link>https://www.girlswhofight.com/post/girls-leadership-principle-4-leadership-requires-respect</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69d00c01f7044e6cf7abbc86</guid><category><![CDATA[Girls Leadership Training]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 22:55:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/734a9f_8967a62d0feb4791acba018fed99c3ed~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_720,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Girls Who Fight</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Key Women's Self Defense Lessons From 'The Gift of Fear' by Gavin de Becker, Chapter 6: “Promises to Kill” ]]></title><description><![CDATA["Threats betray the speaker by proving that he has failed to influence events in any other way. Most often they represent desperation, not intention.” Gavin De Becker]]></description><link>https://www.girlswhofight.com/post/key-women-s-self-defense-lessons-the-gift-of-fear-by-gavin-de-becker-chapter-6-promises-to-kil</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69cedda72a4608ae001da56a</guid><category><![CDATA[Gift of Fear Book– Key Lessons]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 21:36:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/734a9f_12d4532b05f54c878b23fed288805a6a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Girls Who Fight</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Girls Leadership Principle #3: Add Value By Serving Others]]></title><description><![CDATA[If people trust you, they will follow you, support you, and believe in you. If they don’t trust you, they won’t. It doesn’t matter how talented, confident, or smart you are. 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