Let me ask.......how much TV do you watch a day? Not much at all, an hour or so? Awhile back there was a survey that indicated that a man watched 2.7 hours of TV per day, the average woman 2.4 hours. Now can we be realisitic? Are we spending 2.5 hours out of each day watching CNN or MSNBC?
How much time does it really take to learn "realistic personal safety"? At minimal, you can learn to save your life in 4 to 6 hours on a Saturday morning/afternoon or on a Sunday afternoon. "Realistic" training that you will have the REST OF YOUR LIFE! You will have to practice on a daily basis what you are taught focusing on your survival training which will benefit you. Learning "realistic personal safety" does not require taking a six week course or must consume the majority of your time.
You don't even have to leave your home town because we travel to you. Now is 4-6 hours on a Saturday or Sunday too much to give up?