Personal Self Defence Edmonton

Ages 13-must have an accompanying adult participating

RCL is teaming up again in 2026 - Starts again in March.

This is a two-day course that runs on a Saturday and Sunday, from 9 am - 4:30 pm.

Visit PSD Edmonton homepagefor more information

Who is delivering the courses?

PSD (formerly named RAD) is an international non-profit organization that offers affordable and practical self-defence for women ages 13-100 (ages 13-15 must be accompanied with a participating adult).
This course is for all abilities and available to those who have already taken RAD (free of charge).
The Edmonton chapter coordinators is collaborating with the Ritchie Community League to ensure an affordable and impactful course.

The coordinators volunteer their time to screen and vet volunteer instructors. Volunteers are Edmonton Police Service civilian staff and officers and other front line emergency responders. They wear full-body protective gear so you can unleash and know what you’re capable of.

What to Expect

Saturday

• The first part of the course is to build understanding and awareness of personal safety and knowledge in what to look for.

Sunday

• The second part of the course is teaching skills, fit-to-participant that will get themselves out of a harmful situation.

• The skill building part of the course is tailored to the individual meaning there are multiple tools available and can accommodate most mobility issues.

• There is also an optional scenario part of the course where skills are practiced in meaningful practice. The scenarios teach women how to get passed the panic state of mind and into action.

• There are always female instructors in each course. Male volunteers in the scenarios wear a fully padded suit so you can unleash your full potential.

Ages and Requirements

• For ages 12-15 year olds, a participating guardian must also be enrolled in the course.

  (This is because of the content being introduced.)

• For ages 16-18 year olds, participation requires guardian approval but the guardian does not need to enroll

• Suitable for different ages and abilities

Cost: $41.50

Registration:

Sign up to get a notification when the registration is open. For Ritchie members, a minimal number of spots be reserved per month and then released a week prior to the course start date.

Visit PSD homepage for more information or email infor@radedmonton.ca

Ritchie Lunch (TBD)

Help us make Lunch happen!

We are working to develop a new program and are looking for some community-minded volunteers to join the planning team.

Our goal: a monthly or bi-weekly lunch for seniors, new parents, or anyone in the neighbourhood who has time to connect over a cup of hot soup.

What we need: a league representative willing to lead the planning process, and who can start volunteering as soon as possible.

We’re also hoping to partner with up to three other organizations to plan and execute these lunches. If your organization demonstrates leadership in caring for community, and if your values align with those of Ritchie Community League, this could be a great opportunity to collaborate!

Open to Ritchie and adjacent communities.

What’s being served?

• Veggie and/or meat based soups

• Buns from beloved local bakers

• Cheese and veggies for snacking

• Coffee and tea

Want to be part of the magic?

• Join the planning team

• Help track inventory or source supplies

• Help set up, serve, and/or clean up

Pub Night

Come down to the Ritchie Hall on the last Saturday of the month for drinks, snacks, games and tunes. Bring your neighbour!

Check each month (see below) for special music guests, special games night (like Bingo or Crib night) or special activities (like re-gift exchange).

Is it family friendly? Children and teens are welcome to join pub night, seated at tables. If your kid needs a place to run around, pub night, it’s not set up for that inside, but we sure do have a playground outside!

Is there live music? Sometimes. Pub Nights are for the community by the community. Sometimes it’s games or solo artists or just chill vibes. 

Do we only serve beer? Each month we add something or try something different. We now offer cider, wine on request, and Edna’s premium mocktails (that can also Not be a mocktail). 

Do we serve food? We don’t have full food service, but we do serve Lucy‘s pizza buns from Hazeldean bakery and other snacks.

Upcoming Pub Nights

Details:

• Bent Stick brews, cider option, NA options

• Snacks for purchase - Lucy’s pizza buns & exclusive to Ritchie, cheese buns.

• $5 admission at the door (price of admission includes one drink ticket for Ritchie resident members)

• There will be music, sometimes live and sometimes special playlists

For Community. By Community. Come and Help Out. Meet your neighbours.

• Set-up the seating / entry / games on tables

• Entry table for ticket and memberships and door watching

• Sell drinks and food (pro-serve not required)

• Pro-server to supervise event (all night) and serve when bar gets busy

• Tear down and clean up with help from friends

Questions? Ask the team: pubnights@ritchie-league.com