The memorial for Eurydice Dixon in Melbourne’s Princes Park is now holding a self-defence course for women wanting to learn how to fight off male attackers.

It is known as the “Women Fight Back” self defence course and has received extremely positive feedback, with more than 600 expressions of interest on social media.

The group of 20 women who are taking the course are taught which parts of their bodies to use, how to avoid dangerous situations and how to target weak spots on an attacker.