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Becoming an NWMAF Empowerment Self-Defense (ESD) Certified Instructor

July 26 @ 9:00 AM - 10:20 AM CDT

NWMAF-certified instructors

  • Are skilled in building awareness, verbal and physical self-defense skills and tools for healing and growth
  • Are knowledgeable about violence against women, LGBTQIA+ people and other targeted groups
  • Have strong backgrounds in advocacy, martial and healing arts
  • Support empowerment and community change

Does this sound like you – OR who you WANT to be? Come to this session, led by NWMAF’s current Empowerment Self-Defense Certification Coordinator, Martha Thompson, to learn more about what it takes to become an NWMAF-certified ESD instructor.

If you’re already on the path to becoming a certified instructor, you’ll have time to reflect on where you are in the certification process, any challenges you might have in meeting the requirements, and what help you can get to complete certification.

And if you’re not sure this is for you but are curious, please join us!

Session 4 of the NWMAF ESD Model Course for those pursuing instructor certification

Bring: n/a

Wear: comfortable clothes

Instructor(s):
Appropriate For:
    • All Ages
    • All Genders
    • Any Experience
    • No Exertion
Areas of Focus:
  • Model Course
  • ESD
Location:
Thousand Waves – Downstairs
1220 West Belmont Ave.
Chicago, IL 60657 United States
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All class times are Central Daylight Time.

Please be courteous to those who are masked by offering to mask when working with them in class or in other venues.

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