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Fight if You Must: the Fourth Finger of Empowerment Self-Defense

July 25 @ 1:30 PM - 2:50 PM CDT

If someone is hurting us, and our attempts to stop the violence before it gets physical have failed, we have a right to fight back. In this session, veteran ESD teacher Aileen Geary will lead participants through the sequence of basic physical self-defense skills taught in Thousand Waves’ ESD workshops, beginning with stance, weapon formation, appropriate targeting, and body mechanics. Participants will practice escapes from grabs and chokes, hand and elbow strikes, kicks, ground fighting, and escapes from pins.

Whether you’re a student wanting to learn and/or strengthen your physical self-defense skills, or an ESD instructor who wants to see the progression Thousand Waves has created to teach physical ESD skills, this class offers something for you.

Session 3 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:
  • ESD
  • Model Course
Location:
Thousand Waves – Downstairs
1220 West Belmont Ave.
Chicago, IL 60657 United States + Google Map

All class times are Central Daylight Time.

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