Classes
Bo vs Bo Kumite
If you have had at least a few months of training with a staff, please come learn an exciting two-person Kata. Isshin Ryu Shihan Bob Markovich,…
Applying ESD Tactics to ICE Resistance: Know your Rights, De-escalate, Resist Intimidation
As ICE and federal law enforcement agencies invade our communities, Know Your Rights trainings proliferate. Having the facts about judicial warrants, constitutional rights, and private…
Supporting Gender Diversity and Neurodiversity in Your Schools
We’ll start by explaining the degree of overlap between neurodiversity and gender diversity (spoiler alert: it’s considerable!), and why it makes sense to talk about…
Soft Physical Skills: For Workplace Programs or Whenever Teaching Strikes is Not an Option
In this class, we will practice and analyze the non-contact physical skills we teach in our PAVE 35-hour Human Safety Skills course for library staffers.…
Grasping the Sparrow’s Tail – An Introduction to Tai Chi
Master Young will take you through a short section of the Tai Chi Chuan form called Grasp Sparrow’s Tail, while explaining the basic body mechanics…
Confronting the Criminalization of Women and other Marginalized People who Defend Themselves
Survivors who defend themselves are often criminalized rather than supported. How did this come to be? How does the law perpetuate the criminalization of survivors?…
Unlock the Nunchaku Circles – (Strike and Flow with one Nunchaku then Two Nunchaku. Easy Peasy!)
In this session we will unlock the “Nunchaku Circles” allowing you to flow and strike with any swinging object. I will guide you on how…
Introduction to Capoeira
Capoeira is an art form that originated in Brazil in the 16th century. It combines elements of fight, dance, acrobatics, rhythm, music and philosophy. Developed…
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