Greetings! As one of the NWMAF founders, it has been my honor, privilege, and pleasure to serve as Chair and Secretary of the Board, co-founder of the NWMAF newsletter, founding member of the Empowerment Self-Defense Instructor Certification program, member of ARC/Anti-Racism Committee, a trainer at about 2 dozen Special Training events, and a participant at about 3 dozen ST's.
My work as founder and director of Lotus Peace Arts at Heron's Bridge/VWMA currently includes teaching 3 types of martial arts and empowerment self-protection skills and strategies. I'm an 8th degree black belt in Okinawan Karate, an 8th degree black in Modern Arnis under the late Professor Remy Presas, and a branch chief instructor of Jian Mei Internal Martial Arts under the late Grandmaster Wen Mei Yu (1936-2023).
I've been a featured presenter & instructor at numerous conferences locally, nationally, and internationally, and received a Leadership and Advocacy in the Arts Award from the University of Massachusetts. In addition to being an integrative arts educator, I perform weavings of spoken word, gesture, and dance that I call Poemotion. My poems and essays have been published widely, and my most recent book of poems is What the Dead Want Me to Know (Human Error Publishing, 2022).
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Location: Northampton, MA United States
I teachMartial Arts, Self Defense, NWMAF-Certified Empowerment Self Defense, Healing Arts
My focus is To help create and facilitate sites for revelation, healing, empowerment, integrity, holistic safety, creativity of all kinds, equity, inclusion, and joy -- especially for those of us whose voices have been historically marginalized.
One Cottage St. #319
Easthampton, MA,
01027
United States