Money should not be a barrier to taking a self defense class. The workshop will focus on the sport and techniques of boxing and kick boxing. The class offers participants ongoing instruction and sparring experience. It is designed to teach participants how to spar with the instructors and other participants. It does not train participants to compete.
Registration is ongoing and the class is open to all skill levels.
Participants will develop coordination and learn how to remain calm in stressful and dangerous situations. The class will address stranger assaults, harassment, and stalking with focus on women working in the sex industry. We will also look at how these skills are appropriate for preventing and de-escalating assaults by either strangers or intimate partners. Emphasis will be placed on understanding safety and awareness issues as well as developing body mechanics that do not rely on physical size or strength. This class will explore the psychological aspect of violence called verbal abuse.