Women’s Empowerment and Self-Defense Workshop

  • Sunday, October 15, 2023

  • 10am-5pm

  • Hosted at Ikazuchi Dojo in Irvine

  • No martial arts experience required.

For young women in high school or college (age 16+).

Step Into Your Power!

Learn far-reaching life skills that go beyond personal safety. Work together in a supportive environment where you'll tap into your innate ability to harness fear and turn it into effective action. This workshop covers:

  • Threat assessment

  • Verbal deescalation

  • Self-defense techniques

  • Mock scenario training

Workshop Details

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This one-day course trains women in the skills necessary to deal with aggressive individuals, especially when in unfamiliar or uncomfortable environments.

First, we will learn and practice a dialogue to use in the typical pre-attack phase of potential physical violence. Often this dialogue and postural training is enough to cause would-be attackers to go the other way.

Then we'll journey through extensive drills in simple but effective self-defense, including practicing our skills against a padded, male instructor in mock encounters while being coached by a woman instructor.

This course is a transformational experience that will empower you to stand your ground in difficult situations at school, at work, in relationships, or wherever necessary.

Instructed by: Melissa Pittman Fischer and Bruce Bookman