by Silvia Smart | Sep 23, 2020 | Podcast
– Episode Nine – Verbal Self Defense About The Empowerment Podcast In this podcast, created as a platform to teach you everything she knows about self-defense, join host Silvia Smart in this safe space. With over three decades on the frontlines,... by Silvia Smart | Sep 16, 2020 | Podcast
– Episode Eight – Your VOICE! One of the Most Powerful Tools in Your Self Defense Toolkit! About The Empowerment Podcast In this podcast, created as a platform to teach you everything she knows about self-defense, join host Silvia Smart in this safe space....
by Silvia Smart | Sep 9, 2020 | About Naga, Child Safety, Health and Wellness, Poekoelan, self-defense
Listen Up! This is a piece by National Public Radio about our sister school, Studio Naga in Oakland, CA, first published in 2006 but still relevant today. We teach our students how to hit – and hit hard! And with that ability to protect oneself comes an imense...
by Silvia Smart | Sep 19, 2020 | About Naga, Health and Wellness
Because of the hierarchical system, the power dynamics, and the focus on loyalty and obedience, martial arts schools have the potential to create cultures with ethics violations, dubious behaviors, and questionable principles. Martial arts schools are not alone in...
by Silvia Smart | Sep 16, 2020 | About Naga, Health and Wellness, self-defense
What is the National Women’s Martial Arts Federation? The NWMAF is dedicated to promoting the involvement and empowerment of women and girls—cis and trans/non-binary/gender non-conforming person—who are active in martial arts, self-defense, and healing arts....
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