Employee Appreciation Day at the FBI The Portland FBI asked me to teach a self-defense class for their Employee Appreciation Day which sounded like a lot of fun! It turned out to be a lovely day with the sun peeking through the clouds – neither too hot nor too cold –...
Making Everyone Safer is a Company Commitment What a blast we had teaching at Portland Internetworks! This fantastic company provided self-defense and de-escalation training for their staff. Recently, there was an incident outside their offices in NE Portland which...
Restoring Goodness and Safety Through the Transformative Experience of Self Defense As a self-defense teacher for the past thirty years, I have seen countless women find healing from the trauma of sexual assault through their participation in class. I’ve had the...
Women of Air – Nike Manufacturing Recently, I had the opportunity to teach a self-defense class for the Women of Air – Nike Air Manufacturing. The women, all engineers, organized a series of workshops throughout March, Women’s History Month. Their...
Why should you take a self-defense class? When you are ready, how do you distinguish between the various self-defense programs out there? In this blog, I’ll talk about why self-defense training is important, and what to look for in a great class, so you can be an...
There are lots of reasons why learning self defense is important! One day, women and children will be safe at all times, no matter what. Until then, all of us deserve to know how to stand up for and protect ourselves. You owe it to yourself to know what your options...
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