by Silvia Smart | Aug 21, 2022 | About Naga, self-defense
Soccer Teams can be dynamic spaces where girls’ empowerment comes into focus. One such club here in Portland is The Saints Girls Academy. I was privileged to teach two of their age groups (the 15/16 year-olds and the 11, 12 & 13 year-olds). Their... 
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 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.... 
by Silvia Smart | Jul 27, 2020 | About Naga, Health and Wellness, self-defense
Is The Empowerment Project New? Yes! It is! Our self-defense programs and workshops have always been super high quality. But with the work we have done to get nationally certified, it was time to up our game and let the world know we have reinvigorated our commitment... 
by Silvia Smart | Jul 22, 2020 | Corporate Workshops, De-escalation, self-defense
The Invitation The Human Resources department at Dr. Martens USA Headquarters asked us to teach a three-part self-defense and de-escalation workshop. Here is what they had to say about it: Dear Future Naga Partners, Successful businesses create engagement through... 
by Silvia Smart | Jul 22, 2020 | Corporate Workshops, De-escalation, self-defense
Our Mission Over the years, we have been honored to work with many companies in the Portland Metro Area. They have invited us onsite to teach self-defense, de-escalation and empowerment techniques to their teams. These courses focus on basic skills and information...
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