Self-Defense Sundays

Name: Self-Defense Sundays
Start: 2024-05-26T14:00:00-07:00
End: 2024-05-26T17:00:00-07:00
Location: Tacoma Aikikai

Schedule

Sun May 26 2024 at 02:00 pm to 05:00 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

Tacoma Aikikai | Tacoma, WA

Join Tacoma Aikikai on the last Sunday of every month for trauma-informed, empowerment-based, Aikido Self-Defense!
In 2024, we are hosting six self-defense workshops, on the last Sunday of January - June that can be taken as stand alone sessions or as a series to build and practice your skills. Our trauma-informed, empowerment based workshops teach awareness, boundary setting, and Aikido-based martial skills to protect yourself because you are worth defending!
Led by women/queer instructors, each session covers self-defense basics and dives deeper into one area of focus. January, February, April, and May workshops are open to women, non-binary, and LGBTQ participants. March and June sessions welcome folks of all gender orientations.
Schedule
January 28th - Body Positioning
February 25th - Striking
March 30th (*last Saturday) - Joint Locks
April 28th - Chokes
May 26th - Ground Fighting
June 30th - Situational/ Weapons
Cost
Your workshop donations support the instructors and the program itself. We believe that self-defense training should be accessible to the community. Choose the sliding scale rate that best fits your financial situation, or contact us for scholarship opportunities.
Single Class Price: $50
Reduced Sliding Scale Single Class Price: $30, $40
Pack of 4 Classes: $160
Pack of 6 Classes: $220
About the Instructors
Ea Murphy (she/her) is the Chief Instructor of Tacoma Aikikai with over 25 years of martial arts experience. She/they have taught self-defense both on and off the mat, including formerly with the Girl Army, a Bay Area Self-Defense collective.
Avery Miller (they/them) is a third degree brown belt in Paracombatives Ju Jutsu and certified victim advocate with years of experience working with survivors of interpersonal violence.