Your Body, Your Boundaries: A Self-Defense Experience

Name: Your Body, Your Boundaries: A Self-Defense Experience
Start: 2025-02-15T12:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-02-15T15:00:00-05:00
Location: 683 South Ave, Rochester, NY 14620-1345, United States

Schedule

Sat Feb 15 2025 at 12:00 pm to 03:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

683 South Ave, Rochester, NY 14620-1345, United States | Rochester, NY

Halligan Creative Arts is excited to host a Women's Self Defense intro course! Learn more about this course. It will take place on 2/15/24 from 12-3pm. As a special rate, it will be $45 per person, while Halligan Creative Arts covers the difference (normally $75 per person).
About the Course:
WenDo Women's Self Defense 3 Hour Introductory Course:
Wen-Do Women's Self Defense is Canada‘s oldest women’s self-defense program designed and taught by women for women/girls 10+ and we're thrilled to be bringing it our community! WenDo Programs are presented from a feminist, anti-oppression and empowerment framework. Techniques are designed for women of all ages, fitness levels, body types, and abilities including women or girls who use assistive devices. Courses offer a combination of discussion, with practical physical skills resulting in an integration of mental and physical preparedness while expressly rejecting victim blaming or "rule setting".
This introductory course will include:
Discussion designed to challenge the myths and stereotypes on the capabilities of women,
Verbal self defense
Various physical self defense strategies including strikes with our hands and feet,
Select body hold releases and blocks
Register is required- spots are limted. If you have any questions, please contact [email protected].