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Intermediate Classes (ages 18 and up)

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Please fill out our online registration form on or after the registration date listed for each month.

  • Please plan to attend all sessions at the location you select.
  • Please cancel your registration before the first session if you cannot attend all 
    sessions

Intermediate Class

The Intermediate Class is open to students who have taken our Introductory class within the past year. Must be 18 years or older.

AUGUST CLASS

Registration opens Tuesday, July 7th @ 6:00 pm

Saturday, August 29th from 9:00am-3:30pm in the Foster/Powell Neighborhood (address given upon registration). 

Learning Objectives: 

  1. Build on the skills and concepts learned in the introductory series, practicing in more challenging scenarios and positions.
  2. Add new intermediate self-defense physical tools like blocking, escaping from hair grabs, and escaping from strangulation with follow-up strikes.
  3. Review and practice verbal defense tools and add new strategies for bystander intervention.
  4. Learn basic approaches to defending against multiple attackers, knives, and guns.

     

Defense Against Weapons Class

The Intermediate Weapons Class is open to students who have taken our Introductory class within the past 2 years. Must be 18 years or older.

SEPTEMBER

Registration opens on Tuesday, August 4th @ 6:00 pm

Monday, September 28th & Wednesday, September 30th from 6:00-9:00 pm in the Foster/Powell Neighborhood (exact address given upon registration)

 

NOVEMBER

Registration opens on Tuesday, October 6th  @ 6:00 pm

Monday, November 16th & Wednesday, November 18th from 6:00-9:00 pm in the Foster/Powell Neighborhood (exact address given upon registration)

Learning Objectives:

  1. Develop the mindset that attacks can happen to you, control fear to reduce lag time, and train so you can sort out your defensive and offensive responses, especially involving firearms.
  2. Learn basic knowledge about weapons so you can assess what aggressors are willing to compromise, negotiate, or give up, eliminating confusion of how to handle several scenarios.
  3. Practice verbally disarming a person with a weapon, gun, knife, or bat.
  4. Practice physically disarming a person with a gun.
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