September 13-15, 2024.
Curriculum developed by Tammy Yard-McCracken, Psy.D., recently noted as “one of the world’s elite personal protection instructors”. Research and data-driven with an emphasis on neurobiological factors specific to women, our approach invites bold courageous living, instead of the fear based victim-blaming too common in the self-defense world. The organization is an open table for community, support & continuing education. Level 1 is open to all instructors & women seeking a masterclass experience who may be interested in teaching in their own communities.
Over 30 hours of training & education across 3 Days in person & 8+hours of asynchronous online material. Online material is immediately accessed upon completion of registration. The in-person training begins at 9:00 am each day. Days one and two complete at 6:00 pm. Day three completes by 5:30 pm. There is a 45 minute - 1 hour lunch break each day.
Masterclass Women: to participate as a Masterclass only participant v. the instructor development track, please use the Master Classes option in the navigation bar to find the appropriate registration option.
What you'll get:
- in-depth threat assessment
- environmental & interpersonal awareness
- managing socio-cultural norms impacting decision-making
- legal & ethical considerations
- introduction to trauma management
- psycho-social impact of training before/after a violent experience
- integrated teaching using both principle & technical instruction methodologies
- research based teaching approaches for rapid skill acquisition & retention
- Simple, tested, easy to learn & teach (principle-based) skills specific to women; particularly focusing on the common threats initiated by an individual known to her including:
- chokes, grabs, drags & carries, boundary violations/intimidations, integrated threat assessment to common early escalation indicators & key skills addressing sexual violence including how to teach these skills in a psychologically safe approach
- & more, all anchored in the real, everyday lives of women
Who should enroll?
- anyone (regardless of gender) already teaching women's self-defense. Course participants with 30+ years of experience continue to give the feedback that this course fills all the gaps left by other approaches.
- women who have considered teaching self-defense and/or prevention and personal safety for the girls/women in their communities
- women 18+ seeking a masterclass intensive in self-defense through personal agency and authority (not victim-blaming and fear enhancing).
- Women 16+ with the attendance of an adult family member also participating in the course (due to the frank conversations around violence & women we ask that minors be accompanied).
Hosted by Dawn Armstrong of ThinkSafe Seminars with facility graciously provided by Knight Method Kenpo:
160 S Kolb Rd, Tucson, AZ 85710
Due to the extremely competitive cost of this program, registration is generally nonrefundable. Should you have a medical emergency that prevents your participation, please contact us for options.