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k on class title to see course description.Leading a Balanced Life and Overcoming Defenses: Two Keys to Mental Health SP-18
SHARP Self-Defense for Women SP-01
This course has been designed to offer women quick, easy-to-learn, and extremely effective techniques for defending themselves against violent physical assault and rape. By empowering women to better protect themselves, they gain confidence in social and professional environments. All material is taught from a practical approach with techniques that require little physical strength and therefore are useful to women of all ages and physical condition.
Diana Tarver (827-7302) has a black belt in Taekwondo and Hapkido and is a certified instructor with the American Taekwondo Association. She has 17 years experience teaching martial arts, police defensive tactics and Sexual Harassment Assault and Rape Prevention for Women.
Date: June 25 (Monday)
Time: 6:30 - 10 pm
Fee: $18 individual/$30 mother-daughter (13+ and older)
Location: UFM ****Back to Top Conceptual Self-Defense SP-15
This is a concept-based class curriculum rather than being technique driven. This means as a student you will have an indepth study of all aspects of self defense. You will learn the mental and physical disciplines of defending yourself. We will study the psychology of confrontations, how they develop, what signs to watch for, how to use the environment to your advantage, how to deal with attacks at different ranges, and avoiding prey behavior. We will also look at fear management and the difference between physical fear and psychological fear. Participants will learn mental and physical tactics and techniques that are both practical and effective. It is here we cover what to do when and how to do it, including how to defend yourself against weapons. Finally we will learn how to put it all together into your own personal self defense strategic plan.
Steve Charland (564-1192) has been a practitioner of martial arts since 1974 while serving with the United States Marine Corps. He holds 2nd and 3rd degree black belt rankings in Hapkido and Tae Kwon Do and is a certified instructor with the International Combat Hapkido Federation and the North American Black Belt Federation. His self defense experience is based not only on the study of these arts, but also from studies in confrontation psychology and practical tactics combined with operating on marine long range reconnaissance teams for 2 years and four weeks of specialized reconnaissance training with the Navy Seal teams at the Naval Seal station at Coronado Island, San Diego, CA.
Date: June 6 - July 18 (Wednesday) No Class July 4
Time: 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Fee: $49
Location: Green Valley Community Center, 3770 Green Valley Rd ***Back to Top
Leading a Balanced Life
In the first meeting we will discuss scales for measuring balance in seven areas of life. Each participant will evaluate the amount of balance in his/her own life in such areas as relationships/being alone and sleep/wakefulness. Then we'll discuss ways to bring our lives into better balance. In the second meeting we will talk about psychological defenses, for example blaming or denial. Each participant will be helped to identify his or her own most prominent defenses and learn ways to replace them with healthier responses. You will learn important things about yourself in these meetings, but they are not therapy sessions.
Dennis Blair addresses these subjects professionally in the work he does, and it occurred to him that everyone should have access to this sort of help without paying professional fees. He has lived in Manhattan for 26 years and has taught guitar for UFM, where he has also studied massage, Zen Meditation, and hypnosis. Being both a teacher and a learner is one way Dennis keeps his own life in balance.
Date: June 5 & 12 (Tuesday)
Time: 7 pm
Fee: $12
Location: Fireplace Room ****Back to Top
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