Will you be ready and resilient before you are faced with your next challenge?
Will you be ready and resilient before you are faced with your next challenge?
I've been a martial art practitioner for over 51-years. During the years, I've trained in several styles - Judo, Jujitsu, GoJu Ryu Karate, Okinawan Karate, Shotokan Karate, Northern Shaolin Kung Fu, Tang Soo Do, Tai Chi (Yen Style), and self-defense techniques. I have over 22-years of training and teaching Tang Soo Do under the lineage of Ki Whang Kim Traditional Martial Arts Association (KWK TMAA) and Silver Spring Martial Arts Association (SSMAA) through Grand Master Ray Lee. I'm a 4th Degree Master Black Belt instructor in Tang Soo Do.
In 2015, we began teaching self-defense workshops. Initially the workshops were for high school girls transitioning to college. Over the years, we've expanded our self-defense services to include workshops at colleges, universities, non-profits, and battered women's shelters in DC. I'm now located in New York City.
Continuums Defense Workshops are interactive hands-on sessions where attendees will learn some basic to advanced self-defense techniques that may be used in a life-threatening street situation. The learned techniques will give you options to apply against an aggressor in various situations. The workshops range from private lessons to small groups. If you are interested in learning more information and fees about a Continuums Defense Workshop, please click link below.
Working with the women of Sigma Gamma Rho - Women's Empowerment Summit
30 women were actively engaged in the interactive hands-on workshop.
The women left with some confidence and options to apply if they should find themselves in a compromising situation.
Tai Chi Sword Demonstration.
Self-defense Workshop at Univ. of Maryland
Working with the Mu Lambda Chapter brothers of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity and my students to provide an interactive workshop.
4 x 1" Boards and 2 x 2" concrete cinder slabs were used during a SSMAA Belt Test.
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