Five Fingers of Self-Defense Courses:
Individual and Community Responses to Violence

Students learn the Five Fingers of Self-Defense and practice applying these strategies to a variety of situations. In role plays, group discussions and physical practice, you gain confidence as you learn concrete ways to respond to conflict and violence.

Topics include dealing with harassment and hate-based violence, recognizing the impact of our socialization, and self-calming strategies to reduce our own violent responses. Other skills include facing an armed assailant, releases from grabs and holds, and intervening safely in violence directed at others. Taught from a perspective that emphasizes choosing the most peaceful response to violence, this popular Thousand Waves program is fun, empowering, effective, and community-building.

You may register by phone or in person.

Forms of payment accepted include Visa, MasterCard, Discover, personal check, or cash.
Enrollment is limited;
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Parental permission required for teen participants.