Kim’s Academy is pleased to offer a self-defense workshop at the Great Plains Women Expo being held in Lyons, Kansas on April 26th and 27th. The workshop will be led by several Kim’s Academy Black Belt instructors and three sessions will be offered.
Location: The Celebration Center & Bar K Bar Arena, located at 1145 E. 56 Hwy in Lyons, Kansas
Session #1: Friday, April 26th from 5pm to 7pm.
Session #2: Saturday, April 27th from 10am to Noon.
Session #3: Saturday, April 27th from 1pm to 3pm.
In these sessions participants will receive information on how to address strong and violent acts of aggression and attack toward women. The Instructors will present a full range of Personal Body Weapons (beyond just hands and feet) that can be used when faced with an attacker. Strike points and pressure points will be explored and participants will the opportunity to practice strikes. Instructors will present several common attack situations and demonstrate a simple set of responses designed to enable the victim to escape or counter the attack. The overall objective of the workshops is to stimulate thinking about personal safety and initiate planning for establishing or improving personal safety practices, both in and outside of the home.
Please note: The Instructors for this event have already been selected for the workshop so volunteers are not needed to teach. Kim’s Academy students of any belt rank are invited as participants in the workshop.
A PDF version of this information can be downloaded here, and a flyer for the Great Plains Women Expo can be downloaded here. For questions please contact Senior Master Diana Hilburn at 316-734-8439.