500Rising

If you want empowerment, agency & self-defense based in reality, then the curriculum MUST address this fact- join us here at 500Rising and be at the sharp end of the spear.

Self-defense can hit hard against ethics & morals - mindful instructors create a chance for students to take that "hit" on the mat...rather than wait until they stand toes on the line of a threat-assessment threshold.

Just leaving this here...😇

You always have an impact. Even if you stay in bed all day, your choices have an impact. WHAT you do with this is up to you. Make waves, create peace, push the envelope, speak for change- you choose.

It is official. We will be running 2 Level One Courses in the United Kingdom this Fall. We are very excited about this! SDG is running all things logistics. Reach out to them for details and we will see you there!

500 Rising Instructors doing good work and keepingnit real!

Have you ever been in a martial arts class or a self defense course where they said, "Whatever you do, dont get in a situation where you have to defend. Avoid fighting."
And then all you work on is physical fighting skills? 🤔The sessions were fun I'm sure. Learning how to kick butt and take names. 🥊
Believe it or not, you have a ton of skill. And you use 'em everyday. 🤘🏼
How about honing those skills and widening the arena of use?
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Specializing for women since 2004.
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A large percentage of violent action against women is perpetrated by people who "know" it's wrong. Awareness and education helps but it isn't the sum total answer. When women are generally considered to be a hard target, we'll see the stats change.

Why should the common woman, the woman who isn't in a war zone, or in a violent neighborhood have functional situational awareness? Because the world is messy and in that mess - there is beauty as well as sorrow. Live into ALL that life has for us .

Because I'm paying attention. 💔

whatever the cultural mores & rules & life lessons have said to the contrary....

Powerful, deeply experienced all-ready teaching instructors involved with 500Rising have helped us create a culture of learning and curiosity. If you would like more information on what we are up to - visit our website: https://500rising.com/credentials

Amazing weekend training with phenomenal people. Such a great experience so much information.
From strength to strength.

With a couple of camera shy folks out of view- the newest Level 1 & 2 grads. This was a powerful group of experienced and new professionals in women’s self-defense. Thank you for your commitment and conversation-

Instructor training in women’s self-defense should include deep practice in all aspects- and that means all things Not Physical as well.

Lunch break, on day one of the 500Rising instructional foundations in women’s self-defense class. The notebooks show a dedication to learning among a group of people who already know a great deal. This is how we change the statistics!

This group way up there in St. Cloud is out there changing their community by changing lives. 🥰

We have an upcoming Women's Self Defense Class on April 7th from 6:30pm - 8:30pm at the St. Cloud YMCA. This is a FREE class!! To sign up click the link below 😀

Register Here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/293490466887

this is good-

Madeleine Albright, First Woman to Serve as Secretary of State, Dies at 84

Thank you for being a "first" - it is much harder than many people think. While some folks create pedestals for a First, other folks will do their level best to destroy them. We stand on strong shoulders and with no endorsement of politics, we acknowledge the barriers broken by a major first in the U.S. political landscape.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/23/us/madeleine-albright-dead.html

Madeleine Albright, First Woman to Serve as Secretary of State, Dies at 84 She rose to power and fame as a brilliant analyst of world affairs before serving as an aggressive advocate of President Bill Clinton’s policies.

Our crew up in St. Cloud MN!

Here's to difficult women!!

We are working with CA in their efforts to make a difference. If you are attending our April training, you will meet them. “Captive Audience has worked in Ukraine since 2009. We are now being asked by Ukrainian leaders and front-line responders to come and give of our time and expertise to help them survive this situation.

What we do: Our mission is threefold but also one. Captive Audience (CA) is composed of former military and US special operations personnel specializing in captivity prevention and international crisis support and disaster psychological first aid. With over 30 years of experience across the team, CA provides aid along each step of the timeline: before, during, and after. “.

We will be working with Captive Audience who has the capacity to deploy directly to Ukraine. They have direct, verified contacts and resources so we know funds/resources raised will be directly utilizing-

Quick LIVE today at Noon EST-

It is a true privilege to be working with this dedicated group of people. You guys Rock!

Sometimes “overcoming” is getting out of bed in the morning. Don’t compare your moments of resilience to someone else’s resilience. You are enough and you have the right to take up space on the planet.

Tomorrow is International Women's Day. Evacuating - Staying; we stand with the women of 🇺🇦 Ukraine.

I've done some reading on her. Hearing her story makes me wonder what stuff I would be made of under similar circumstances and I am certain I do not measure up to the precedent she set.

"Mildred Harnack was beheaded on Hitler’s direct order. Born in Milwaukee, she was 26 when she moved to Germany to pursue a PhD. As an American grad student in Berlin, she saw Germany swiftly progress from democracy to fascist dictatorship. She and her husband Arvid began holding secret meetings in their apartment. She recruited working-class Germans into the resistance, helped Jews escape, plotted acts of sabotage, and collaborated in writing leaflets that denounced Hitler and called for revolution.

"Mildred Harnack nicknamed their resistance group “the Circle.” The group was diverse: its members were Jewish, Catholic, Protestant, atheist. They were factory workers and office workers, students and professors, journalists and artists. Over 40% were women.
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"The Gestapo arrested Mildred Harnack on Sept 7, 1942 and gave her group a name: the Rote Kapelle (Red Orchestra). Postwar testimonies and notes smuggled out of a Berlin women's prison describe the daily interrogations and torture that Mildred and others in the group endured.

"Mildred Harnack and 75 of her German coconspirators were forced to undergo a mass trial at the highest military court in Nazi Germany. A panel of 5 judges sentenced her to 6 years at a prison camp but Hitler overruled the decision and ordered her execution

"Before her execution Mildred spent the last hours of her life in a prison cell translating poems by Goethe. The title of my book ALL THE FREQUENT TROUBLES OF OUR DAYS is a line from one of them. A prison chaplain smuggled out the book of poems under the folds of his robe

"On February 16, 1943 at Plötzensee Prison in Berlin, Mildred Harnack was strapped to a guillotine and beheaded. According to all available records, she was the only American in the leadership of the German resistance to Hitler."

More great pictures and info here:

https://twitter.com/RRRDonner/status/1493952833846140935

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And if you already have this love affair going, then take today to nurture it into a future worth having

Grow baby, grow. Take over the whole damned forest.