Stillness Academy

Once a year, we gather the entire Stillness Family together to celebrate each other, and all of the hard work makes this the very special place it is.

This is a powerful and emotional gathering, as we reflect on so much growth and precious time spent training beyond limits, laughing together, and discovering parts of ourselves we didn’t know we had.

This year was particularly emotional, as several of our Rooks have graduated and are making their way out into the world. More on this later. 🥹

Keep an eye out for the slideshows from this year’s event! 🤍🤍🤍

I was so excited when I was asked to run a mini-course for these young ladies. Recent news about unfortunate events on college campuses are a stark reminder of the importance of self defense skills, and I’m grateful to have the opportunity to help keep others safe. 🙏🏼

While self defense skills benefit from continuous honing, it’s worth understanding that ANY AMOUNT of quality training is a huge advantage over none, and these girls really brought great energy and enthusiasm to every single training session of the course. 🙌🏼

Knowing “techniques” helps, but knowing how to get in touch with The Protector within is a critical piece of the puzzle that can truly help, even when the memories of the “correct” moves fade. 🛡

We do still encourage refreshing skills from time to time. ✊🏼

You can’t protect them forever, but you can prepare them to protect themselves. We’re here to help. 👊🏼

You can’t protect them forever, but you can prepare them to protect themselves. We’re here to help. 👊🏼

Training Playdate with the Neos.

Stillness Academy is a school for learning to move and feel better; becoming more capable; and leading more honest, fulfilling lives. 🤍👊🏼🤸🏻‍♀️

The best time to learn to move fast is when you are young. The next best time is now.

[Beaufort, SC] Learn, train, and grow at Stillness Academy: a school for learning to move and feel better; become more capable; and lead a more honest, fulfilling life.

While we do have separate classes for kids, teens, and adults, we feel it’s good and important to mix things up and combine the student body from time to time.

𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐬:

🤩 Attention makes kids feel important and improves sense of self-worth

🦸🏼‍♀️ Training with older students builds confidence

🕵🏻‍♂️ Keeping up with more advanced students builds focus

🗣 Socializing with adults improves communication skills

⬆️ Encourages kids to consistently give their best effort

☝🏼 Teaches understanding, establishing, and maintaining safe boundaries

𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐬:

👶🏻 Keeping up with youngsters keeps you young!

🔬 Training with smaller bodies helps you to be more technical

🦸🏽 Helping youth develops leadership skills

😌 Allows you to sharpen weaker skills with less fear of judgment or injury

👩🏼‍🏫 Affords both experienced and less-experienced practitioners an opportunity to share what they’ve learned (which helps them learn even more)!