Women's Self-Defense at Mira Lagos

10/24/2024

See you in class tonight 6-7pm at the Mira Lagos HOA Clubhouse.

09/25/2024

No class on Thursday, Sept 26. Hope to see everyone for the next class on Thursday, October 3, 6pm.

09/19/2024

Class tonight (09/19) at the Mira Lagos HOA Clubhouse, 6-7pm

Participants are welcome to stay for the 7-8pm Chayon-Ryu Martial Arts class as well.

09/04/2024

Due to a PID Meeting at our facility, there will be no class this week. Please review the following video when you get some time as a review or preview to upcoming material. This video summarizes 'What is Chayon-Ryu' then covers some basic situations you could encounter. Many of the self-defense techniques require prior knowledge of safely falling. So, if you don't feel comfortable with falling yet, stop your partner training just before the takedown/falling part.

Upcoming confirmed class dates:

September (Thursdays): 12, 19

October (Thursdays): 3, 10, 17, 24

November (Thursdays): 7, 14, 21

An introduction to the Chayon-Ryu teaching method along with the required self-defense techniques for white belt students in Chayon-Ryu.

08/29/2024

Class tonight at 6pm. See you there!

08/13/2024

One of my eye-opening experiences when instructing Womens' Self-Defense at UT-Arlington was working with an expert of relationship violence. I had no idea that females, as early as junior high school, dealt with relationship violence and most don’t have any tools to help guide them on how to get the relationships them want. Now, I’ve seen friends and family members go through abuse over the years and wish I had passed along some things from my class to them.
I’m going to pass along some of the tools below. I will provide the shortened version from the class below in hopes that someone will find it valuable.

Establish What you Want Now before you are in a Relationship using “SEA”
S – Set Your Standards (How do you want to be treated emotionally, physically? Where would you like to go in life with a partner?)
E – Expect Your Standards
A – Accept Nothing Less Than Your Standards (Don’t sacrifice your standards)

Positive Relationship Foundation

ABR
A – Affection (Emotional affection)
B – Belonging (You fit together and are traveling the same path toward a common goal)
R – Recognition (Being recognized for having value in the world and in the relationship)

Abusive Relationship

P – Power (Is there a struggle for who has power over the other?)
C – Control (One member being controlling or manipulating the other partner with mental or physical abuse)
D – Dominance (One partner tries to dominate the other with emotions or physical means).

08/12/2024

Class will be held Thursday, August 15 at 6-7pm.

There will be no class on August 22 due to a PID meeting at the HOA Clubhouse, but we'll return on Thursday, August 29.

08/09/2024

Two falling drills discussed at last night's Self-Defense Class at the HOA Clubhouse.

Some falling drills taught in the Self-Defense for Women Course taught on Okinawa at Torii Station Gym on Tuesday and Thursday, 11-12:30pm. This source is ba...

03/05/2024

Basic self-defense as taught in Women's Self-Defense

An introduction to the Chayon-Ryu teaching method along with the required self-defense techniques for white belt students in Chayon-Ryu.

10/15/2023

Madison’s art was selected as the winner of the Fleet Gift Shop annual art contest. They created limited-edition Christmas ornaments using her artwork and will be on sale starting October 21. Madison will be on-site to autograph each ornament from 10:30-1pm. Her ornament is the center picture.