TLDR: A practical, supportive self-defense workshop centered around LGBTQ+ community safety and open to everyone.
We’ll cover awareness, boundaries, using your voice, creating space, basic strikes, common grabs, ground safety, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu-based escapes.
No experience needed. Come solo, bring a friend, or come with your community.
Cost: Donation-based for New Beginnings, a women's shelter --> Donate online (suggested $25-$50) or cash/venmo day of.
- Direct donation: https://secure.qgiv.com/for/nebegi/
- Back-to-school Gift card drive: Click Here
Actual details:
This workshop is for anyone who wants practical self-defense tools in a respectful, inclusive, and beginner-friendly space.
While this workshop centers LGBTQ+ community safety, it is open to everyone. Friends, partners, family members, and allies are welcome.
We’ll cover awareness, boundaries, using your voice, creating space, basic striking tools, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu-based escapes for common situations like grabs, being crowded, being pushed, or ending up on the ground.
This is not about fear.
It’s about having more tools, more choices, and more confidence in your body.
At CAA, we care deeply about creating a training space where people can show up as they are. You do not need martial arts experience. You do not need to be strong, athletic, or already confident. You do not need to prove anything.
We’ll meet you where you are and give you practical skills you can build on.
What We'll Work On:
* Awareness and personal space
* Boundary-setting
* Using your voice clearly
* Creating distance
* Basic strikes
* Escaping common grabs
* Getting up safely from the ground
* Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu-based frames and escapes
* What to do if you freeze
* Supporting yourself and others in unsafe situations
Who This Is For
This workshop is a good fit for LGBTQ+ community members, friends, partners, family, allies, and anyone who wants supportive self-defense training without the ego, intimidation, or weird gym energy.
Come solo, bring a friend, or come with your community.
Wear comfortable clothes you can move in and bring water.
You are allowed to take up space.
You are allowed to say no.
You are allowed to leave.
You are allowed to protect yourself.
You are allowed to be here as you are.
