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Women Learn Self-Defense Tactics at Ela Township Program
A second self-defense class is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 1 at the Ela Township Hall.
Photo Caption: Personal trainer Bill Miller, of Bam Fitness, instructs resident Debbie Jurf and Ela Township Social Worker Roberta Smith on self-defense tactics during a program hosted by Ela Township Community Family Services on June 8.
Ela Township’s social work department, Community Family Services, hosted the first of two women’s self-defense classes led by personal trainer Bill Miller of Bam Fitness in Vernon Hills on June 8.
Miller, a former Marine experienced in close quarter urban combat and Tactix martial arts, covered the psychology of fight or flight, basic strikes, counters, counters to chokes, escapes, weapons of opportunity and ground escapes with participants.
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The second class has been scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 1, in the lower level of the Ela Town Hall, located at 1155 E. Route 22, in Lake Zurich. Cost is $30 per student. Female high school and college students, female professionals or anyone looking build confidence and learn self-defense tactics are encouraged to register.
For more information, contact Community Family Services Director Susan Fackler at (847) 540-8380.
