Self-Defense for Teens

Teen Self-Defense
A basic class for teens (older adults welcome)
Sunday, September 26 2026, 3-5pm
$25

A basic practical self-defense class, aimed at teens -- older adults welcome! All genders welcome. This class is a fundraiser for the Tina Severns Legacy Foundation and is based around our "Community Self-Defense" principles: "Self-defense begins with understanding that you are worth defending", and the Five Fingers of Safety:

    Think - understanding the threat of violent attack; keeping calm in a crisis
    Yell - using verbal and non-verbal communication skills to de-escalate a situation, or deter an attack
    Run - choosing to run away is a smart and honorable thing to do
    Fight - when all else fails, using simple physical skills to create an opening for escape
    Tell - the importance of honestly reporting and discussing our experiences with violence

This class will be presented by Jun-Shihan Tom Swiss, Catonsville Seido Karate branch chief. Jun-Shihan Tom is a sixth degree black belt with over forty years karate training, who has taught self-defense classes to audiences ranging from teenage mothers at Baltimore's Florence Crittenton House to revelers at the Association for Consciousness Exploration's Starwood Festival.

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Saturday, September 26
3-5pm
Catonsville Dojo
6159-B Edmondson Avenue (in the Goals complex)
Catonsville, Maryland 21228