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Trauma-Informed Self-Defense Classes

When we set out over 14 years ago to help empower women to become their own best protectors, we had no idea the degree to which self-defense training, when done right, could help students recover from past traumas. Over the years we have worked intentionally to become trauma-informed instructors and to provide a safe place where students can learn at their own pace while being supported by compassionate instructors and a tribe of students who lift each other up. We have seen amazing things happen within our programs. Students express gaining self-confidence, experiencing profound somatic healing, and even noticing personal and post-traumatic growth, and we are genuinely honored to be a part of the journey. Sometimes we as people experience violations that leave us with lasting mental and emotional injuries that can affect so much of our lives and can take an exceptional amount of effort and patience to heal from. Students who have taken classes with us have begun to show up for themselves differently and have expressed to us their experiences of finally regaining their sense of safety, power, and belonging through the process of trauma-informed self-defense training. While there are as many paths to recovery as there are people, this training proves to be a fitting avenue for many of the students who come in after facing trauma, often described as the missing piece on their path to true healing. If you or someone you know has experienced trauma, is struggling to heal, or would like to add something different to your current therapies, we would love to share the incredible developments we've been seeing in the domain of trauma-informed self-defense training with you. We have worked closely with survivors of sexual-assault, domestic violence, human-trafficking, general violence, and those in targeted communities. The changes we see and those disclosed by our students are inspiring. We published "Rewired: Transforming Trauma Through Self Defense Training" to provide a window into the transformations we've gotten to witness here as instructors. We would love to support you on your healing journey, as well. "Ashley and Chris represent the next evolution of self-defense instructors. This book goes far beyond teaching the typical disjointed smattering of physical techniques which is so common in this domain. It begins instead with the true root of the challenge—namely, our fears and the trauma that so often leads survivors to seek out solutions in the first place. Through unflinching honesty, they share their journeys to empowerment along with the accounts of some of the brave students who have shared the path with them. The result is an authenticity that is at once compelling, inspiring, and a deep-throated battle cry for transformation and thriving. The unity and community which they have so masterfully cultivated in their school are deeply felt on every page. Thank you on behalf of the self-defense community for this brave contribution.” Kevin Secours, B.Ed., Founder of Integrated Fighting Systems and author of “Tactical Teen”

The Book

"Rewired" takes the reader on an explorative journey through the emerging discovery of the powerful effects that self-defense training has provided in healing from relational traumas. The authors’ personal backgrounds contribute to their empathy, passion, peer-level understanding, and expertise in their work with students. In Rewired, they aim to investigate how self-defense training is significantly supporting students’ recoveries after experiencing such traumas. This work explores how and why various aspects of Trauma-Informed Self-Defense (TI-SD) Training can assist students in overcoming the personal challenges that arise from post-traumatic stress disorder and redirect them towards healing and post-traumatic growth. Rewired unearths over a decade of observational data, first-hand accounts from students, and shared knowledge from professionals in the fields of Trauma Psychology and Somatics to illuminate the positive impacts of TI-SD and its extraordinary potential to heal.

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