For the first time in many years, we are offering two full force workshops for young women in the Los Angeles area, thanks to the sponsorship of long-time Kidpower supporter, Board member, and My Gym 
owner Robert Meltzer.
Please share this information with everyone you know who might be interested.
Fullpower for Young Adults: Full Force Self-Defense Workshop for Young Women 16 to 24 years old
Saturday, December 20 in Los Angeles
10am-2pm or 3pm-7pm
These exciting workshops will focus on the needs of young women who are out in the world independently for high school, college, work, and travel to prepare them to take charge of their safety and well-being with people through awareness, knowledge, and skills. These skills can prevent and stop most bullying, harassment, sexual assault, and other violence – and help avoid and solve problems with people in ways that will strengthen relationships and enrich lives.
Using situations relevant for our students, we will practice skills to:
- Assess situations and respond quickly
- Project awareness and confidence, especially when on your own
- Stop unwanted attention
- Use voice as a safety tool
- Set clear boundaries with friends, partners, co-workers, classmates and others
- Take charge of emotional triggers
- Get help – and persist until you get it!
- Deal effectively with verbal aggression
- Stop most attacks before they start with a few simple habits
- Take action as upstanders safely in intervening to protect others
- Practice powerful physical self-defense skills full-force on a head-to-toe padded instructor
To enroll: Contact Robert Melzer 310-678-5088 or email mygymatwater@gmail.com
Location: Atwater Village – 3462 San Fernando Road, LA 90065. Pre-registration required.
Fee: $140 per student. Partial scholarship support is possible if needed. Space is limited to 10 students to allow for extensive practice.
Irene van der Zande, Kidpower Founder and Executive Director
Kidpower Founder and Executive Irene van der Zande is a master at teaching safety through stories and practices and at inspiring others to do the same. Her child protection and personal safety expertise has been featured by USA Today, CNN, Today Moms, the LA Times, and The Wall Street Journal. Publications include: cartoon-illustrated Kidpower Safety Comics and Kidpower Teaching Books curriculum; Bullying: What Adults Need to Know and Do to Keep Kids Safe; the Relationship Safety Skills Handbook for Teens and Adults; Earliest Teachable Moment: Personal Safety for Babies, Toddlers, and Preschoolers; The Kidpower Book for Caring Adults: Personal Safety, Self-Protection, Confidence, and Advocacy for Young People, and the Amazon Best Seller Doing Right by Our Kids: Protecting Child Safety at All Levels.
