- This event has passed.
Self-Defense: Confidence and Safety
April 4, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
FreeTrauma-informed, self-defense instructor Lindsey Daehnke from Strictly Self-Defense will teach participants basic physical self-defense skills and techniques. All experience levels are welcome.
Self-defense program is designed to be accessible to individuals of all backgrounds and fitness levels, so no matter your experience, we invite you to join us and learn how to defend yourself with confidence.
Instructor Lindsey Daehnke is passionate about empowering our community with the tools they need to stay safe. Attendees will participate in a series of discussions and be introduced to basic physical self-defense skills and techniques. Training will focus on three key areas: Mindset, Skill Set and Planning. Specific topics may include Situational Awareness, Bystander Intervention, Healthy/Unhealthy Relationships, Simple Effective Strikes, How to Escape Common Grabs, and much more.
All topics will be presented at an age-appropriate level for those in attendance. The purpose of the training is to empower the attendees with the life skill of self defense.
All attendees must have a signed electronic waiver on file in order to participate.
Registration will open at 9 a.m. on Thursday, March 7.
Related Events
We do our best to provide comprehensive, accurate and useful information about events and activities. This information (such as times and locations) is gathered from press releases, websites, signs around town and word of mouth. However, details change and people make mistakes, so please confirm the details before you go. Kidlist is not responsible for any problems that occur while participating in activities listed on this site.
Submit an Event
Click on the button above to submit an event to the Kidlist calendar. We welcome everyone to submit events, given that they are family-friendly, free and/or drop-in, and are local for families in the west and northwest suburbs of Chicago. All submitted events are reviewed by the Kidlist team.