Basic Self Defense

I am a graphic artist by trade and I have a black belt in karate. I love photography, woodworking and crafting. I started teaching classes for Community Education about 10 years ago but I have been teaching others since I was twelve. Learning something everyday and passing it forward is my motto. The classes I teach are karate, self-defense, woodworking, jewelry making and other crafts. My father has always encouraged me to learn and share my life experiences with others to enrich their lives. He would say “If you can do something 100% you can give 115%, maybe more”. Favorite class memories include laughter, smiles, the realization of them being able to accomplish more than they think they can, and to remember what participants when I talk to them from one class to another and they remember what they were taught. Seeing my students leave with a sense of accomplishment and having fun makes it the greatest job in the world to me.