What You Need to Know About Self Defense, Kindness, & Male Allies w/ Jill Shames

I have been sooo busy lately teaching holistic self-defense for wellness to women and teen girls! What a privilege! But,  what you might not know is that I wasn't BORN knowing how to teach this. My guest today played a huge role in helping me become the trainer I am today. So much of my training in self-defense and instruction comes from this incredibly wise woman, the one and only Jill Shames, and her approach to psychology and Empowerment!

Jill has been studying and teaching Shorin-ryu Karate and Kobudo since 1987 and teaching Empowerment Self-Defense since 1990.

In 1996, Jill and her family moved from Pittsburgh, PA to Israel, where she has and continues to train and mentor martial artists through their transformation and ongoing journey as instructors of Empowerment Self-Defense. 

As the Israel Coordinator of Heroes Circle/ Kids Kicking Cancer Israel and as part of the Personal Safety collective SafeMoves ,(תנועה בטוחה) Jill brings her unique combination of trauma-informed Shorin-ryu Karate, ESD, Liberation Self-Defense and Therapeutic Martial Arts to children, teens and adults all over Israel and wherever ZOOM can reach them.

In this episode, you will learn

💪Why our nervous systems act in ways that don't serve us and how we can change that.

💪Why kindness is the greatest self-defense tool

💪Why working together with men to combat violence is the ultimate healing

💪How we can harness our love for others as a step toward self-love and protection

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