The Safety Team: Self-Defense Vermont

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Upcoming Workshops and Registration

 

Women’s Empowerment Self-Defense Workshops

Registration

All workshop fees are non-refundable and not transferable and all classes are LGBTQ friendly. 

NOTE: Once registered for any of our public workshops, we will send you our pre-workshop email about 1 week prior to the event with details about the location of our training, program content and class waivers.  In the meantime, please feel free to contact Eileen at Eileen@TheSafetyTeam.org, if you need more information about registration and payment. 

The Safety Team frequently adds workshop offerings to our schedule.   Please check back for new additions!

25Mar2023

Level 1 Class-So. Burlington-Class Full

From 10:00am until 12:30pm

South Burlington Community Room

20Apr2023

Private Event - Killington Mountain School

Killington VT

20May2023

Level 1 Class - Burlington - Register Here

From 2:00pm until 4:30pm

Aikido of Champlain Valley

21May2023

Level 2 Class - Burlington - Register Here

From 10:00am until 12:30pm

Aikido of Champlain Valley

Future Workshops

Not able to make a workshop? Please fill out the form HERE and we will let you know about our upcoming trainings. Thank you for your interest!

Workshop Descriptions

Level I Workshop: The 2.5-Hour Introductory Women’s Empowerment Self-Defense Program
This beginner workshop utilizes both large and small group instruction. By adhering to a 5:1 student-to-instructor ratio, The Safety Team’s trauma-informed trainings focus on boundary setting, affirmative consent, and relevant sexual assault information, as well as the mental and physical skills of Empowerment Self-Defense. The overarching goal of these large-group sessions is to help women discover their collective voice, address victim-blaming by redirecting the responsibility for all assaults on to the perpetrators, improve women’s sense of power and control, and, as a result, reduce the likelihood of sexual assault and violence.

Level II Workshop: The 2.5-Hour Intermediate Women’s Empowerment Self-Defense Program
This intermediate workshop takes Level I another step further, allowing for a brief review of knowledge, practice of acquired strikes, and instruction of additional basic self-defense techniques that deal with a variety of common situations and potential attacks.  The focus is on “hands-on” verbal and physical self-defense skills, techniques and strategies, which are presented to the group as a whole, but practiced in small groups of no more than four participants for each instructor. This format facilitates the learning of physical skills and allows for women to connect with one another. Throughout this class, important concepts are reinforced (affirmative consent, boundary setting, each person’s right to be safe). Level I is a prerequisite for Level II.

Level III Workshop: The 2.5-Hour Advanced Women’s Empowerment Self-Defense Program
Level III reviews the strikes learned in Level I and Level II, as well as the self-defense skills, techniques and strategies. In addition, students are given the opportunity to practice scenarios against members of The Safety Team and/or a padded male attacker, whichever may be more comfortable. All activities are at the discretion of the participant. Level I and II are prerequisites for this class. Women who participate in one or all three workshops report feeling more confident and ready to take on positive challenges, as they have discovered the power of their voice and the strength from within their bodies.

Previous Level I, II and III Workshops have been held at Maple Street Park, UVM Medical Center, Move You Fitness Studio, Martial Way Self-Defense Center, Northeast Association of Realtors, Middlebury College, Norwich University, Champlain College, Saint Michael’s College, Burlington Parks and Recreation Department,  Otter Creek Awnings, Visiting Nurse Association, and The Sports and Fitness Edge, to name a few.

Instructors

Christine DiBlasio, Ph.D., PLC
5th Degree Black Belt, Kempo-Jujitsu, Psychologist

Darcy Richardson-Miller, M.S.
2nd Degree Black Belt in Kempo-Jujitsu, Black Belt, Arnis, Forensic Toxicologist 

Nancy Keller, M.Ed., C.A.S.
4th Degree Black Belt, Kempo-Jujitsu, 2nd Degree Purple Belt, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Educator

Christina Allard, P.T.
3rd Brown Belt in Kempo-Jujitsu, Physical Therapist

Eileen Mann, Guardian Ad Litem
1st Degree Brown Belt in Kempo-Jujitsu, Community Outreach Specialist

Peg Rieley, MBA
Purple Belt in Shaolin Kempo Karate, Property Development

Genevieve Henry, CD, ICCE, CMT
Black Belt in Kempo-Jujitsu, Educator

 

Thank you to our Community Partners! 
Vermont Womens Fund,
3 Court St, Middlebury, VT 
David Quinlan and Martial Way Self-Defense Center – 73 Prim Road, Colchester. 
Benjamin Pincus and Aikido of Champlain Valley – 257 Pine Street, Burlington. 

Thank you to our Community Sponsors!
April Cornell
Echo Clothes
Gordon’s Window Decor
Vermont Doula Company

Future Goals

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Welcome to the Safety Team

Welcome to our website! The Safety Team, Inc., is a 501(c)3 Vermont nonprofit organization dedicated to the safety, empowerment, resiliency, and well-being of women. Our team consists of seven highly skilled women who are committed to this mission. We welcome inquiries and would be happy to share information about our courses. Please contact us at Eileen@TheSafetyTeam.org to learn more about our self-defense program.

While we offer a variety of workshops focused on enhancing the safety and empowerment of women, we also collaborate with other organizations that share our broader mission of enhancing the well-being, leadership abilities and resiliency of women.

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“It’s reassuring as a mother to see my daughter learn about defending herself and to practice with other women who understand about feeling not safe in some situations.”
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