Trackside Teen Center is offering a Girls’ Self-Defense class for girls in grades 6-8 on Monday afternoons, from 3:30-4:30 p.m., April 16-30. This class is specifically designed with younger students in mind and will help middle school girls feel empowered and prepared to stay safe and respond appropriately to potential hazards.
Instructor Lisa Bohacs will guide teens to practice physical and practical self-defense techniques which are applied to a variety of dangerous situations. Bohacs has been involved in the Martial Arts for 37 years. She is a 5th degree black belt and has been teaching for 33 years. She competed nationally and internationally for the U.S.A. She has been on four U.S.A. National teams, has taken two individual silver medals and one bronze in women’s heavyweight fighting and two overall team gold medals.
Students will gain a basic understanding and awareness of when and how to use various self-defense techniques. Students should wear comfortable clothes and sneakers to class. Registration is available on the Trackside website. A class fee of $125 may also be submitted online.
For more information visit the Trackside website or call 203.834.2888.