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SAFE (Self-defense. Awareness. Focus. Empowerment) Workshop Series for Staff Kicks Off

May
31

CPC launched our self-defense and empowerment workshop series, SAFE (Self-defense. Awareness. Focus. Empowerment), as part of our organizational wellness programming on May 26th. Twenty staff participated in our virtual kickoff session led by Chungsanim Master Betty Sze from the World Martial Arts Center. Master Betty hosted the interactive, virtual workshop from our Manhattan Community Center.

CPC SAFE: Self-defense. Awareness. Focus. Empowerment.
CPC will offer staff resources to learn comprehensive and practical self-defense skills for today’s times from Chungsanim Master Betty Sze of the World Martial Arts Center. Master Betty currently holds the rank of 4th Dan in HapKiDo, 3rd Dan in Kumite Ryu Jujitsu, and has trained in Wing Chun, Shaolin Kung Fu, Jujitsu, Judo. Tae Kwon Do, and Kumdo (Korean Sword). As a breast cancer survivor and advocate for social justice, civil rights and women’s empowerment, Sze believes martial arts, with an emphasis on the Mind-Body-Spirit connection, is the gateway to achieving true health and happiness for all people, young and old. Working as a personal trainer, kickboxing teacher, certified yoga instructor and meditation guide, Betty has led over 200 Zoom classes for adults and children during the pandemic and is uniquely qualified to help people achieve their personal and physical best.

Participants will learn comprehensive and practical self-defense skills including the emphatic and effective utilization of their voice, situational awareness, how to channel assertive energy and take up space, and meditation practice to promote wellness.