Saturday, August 27, 2016 at 3 PM - 7 PM
Soja Mind / Body
368 24th St,
Oakland, California 94612
Dance As Self-Defense is a completely new way of thinking
about both martial arts and dance. All the fun stuff in martial arts put it
into dance games. It’s the safe way to work with maximum momentum. Each game
plays with principles of movement and perception through dance. We will learn
the W.A.L.T.Z. (Warriors and Lovers Traditional Zeitgeist), and the S.A.M.B.A.
(Situational Awareness Momentum-Balance Activation). These dance styles are
straight-up short-cuts to advanced martial arts skills.
One of the beautiful things about this practice method is
it by-passes the normal emotional identity blocks people have, thereby giving
students an opportunity to experience movement in new ways. If you would like
to learn martial arts through dance, this is a great entry point. If you would
like to bust your martial arts training out of its neat little boxes, this is
the ticket. Or, if you just want to have a whole bunch of fun, this is the
class for you!
People with little martial arts experience will be
astounded how much power they have. Experienced martial artists will want to
completely re-think how they generate power.
Because intrinsic power is easily accessible through
play, this dance workshop is about stuff everyone already has. We want the
expression of power to feel good. That positive feeling gets people dancing
more, feeling and owning that part of themselves which is powerful.
Stop fighting and start dancing!
Cost: $60
