"I enjoyed feeling more able to defend myself with some moves and knowledge about body mechanics. This gave me a feeling of increased personal confidence, emotional strength and resilience ... flexibility of mind and resourcefulness taught in this way will reflect out in all areas of life.

I really enjoyed the focus on effortless movements, and the re-iteration of practicing things the correct and full way so that in a moment of reflex the more useful action will be in muscle memory.

I loved the demonstrations by the instructors at such a high level - definitely kept the energy up seeing what you can do after years of practice! and the parts where the instructors told us some of their story and the history of the martial art.

The ritual at the beginning was beautiful.

What I loved most was training with weapons!

Thank you so much for creating this opportunity for us xo"

"I felt I went away with some skills that, although not executed perfectly, would serve me in a real world setting.

It was exciting to see how refinement and extension of the training would allow me to truly defend myself if necessary, as well as help with overall strength and fitness. It was an empowering experience that made me keen for more.

I think it would benefit women to know that there is definitely a psychological benefit to feeling prepared, albeit at a very preliminary level, to defend oneself.

I liked learning and practicing techniques to use if grabbed from in front and from behind.

I enjoyed that there was an initial demonstration sometimes coupled with some sparring between the two presentators (which gave a good sense of what was possible at an elite level) followed by the opportunity to practice and finishing with refinement. I liked that structure.

I think the intensive was well balanced and put together with elements that knitted together very well."

"The environment felt very inclusive & safe, and the learning was easy to achieve skills.

What I got from the class was body awareness, perception of balance & weight & how that relates to being attacked by a larger person

The teaching style was gentle, friendly, approachable.

It's not scary and was easy to do! Have fun & learn new skills."

"What I loved was practising all the ways to get out of an attack, having a better understanding of body weight balance and how to use this to your advantage.

This was invaluable, very helpful. And having a body felt experience of feeling someone else's body balance and imbalance.

It was good to have (both) a female (and male) intructor - she brought a lot of the feminine experience to the table.

Very relaxed and prepared faciliatating helped the class feel trust and safe.

Some humour never goes astray.

And good feedback provided during the class to improve individually."

"For me, the benefits were greater co-ordination and sense of body awareness, the gift of knowing I have the capacity to respond to unwanted situations, centeredness and wakefulness ... and more joy!

I really enjoyed the physicality of it and feeling my own strength, although you do not need to be physically strong to have an impact and take away skills from this training.

I enjoyed the laughter with women but also the reminder that "everything is training", and seeing moves from different angles demonstrated several times, then again after trial really helped my catch on.

It was really cool to do and brought me a lot of joy. Thank you!"

"'What an amazing first experience with this martial art ... 

I can't wait to learn it more ... 

Thank you Mo Latin for being such a good informative instructor, and share your 20 years of skills and experience of this martial art.

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