This county wide program teams up with local self defense and martial arts instructors to offer low cost and free classes.
A series of classes that are designed to empower the people of Santa Cruz, support individuals of all ages in their personal growth.
To elevate our entire community by educating its members about safety, communication skills and self defense tactics.
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All classes are offered for the discounted rate of $15. Free scholarships are available upon request.
To sign up contact Samantha Olden, Program Coordinator, 831-252-0657,
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SCRising@takebacksantacruz.org.
Take Back Santa Cruz is subsidizing the program through t-shirt sales, private donations and Woodstock Pizza’s Night Out for a Cause.
Our founding instructors are Clara Minor of Minorsan Fitness and Mike Laird of Lairds Martial Arts Academy. We are building alliances with instructors around the County.
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