Mountain Stream Budo, a Member Sponsor of A Little Beacon Blog, wants the community to know that they offer a one-shot self defense seminar for small groups.

This two-hour private or semi-private workshop at Mountain Stream Budo is geared toward individuals with no prior martial arts background. It will consist of an overview of self-defense theory and concepts and will include many basic techniques, focusing primarily on releases and controls, as well as pressure points.

You will also learn how to deal with various confrontations, including escapes from wrist and lapel grabs, headlocks and holds, hair pulls, chokes, body grabs, and mugs; defense against unarmed attackers as well as those armed with knives, clubs, and guns, and rape situations will also be covered, if applicable.

In the video below, students demonstrate basic defenses against: