📚 Back to School Special - try any and all of our regular classes for a one-month period for $50 (per person). Purchase a subscription for the next month, get a free uniform. Hit the books, then come kick the bags at the dojo! Contact us to start your journey.

👊 Self Defense for Teens: Sep 26, 3-5 pm. Practical self-defense skills, knowledge to keep you safe.


📚 Back to School Special - try any and all of our regular classes for a one-month period for $50 (per person). Purchase a subscription for the next month, get a free uniform. Hit the books, then come kick the bags at the dojo! Contact us to start your journey.

👊 Self Defense for Teens: Sep 26, 3-5 pm. Practical self-defense skills, knowledge to keep you safe.

Teen Self-Defense

A basic class for teens (older adults welcome)

Sunday, September 26 2026, 3-5pm
$25

A basic practical self-defense class, aimed at teens -- older adults welcome! All genders welcome. This class is a fundraiser for the Tina Severns Legacy Foundation and is based around our "Community Self-Defense" principles: "Self-defense begins with understanding that you are worth defending", and the Five Fingers of Safety:

  • Think - understanding the threat of violent attack; keeping calm in a crisis
  • Yell - using verbal and non-verbal communication skills to de-escalate a situation, or deter an attack
  • Run - choosing to run away is a smart and honorable thing to do
  • Fight - when all else fails, using simple physical skills to create an opening for escape
  • Tell - the importance of honestly reporting and discussing our experiences with violence

This class will be presented by Jun-Shihan Tom Swiss, Catonsville Seido Karate branch chief. Jun-Shihan Tom is a sixth degree black belt with over forty years karate training, who has taught self-defense classes to audiences ranging from teenage mothers at Baltimore's Florence Crittenton House to revelers at the Association for Consciousness Exploration's Starwood Festival.

Register today to save your spot!

Saturday, September 26
3-5pm
Catonsville Dojo
6159-B Edmondson Avenue (in the Goals complex)
Catonsville, Maryland 21228

Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1057644386877249


Contact us now to start your karate journey!
Catonsville Seido Karate is an authorizized branch of the World Seido Karate Organization.