About our epic, empowering Saturday

Next up: Self Defense Workshop with Shifu/Sensei Koré Grate

The benefits of enhancing your self defense skills are paramount always — and especially in times like these. Strengthening intuition, setting and maintaining personal boundaries (as well as mental boundaries), posture, awareness, vigilance, and building confidence are skills that ripple out far beyond the streets. We are honored and thrilled to learn from Shifu/Sensei Koré Grate (she/her/we/us) for a two hour private workshop at Five Element Martial Arts & Healing Center.

FEMA's Five Fingers of Self Defense & Empowerment Training

Sensei Koré teaches the FIVE FINGERS of Self Defense:

Using your MIND
Using your VOICE
How to ESCAPE
How to FIGHT back
How to TELL your story for descriptions and healing

We’ll arrive to our workshop hopefully warmed up after dancing across town on the party bus!

Please note: If this Day Retreat is not in your budget or doesn’t fit into your schedule at this time, Kore offers this self defense training for Women, Transgender/Non-Binary, and girls 13 and over four times a year for $50 ($20 discount or free options via inquiry). These skills are so important and encouraged - please go even if you can’t make this party! The next training is July 28th 2025 - info here

About Shifu/Sensei Koré Grate

Koré is a lifetime member, board of directors, supporter of AWMAI ~ the Association of Women Martial Arts Instructors, PAWMA ~ the Pacific Association of Women Martial Artists, and NWMAF ~ the National Women's Martial Arts Federation. She is a Professional Spiritual Tattoo Artist at Tatu's By Koré "~ “Soul-Surfacing Skin Designs in a Safe and Sacred Space,” Calligrapher, Artist and studies movement in all aspects including Golf, horseback riding, water skiing, and more.

Koré Grate is Head Instructor & Executive Director of F.E.M.A. since 1989, 8th Degree Black Belt in Wu Chien Pai:(Judo, Jujitsu, Kung Fu, Taiji, Qigong, Meditation), 2nd Degree Black Belt in Soshoryu Iaido (Japanese Sword), 2nd Degree Black Belt in Aikitoho Iaido (Japanese Sword), NWMAF Certified Self Defense Instructor. She has been training for over 50 years & teaching for over 40 years.

Learn more about Sensei Koré and Five Elements Martial Arts + Healing Center here

Shifu/Sensei Koré Grate (she/her, we/us)

Koré's mantras are:

"ULTIMATE POSITIVITY"

“LOOK at it, LEARN from it, and LET it go"