Fitness and Wellness

Women's Defensive Tactics

This course is a dynamic, hands on, reality based, defensive tactics course designed especially for women. The class incorporates real world scenarios in which you are confronted by attackers in protective gear that you can actually utilized the strikes and skills that you learned. 

Empower yourself to not be a victim. Your loved ones need you to win the fight and survive.

Class size is limited and instructed by Chris Irsa, the president and lead instructor of Griffin Tactical. Chris currently serves as a Patrol Supervisor for the Portage Police Department. He is an Indiana Law Enforcement Academy Defensive Tactics instructor, a Field Training Officer and veteran member of the department's SWAT team. For more information about the instructor and Griffin Tactical, please click here.   

Students MUST be 18 years of age or older, or 17 years of age with parent present. Registration deadline for the April 5th class is March 29, 2012. 

S.H.A.R.P (Sexual Harassment Assault Rape Prevention)

When the speed and power developed through Taekwondo is used in a self-defense situation against the soft vulnerable parts of an attacker's body, the result can be incredible. Taekwondo allows a woman to emphasize many of her natural physicals strengths, such as power in the legs, while learning a method of self-defense efficient against a much larger opponent. Knowing you can defend yourself, your confidence will grow. And confidence alone is usually enough to deter potential attackers. (source:www.atamartialarts.biz)
In addition to gaining self-defense skills and confidence, this class provides you with a total body workout! 

This course is instructed by Jan Rubsam, owner of Valpo ATA Black Belt Academy LLC, who  has achieved the rank of 4th Degree Black Belt in the American Taekwondo Association. For more information about the instructor and Valpo ATA, please click here.   

Students MUST be 13 years of age or older to participate in this course.  Registration deadline is April 4, 2012. 

Yoga Basics

Beginning Yoga in a flowing sequence of traditional poses come find the edge you've been looking for. Using movement with breath, increase your strength, coordination, concentration, and body awareness while calming your mind and reducing stress. Challenge yourself at your level (modifications provided), and leave feeling more balanced, on the mat and off.

Belly Dancing for Beginners

This course is designed for females interested in learning an ancient and beautiful feminine art, improve flexibility, increase self-confidence, and enjoy a total body workout. It teaches the basic elements of belly dancing from Middle East and North Africa and includes warm-up, basic moves, techniques, and choreography. This fun and friendly class is great for all fitness levels, all ages and body types.