Strike Back! The Weekend Self-Defense Course For Women

Gain a new sense of freedom, confidence, and peace of mind!

Strike Back is the best self-defense course you will find anywhere.  This empowering weekend experience brings women together in a supportive atmosphere where participants encourage and inspire one another. The two day format builds confidence through practice and repetition. You respond calmly and effectively to real-life situations.

Experienced, caring women instructors teach skills, step-by-step, in gradual increments.
You learn to respond verbally and physically to threatening behavior. You gain information about preventing sexual assault, learn to set strong boundaries, and practice self-defense strategies with a highly trained padded attacker.

The male padded attackers are all martial artists with a minimum of 3 years continuous training and over 200 hours specific training for the Strike Back course.

Strike Back was developed by Janesa Kruse, a 5th degree black belt with 25 years experience teaching and designing self-defense programs.

This fun, empowering course is designed for women of all ages and abilities. Classes are capped at 18 to ensure individual attention for each participant.

What To Know

Wear clothes you can move in: workout clothes, sweats, stretchy fabrics, and t-shirts are best. Wear athletic shoes (not running shoes), bring a light lunch and water.

Participants must be at least 14 years of age. For more information contact the Self-Defense Program Coordinator Katherine White at: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Next Available Course

When:  Nov. 13 and 14 from 1:00 - 6:00 p.m. both days

Where:  One With Heart Tulen Center St. Johns

Cost:  $225

Read what a recent participant had to say about Strike Back!