Women's self-defense in Neenah
Awareness, boundaries, a firm voice and pad work, in classes of up to 12. Start with one class and see how it feels.
What we practice
Every class returns to these. You decide how far each drill goes.
Noticing the room around you: where you stand, how you hold your shoulders and how you move through a doorway.
Saying no clearly, with your words, your posture and open hands that make space.
Breathing from the belly and saying stop loudly enough to be heard across a room.
Strikes and kicks on pads held by a partner or an instructor, at light contact and your own pace.
Workshop series
A set number of weeks with the same group. Pick one, or take them in order.
Awareness, stance and a first set of strikes on pads
A group of up to 12 that starts together and moves together: how you stand, how you breathe and how you take up space, then pads.
Saying no with words, posture and open hands
Partners take turns, and each person decides how far a drill goes. We practice a firm voice, a calm stop and making space.
Strikes, kicks and combinations with a partner
Light-contact drills on pads, with an easier and a harder way to do each one. Strength and breath, built week by week.
Sample sessions.
Dates and times can change; the booking page has the latest.
Weekly classes
Lunch hours, evenings and Saturday mornings. Pick a day, then narrow by style or level.
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12:10 pm – 12:55 pm
Roselande Toussaint · Studio
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Awareness and boundaries · Sunhi Pearce · Studio
6:00 pm – 7:15 pm
Awareness and boundaries · Sunhi Pearce · Studio
12:10 pm – 12:55 pm
Roselande Toussaint · Studio
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Awareness and boundaries · Sunhi Pearce · Studio
6:00 pm – 7:15 pm
Roselande Toussaint · Studio
9:00 am – 10:15 am
Roselande Toussaint · Studio
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Sample classes.
Classes are limited to 12. Times change by session, and the booking page has this week's.
Instructors
Four instructors share the week. Sunhi and Roselande teach most classes.
Owner and lead instructor
Sunhi opened Hara to offer the class she wanted to find: calm, clear and led by women. She teaches Foundations and Boundaries and voice, and she plans every workshop. She speaks English and Korean.
Instructor, pad work and open practice
Roselande teaches pad work and conditioning, the lunch-hour classes and Saturday open practice. She stands beside you for your first set of strikes and keeps the pace yours.
How we run class
What our instructors have completed, and the routines every class follows.
Classes are limited to 12 and workshops to 16, so an instructor can watch every person's practice.
Partners ask before they start, agree how much contact feels right and can stop a drill at any time by saying so.
Shoes stay off the mat. Jewelry comes out, hair is tied back and nails are short. Wraps, pads and gloves are wiped down between classes.
Everyone signs in at the front desk. Students who are 16 or 17 join with a parent or guardian's written permission.
Sample details.
Questions
Women 16 and up, at any level. Students who are 16 or 17 join with a parent or guardian's written permission on the enrollment page. Everyone starts where they are.
No. Every class starts with a warm-up you can do at your own pace, and each drill has an easier and a harder way to do it. Tell an instructor at the start if something is sore and we'll change it.
You sign in, meet the instructor and join the warm-up. Then come partner drills with pads at a pace you choose, and a few minutes at the end for questions. You never have to try a drill you don't want to.
A t-shirt and loose pants or leggings you can move in. Shoes come off at the mat, jewelry comes out and hair is tied back. We have wraps and pads to use for your first class.
Yes to both. Bring a friend to a first class, or ask the front desk to sit on the bench and watch one before you decide. In regular classes we keep the floor to students, so everyone can practice without an audience.
Women teach every class. Sunhi and Roselande lead most of them, with two more instructors for lunch-hour classes and workshops. You can meet them on the instructors page.
Start here
Choose a class on the booking page. Come in a t-shirt and loose pants; we have wraps and pads to use for your first class.