Workshop

Self-Defense Workshop

About the workshop

  • Sunday January 11 11:30am – 1:30pm
  • Sunday January 18 11:30am – 1:30pm
  • $30 – One day
  • $55 – Two days

FOR:

  • All adults. No prior experience required.

Join us for a self-defense workshop. This is a fantastic opportunity to learn practical skills, as you are having fun, in a supportive environment.

Don’t miss out on this chance to empower yourself! Take the first step towards feeling more confident you can defend yourself.

I have 28 years experience with 8+ practical martial arts ranging from sport to self-defense. I coach in a fun and effective way.

Sun Jan 11

  • Stance, footwork, distance judgement
  • Escaping grabs and chokes
  • Defending strikes and striking back

Sun Jan 18

  • Falling and getting up safely
  • Ground defenses
  • Weapons defenses

Come for one day or both days. Get a certificate for coming both days. Two hours each day.

If you have questions feel free to email coach@UrbanWarrior.life.

I can’t wait to see you in the workshop!

How to register

Go to Self-Defense Workshop+Certification event page and click “Sign Up Now!”

Or go to VF Dance & Fitness schedule, find and click January 11 2026, and click Book next to “Self-Defense Workshop+Certification”.


Getting there

Address: 3490 US Hwy 1 Suite 7B Princeton NJ 08540

Google Maps directions

Once you get to the buildings complex, on the other side of route 1 across from Whole Foods, where the Amazing Escape Room is located, go to VF Dance & Fitness in building 7 marked on the map with a red star.


Asaf Ronen

About your coach

I have 28 years experience in 8+ martial arts ranging from sport to self defense. I get amazing feedback on how I coach.


28 years

Experience

Practical

Technics

Fun

Always

Friendly

Environment

What is training like?

Most drills we train in pairs. After demonstrating a drill and answering questions, we pair up to train together.

What should I bring?

Wear sneakers and comfortable exercise clothes. Bring a bottle of water to hydrate. No equipment is needed.

Is training safe?

We take safety seriously, so we train smart.

Will I make new friends?

VF Dance & Fitness, our host location, is a very friendly environment, where we treat each other as a family.

Who is it for?

Men, women, and young adults, age 18 and older. No prior experience required. People with all abilities. Yes YOU can do it.

How do I get started?

See instructions above for how to register

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Experience of your coach

Jeet Kune Do

JKD is Bruce Lee’s fighting concepts, and Jun Fan Gung Fu is his original material. It is mixed martial arts for self defense. Trained with shoes on, which are used as a weapon, and leverages targets such as groin, eyes, and throat. This is not a sport.

Muay Thai

Kickboxing sport from Thailand. Trained barefoot. Heavy footed art using kicks, knees, elbows, and punches. It focuses on power. It toughens you up and makes you sweat.

Jiu-Jitsu

Jiu-Jitsu is a Japanese grappling art revived and popularized by Brazil. It is a non-striking sport that teaches you how to dominate on the ground. It is great at learning to flow on the ground.

Savate

Boxe Française Savate is a kickboxing sport from France. Trained with shoes on. Quick light footed art that teaches you how to relate to an opponent, leverage your reach, and master speed and fluidity. It helps you build stamina through constant light movement.

Silat & Kali

Silat is an art from Indonesia and Malaysia sometimes referred to as dirty boxing. It focuses on striking, grappling, and join locks/breaks. It is great at teaching you how to flow between positions and ranges.

Kali, also known as Eskrima or Arnis, is an art that focuses on weapons, such as sticks and knives. It is a good art to learn to defend against a knife.

Krav Maga & KAPAP

Street self-defense systems from Israel designed to be taught quickly to anybody to escape threats and attacks commonly seen on the street. These systems take into account the environment, such as being pinned against a wall.