Cocoa Beach Karate to host two free self-defense seminars, on Aug. 25 and Sept. 16
Cocoa Beach Karate will be hosting two free community service self-defense seminars.
The first will be held Friday, Aug. 25, at 5:30 p.m. at Cocoa Beach Health and Fitness, 1355 North Atlantic Avenue.
The second will be held Saturday, Sept. 16, from 2-3 p.m. as part of Space Coast Women's Day. The event is located at Merritt Square Mall, 777 E. Merritt Island Causeway.
Participants will learn the basics of spatial awareness, assault prevention and practical techniques for basic self-defense.
"We teach assault prevention strategies as well as basic self-defense tactics. It’s better to know how to defend yourself and never have to use it rather than have to employ self defense and not know how," said Sensei Des Chaskelson, owner and chief instructor at Cocoa Beach Karate. “We have been conducting these free community service self-defense events since 2002 here on the Space Coast."
Chaskelson, founder of Cocoa Beach Karate School, is a 6th degree black belt under the World Matsubayashi-Ryu Karate-do Association (WMKA) in Okinawa, Japan.
Space is limited so RSVP is required to reserve your spot. RSVP to SenseiDes@yahoo.com
For more info, visit Cocoa Beach Karate's Facebook page or www.CocoaBeachKarate.com
This article originally appeared on Florida Today: Cocoa Beach Karate hosting free self-defense events in Cocoa Beach, Merritt Island
