1Touch Self-Defense Half-day Workshop, Atlanta GA
Do you feel threatened where you work? Are you afraid to take a walk around your neighborhood? Do you find yourself in unsafe areas? Come and learn safety techniques that will build your confidence, alleviate fears, and reduce stress if you find yourself in a compremizing situation by learning defensive techniques that everyone should know!.
\nEveryone deserves to feel safe in their community. The Georgia Task Force for Empowering Blind Independence, in partnership with Georgia Council of the Blind, Adjusting to Vision Loss LLC and Healed Focus with Milk and Honey LLC, welcome 1Touch Self Defense accessible personal-safety training to Atlanta, Georgia. Space is limited to 16 participants per workshop. Build confidence, learn practical strategies, and be prepared!\n\nJOIN US Wednesday, November 11, 2026, 11:30 a.m.– 4:00 p.m.\n
FORMAT ½-day course with hands on training\n
LOCATION Mercer University Atlanta campus (details upon registration)\n
COST $20\n\nBy the end of the session, candidates will be able to:\n
• Understand how communication can affect others and how to avoid and resolve conflict.\n
• Raise awareness of personal safety, legalities, perceptions of vulnerability, and the definition of self-defense.\n
• Identify, demonstrate, and apply techniques of self-defense.\n
• Recognize different types of aggression and what to look out for.\n
• Practice being on guard, release from grips, and controlling a perpetrator (introduction to joint locking).\n\nWatch a video of what we will be learning\n
Questions? Contact Melissa Woolston 770-519-5448 or kalixlv7@gmail.com. Advance registration is required: Complete the online registration form and scan the QR code below to pay the $20 course fee with PayPal or www.tfegi.org and click on Donate now the top left corner of the landing page.
Published: October 3, 2026