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Sun Dragon Martial Arts and Self Defense, in honor of its 20th anniversary in 2009, launched a brand-new Community Partner program. This program helps us continue to expand our violence prevention, self-defense, and martial arts training programs fostering healthy minds and bodies for adults and children, regardless of income. It also gives us the opportunity to promote and support other great local organizations, who give so much to the Austin community.

For 20 years, Sun Dragon has offered karate and practical self defense classes to students of all ages, with a special focus on women and girls. Through collaborations with other local non-profits, schools, and government agencies, we also bring the tools of violence prevention and personal empowerment to diverse communities throughout Central Texas. Our Community Partners help underwrite the following programs:

• Individual scholarships – Our Seido karate classes are open to all members of the Austin community, regardless of ability to pay. We offer over 20 classes per week, including several open only to women and girls. Approximately 10% of our students currently receive scholarships, and we hope to be able to offer even more scholarships as our membership continues to grow.
• Violence prevention workshops – Sun Dragon offers personal safety training and violence prevention workshops for women, children, and men in many locations throughout the community including after-school facilities, churches, and local businesses. Our workshops address such issues as bullying prevention, dating safety, and everyday safety skills. Whenever possible, we offer reduced-cost or free workshops to ensure that they are accessible to all.
• Regular self defense classes – As part of our mission, we host bi-monthly self defense classes at our South Austin school. These classes are open to the public and cover a variety of practical skills including assessing your risks, setting boundaries, de-escalation strategies, escaping from grabs, and defending against multiple attackers.

You can become a Community Partner of Sun Dragon Martial Arts and Self Defense by making a tax-deductible donation today. We work every day to support our mission of ending violence in our community and making self defense every person’s right, and we know that we can’t do it alone.

To learn more about the different levels of support, click here. To download the community partner donation form, click here.