This gift certificate is good for one of the following:

• A Self Defense Intensive Course - One weekend can change your life. Our 12-hour courses will give you verbal, physical, and mental tools for preventing violence when possible and confronting it if necessary. Course topics include verbal defenses against harassment, intimate partner violence, defenses against weapons, and more.


• Two months of unlimited karate training for an adult or child - We train in Seido karate as a vehicle for health and empowerment. Our ongoing classes promote positive fitness outcomes while developing mental focus and a strong, non-quitting spirit within a welcoming, diverse community.

Mission
Thousand Waves Martial Arts & Self-Defense Center, NFP fosters fitness, healing, empowerment and peacemaking by promoting healthy minds and bodies through violence prevention, self-defense and traditional martial arts programs for adults and children of all ages. Our members apply the skills they learn at Thousand Waves to transform their lives at home, school, work, and in public spaces. This creates a powerful community spirit of civility, self-worth, and compassion in action. Through partnerships with schools, other non-profits, businesses and government agencies, we also bring the tools of violence prevention and personal empowerment to diverse communities. We encourage everyone’s participation regardless of racial or ethnic background, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, or fitness level.

Thousand Waves Martial Arts and Self Defense Center, NFP
1220 W. Belmont 
Chicago, IL 60657
773.472.7663
www.thousandwaves.org