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Okami Public Classes

Hamden Self-Defense

New Haven Self-Defense

New Haven Self-Defense

**Try a FREE class**

$15 drop-in

$50/month


Eclectic self-defense with a monthly series focus at our community partner location We Are The Village


Mondays 6:00


We Are The Village 

21B Pershing St, Hamden, CT 06514

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New Haven Self-Defense

New Haven Self-Defense

New Haven Self-Defense

TEMPORARILY CLOSED

**Try a FREE class**

$15 drop-in

$50/month


Eclectic self-defense classes

in a safe, soothing environment


Wednesdays 7:30pm in the Forest Room


Breathing Room 

216 Crown St, New Haven, CT 06510


Branford Self-Defense

New Haven Self-Defense

Branford Self-Defense

 TEMPORARILY CLOSED 

$50/series

1 month


rotating themed

1-month self-defense series

in an artistic environment


Sundays 2:00pm in the freeform room


Shoreline Art Space

1229 Main St, Branford, CT 06405

OKami Self-Defense


What makes our self-defense program unique and worthwhile?


It is tailored to YOU!  We use core techniques and strategies from many martial arts to  adapt to a vast array of situations and your own personal needs.  We pressure test and regularly customize techniques for personal variables such as stature, health, and flexibility.  Self-defense is far more than a palm heel to the nose and a knee to the groin.  It is the ability to fulfill a need to adapt.


It is comprehensive.  A bad situation isn't just straightforward violence.  It's your coworker touching your shoulder the way you don't like.  It's someone forcing you into a submissive social posture without you realizing why you're uncomfortable.  It's a drunken person getting angry that you spilled their drink.  It's the intricately dynamic scenarios of being robbed at knife/gun point or being assaulted by someone you love.  We assess everything from physical, verbal, social, and emotional standpoints.


It is analytical and statistic-based.  We cover a vast array of common and thought-to-be common attacks with pressure tested techniques.  We use CCTV footage, reported government statistics, doctoral case studies, psychological profiling reports, criminal interviews, and personal experiences to compile and develop realistic techniques.


It maintains an emphasis on de-escalation.  We use verbal techniques to avoid, defuse, and escape potentially dangerous situations before they become violent, while using physical postures to maximize safety.  We hope you never need to use what you learn here.


Ōkami Karate Dojo

senseichris@okamikaratedojo.com

(203) 218-6109

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