This past Saturday, Supernova conducted a demo/seminar at the Queer People of Color Conference. I am so proud of them! They have improved so much! I hope they had as great a time performing as the audience did watching them. Due to concerns of injury, we didn’t get the chance to work with the audience as much as we might have liked, but I think we gave attendees some useful information regardless.
The art I am creating, Tomoe-Ryu, was also tested, and I’m proud of it, as well, as we were able to show how what we learn directly applied to worries our audience had about losing balance, facing weapons, and surprise attacks. Tomoe-Ryu Combat Judo is built to help the LGBT community. I am doing everything I can to include, modify and create techniques to be practical, sensible, and not ableist.
“MAKING IT BETTER—Supernova Martial Arts is part of Lifeworks, the LA youth gay & lesbian center. Supernova Martial Arts is a free self defense class that teaches Combat Judo These classes are primarily for queers and queer friendly people. Supernova Martial Arts believes that it is essential for queers to know how to protect themselves to prevent gay bashing or any kind of abuse. This class is set up for queers to learn to defend themselves and also enjoy a great workout. Beginners are welcome!”
