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"Hi Sifu/Kru Mark,  

I wanted to follow up with a real heartfelt 'thank you' for the tremendous work you and your team put in yesterday (Feb 2, 2025). It was truly an honour to share our space with you, and the students all left with valuable lessons. I recognize this is quite a ways out, but we were planning to invite you back. 

There were a couple of things that struck me yesterday that I wanted to share with you. 

First off, I really appreciated that you included the first aid component, as well as the mental and emotional aspects in the days and weeks following an attack. The work you are doing with T4TCS is important, and its certainly an unavoidable part of self defense that many facilitators leave out. 

Second, I felt that you way you paired the progression of technical intensity with an escalation of sensory input to be really impactful. Adding in layers such as physical obstacles, background noise, and unknown duration rounds really helped to up the ante for the athletes, and made the training feel even more authentic."

I just finished a 4-hour trauma-informed awareness women's self-defense seminar with T4TCS and to be completely honest I didn't even know what I was walking into but I knew I wanted to do this being a sexual assault survivor, growing up in a mentally abusive house, and being in mentally/physically abusive relationships I carry so many mental health issues, triggers, etc.

I was nervous about being vulnerable and even attempting to open up about what might come out. From the moment I was in this class, the atmosphere, and how they make you feel comfortable; right away I knew I was going to learn something great. Being taught this seminar by men is a huge healing process for me when it comes to male wounds inside myself. 

I highly recommend coming to this seminar and learning how to protect yourself on top of understanding what trauma does to your mind, body, and soul. It makes you feel like you are not alone and leave feeling confidence in yourself. I can't wait to take the next one and encourage women everywhere to fight through the fear of healing these kinds of things; no matter the amount of time that has past or even if its recent. They respect your space, and your vulnerability and want to see you succeed in this seminar. 

Avoiding healing your triggers isn't healing. Learning how to handle and protect yourself with them, is life-changing. As a woman, this program is a must for ANYONE! Being aware before anything happens is half the battle, I wish I had this as a teenager; I probably wouldn't have been in any of my situations. 

To say I'm grateful is and understatement, can't wait to learn more.

- Amanda