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Potsdam Methodist Church to host basic self-defense class for women, girls on Saturday

Posted 2/18/16

POTSDAM -- The Potsdam United Methodist Church, 26 Main St., will host a basic self-defense and personal safety class for women and girls from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 20. The cost is $50 …

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Potsdam Methodist Church to host basic self-defense class for women, girls on Saturday

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POTSDAM -- The Potsdam United Methodist Church, 26 Main St., will host a basic self-defense and personal safety class for women and girls from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 20.

The cost is $50 per person and is limited to 30 participants.

To register, call the church office at 265-7474. Make checks payable to Potsdam United Methodist Church and indicate “self-defense” in the memo line.

The instructor will be Andrea Malik.

She has been practicing martial arts since 1980 and has a fifth-degree black belt.

Since the 1990s, she has taught martial arts and other fitness classes for the SUNY Potsdam non-credit department, and has taught qigong workshops at St Lawrence University, SUNY Canton, and Clarkson University.

Malik is founder of Spirit Forest Martial Arts and Qigong School in Colton.

Participants are asked to wear comfortable clothing and athletic shoes and to bring a water bottle.