WHAT WE DO

We teach people to transform into their strongest selves—when they need to the most.

We partner with local community groups in the greater Los Angeles area to provide practical self-defense and awareness training for community members of all ages. The high caliber of our instructors enable us to tailor each training session to meet your community’s needs. No prior experience in self-defense is necessary to attend our training—just an open mind, a humble spirit, and a willingness to learn.

Our approach

We offer a combination of situational training with an emphasis on practical techniques that are effective in real-life situations. Our classes are small in size (usually between 15 - 25 people), which enables us to offer a highly interactive learning experience where attendees can ask questions and join in discussions.

Some of the trainings we offer:

• Awareness training
• Escape and evasion techniques
• War cry training

We encourage our attendees to actively join in, contribute their own experiences, and challenge one another to ask practical questions and find real answers. We find this interactive style of group learning to be highly effective in learning not only physical responses to violence, but also learning ways to foresee potential violence and avoid it if possible.

WHO WE ARE

Meet the Harmony Aikido Foundation Team

• Ethan Tam

  PRESIDENT & INSTRUCTOR

• JT Tam

  EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & INSTRUCTOR

• Kristen Tam

  TREASURER & INSTRUCTOR

• Bonnie James

  FUNDRAISING COORDINATOR & INSTRUCTOR

• Chelsea Doryumu

  PROJECT MANAGER

• Daniel James

  OPERATIONS MANAGER

• Harold Doryumu

  ART DIRECTOR

• Rachel Atmadja

  DESIGN STRATEGIST

Want to partner with us to provide self-defense training for your community?

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