\nNatural Movement Self Defense<\/strong>
\n For Personal Protection and Self Development<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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- Offering Weekend Outdoor Workshops<\/li>\n
- In total:\n
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- 6 Beginner 2-day Workshops <\/strong><\/li>\n
- 3 Intermediate \u201cTrain the Trainer\u201d 2-day Workshops<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Number of community members served: 50-60<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- Total cost of Two-Year Project:\n
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- Year 1: $34,500<\/li>\n
- Year 2: $57,400<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\nWHY
\nSocial Justice, Transformative Healing, and the Development of Agency<\/strong><\/h3>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/olohana.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Ramsay-group3_SEAL2021-1200px-300x222.png\")
<\/a><\/p>\nIn order to encourage healing of generational trauma and the development of social agency in the under-resourced community of Honoka\u2019a, the Pa\u2019auilo-based Olohana Foundation together with the Honoka\u2019a High & Intermediate School and Kumu Ramsay Taum, propose a project consisting of a series of workshops to teach Natural Movement Self Defense (NMSD)<\/strong> as developed by Kumu Ramsay Taum, founder of the Life Enhancement Institute of the Pacific and long-time Olohana affiliate. NMSD is a method of self-protection based on movements and gestures you already know and use in daily life at home, work, and school that can be used to break contact and protect oneself\u00a0or others in the case of an assault. NMSD integrates the values, principles and philosophies of Lua and Aloha.<\/p>\n
The overall mission<\/strong> of this project is to support the transformative process and development of individuals (binary and non-binary, youth and adult) who feel safe, families which feel safe, and a community which feels safe. Says Kumu Ramsay Taum. \u201cWe promote the development of self-confidence in our students who, through NMSD training, know within themselves that they can protect themselves, their families, and their communities from predation.\u201d<\/p>\n
The coronavirus pandemic and recent rising incidence of racist hate, including against Asians, have sharpened economic and social challenges already facing under-resourced communities such as those in Honoka\u2019a. In the community’s H\u0101m\u0101kua Community<\/strong> Development Plan of 2018,<\/a> Objective 6 states: Develop and improve critical community infrastructure, including utilities, healthcare, emergency services, affordable housing, educational opportunities and recreational facilities to keep our \u2018ohana safe, strong, and healthy.<\/strong><\/p>\n
Safety, Security, and Agency<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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<\/a>While the development and improvement of critical infrastructure is a key community objective, it is couched in the need for safety, strength, and good health. If the student is afraid, will she engage at school and excel in her studies? If the woman is afraid, will she seek help for a health condition? If the family is afraid, will they labor in the field to grow fruits and vegetables? For the\u00a0K\u0101naka Maoli, generational trauma and a disconnect with traditional cultural practices and philosophies, fuels illness and a deep malaise; and isn\u2019t restricted to that community but flows through the multi-ethnic \u2018ohana as a whole.<\/p>\nThe Vision: <\/strong>An \u2018ohana where everyone feels safe, strong, and healthy.<\/h3>\n
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The Mission<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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- Redress social injustice against Native Hawai’ians and People of Color:\u00a0why are some people safe and comfortable and others are not?<\/li>\n
- Cultural preservation: Reconnect the Honoka’a community and especially those of K\u0101naka Maoli heritage to their traditional cultural practices and philosophies<\/li>\n
- Leadership development: Teach leadership skills through the lens of traditional Hawai’ian philosophies<\/li>\n
- Social agency support: Teach self protection skills and the values, principles, and philosophies of Hawai’ian traditional culture and customs<\/li>\n
- Community capacity building: Support intergenerational transfer of knowledge, family and community support structures, and relationship building in the community<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\nWHEN<\/strong><\/h3>\n
DATE: Beginning Fall 2021 for 24 months<\/p>\n
LOCATION: Honoka\u2019a High & Intermediate School HUB, Pa’alaea Garden, Honoka\u2019a, Hawaii County<\/p>\n
PROGRAM FEE: $20\/person with 20% discount for families\/groups of three or more<\/p>\n
MAXIMUM PARTICIPANTS per workshop: 28 beginner level; 12 instructor level<\/p>\n
\nOUTCOMES<\/strong><\/h3>\n
How do we measure success? Says Honoka\u2019a High & Intermediate School faculty member, Ki\u2019ilani Spencer, \u201cWe will know we are successful when those hard-to-persuade students and families willingly participate and are visibly transformed with confidence, able to protect themselves, their families, and their communities with pride. From that position of strength, success in many other areas will be easier to achieve.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n
Our discussion of this pilot project has generated enthusiasm among faculty at Honoka\u2019a High, who are thinking hopefully about the benefits of such a project and are ready to launch the workshops as soon as possible. \u201cOur students need to learn this,\u201d says Coach Daphne Honma, counselor to grades 7 and 8 and athletics instructor. U’ilani Macabio, a faculty member in foreign languages and geography, agrees. She says, \u201cOur families are excited and ready to participate.\u201d<\/p>\n
Success is also measured by those who are committed and equipped to teach NMSD and the philosophies that inspired it<\/strong> (Aloha, Lua, Hula, Ho’Oponopono) to the larger \u2018ohana once this project is concluded.<\/p>\n
Measurable Outcomes<\/h4>\n
The primary expected measurable outcomes for the two-year project are:<\/p>\n
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- 50-60 persons trained from novice to beginner\/intermediate level in NMSD<\/li>\n
- 10-12 persons trained from intermediate to first-level assistant instructor level in NMSD
\n(this number depends on how many students achieve certification)<\/li>\n - A community\n
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- safer from predation<\/li>\n
- trained with Aloha to negotiate life\u2019s challenges<\/li>\n
- enthusiastic and more knowledgeable about Native Hawai’ian traditional martial art<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
\nCOST OF PROJECT<\/strong><\/h3>\n
- 3 Intermediate \u201cTrain the Trainer\u201d 2-day Workshops<\/strong><\/li>\n
- 6 Beginner 2-day Workshops <\/strong><\/li>\n
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