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ju st out ▼ august 10, 1004 ▼ 15 that meets either one or two times a week. Women In the winter, a course is planned for older practice verbal and physical skills with partners women. Alternative techniques can be tailored for and learn to hit on pads and bags. This course is women with specific limitations, such as arthritis available for women of all ages and physical or back problems. This class will also focus more abilities. Strike Back! The Course with the Pad on addressing older women’s fears of being ded Attacker is a mugged and will one- or two-week include tips on end intensive where prevention and wom en practice ways to be less of full-out hitting with a target. a male attacker. This A course for em otional course teen-age girls is enables women to slated for Octo play out their deep ber. This will be est fears of assault, an ongoing in carefully struc course which tured scenarios. The girls can join at atmosphere is one of any time. There safety and mutual will be an empha support, and the sis on verbal strat benefits— physical, egies, with lots of mental and em o physical practice tional— are tremen hitting to pads. dous. The class will All of the courses deal with situa emphasize striking tions such as bul primary targets to lies at school, dat stop or escape from ing violence, and a physical attack. conflict resolu- Participants learn , „ .. , . ,, , „ . tion with siblings. a padded attacker 0ne w f Ih the strategies of self- Jane5a Kruse ,lef,> 'rmmn* defense— both verbal and physical—and the skills Heart offers self-defense training for men and to build awareness, strength and confidence. The children, too. TheCunTao Self-Defense program idea is to give women options and choices to is based in the traditional Indonesian martial art create their own self-defense, because every Poekoelan and teaches physical defenses against woman will respond differently to a given situa 104 common attacks, including attacks with clubs, tion, and every choice is justified. knives, guns and rifles. There are Cun Tao classes for adults, teen-agers and kids, which are all coed. One With Heart is planning several special For more information about programs at One courses in the coming months. This September With Heart, call 231-1999, or drop by the school there will be a Basics course especially geared to at 4231 SE Hawthorne Blvd. Hours are noon to large women. The verbal skills taught will ad 9 pm Monday to Friday, and 9 am to 2 pm Satur dress the kinds of harassment large women typi day. cally encounter. I f Y ou C an ’ t G et A L oan F rom U s , Y ou C an ’ t G et A L oan A ancfie a flc o n v e n tio n a l I simply do it better! Whether it's listening to your wants and needs, developing a presentation of properties, or negotiating your transaction, be assured that your satisfaction is my ultimate objective Call me at Bridgetown Realty — because there is a difference ATTORNEY AT LAW • Adoption and Family Law • Domestic Partnership Issues • Wills and Estate Planning • Small Business Services Donald Falk M illion D ollar P ro d u ce r B ridgetow n Realty DOUGLAS J. KELSO 1001 SW Fifth, Suite 1200 Portland, OR 97204 (503) 220-8808 ( 5 0 3 ) 2 8 7 -9 3 7 0 ( 5 0 3 ) 6 5 5 -8 0 1 5 REPORT H0M0PH0RIC VIOLENCE If everyone would fight the threat from HIV like we fought the OCA it would be great — Jeff, 24 "We can build community around HIV just like we did to defeat the OCA." — Aaron, 31 a n cfn o n co n u en iio n a llo a n s. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Firs! Time Home Buyers Programs Self-Employed Borrowers Bankruptcies & Foreclosures Complicated Borrowers Investment Properties ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Manufactured Housing/Lond Credit Problems Debt Consolidation 3% Down Programs Pre-approvals for Purchase W e ’r e y o u r f u lls e r o /c e m o r i y a y e com pan y. Wc* have* th in g s to ta lk a ^ o u t* Q j a i l to d a y fo r a fr e e q u a lifica tio n o v e r t£ e p £ o n e 503 / 636-2066 Pager 505/870-1666 Christine C. Hall Mortgage Broker Gay & bi guys are getting together. We are talking about DATING, SEX, COMMUNITY, HIV, etc. loin us. McnTal k 223-6339 ext. 160 We will schedule you into a one-time MenTalk group. C ascam iNvnTWNT. I nc . A project of the Men's HIV Prevention Program at Cascade AIDS Project* n « I I ■tea*