March Women of cherry Creek
Jonathan Van Arsdale and Jeff Newton

Women’s Self Defense

This interactive presentation on self defense will teach women how to become aware of the dangers that women face in unsafe situations. By focusing on street awareness, self-defense techniques, and useful methods to protect your safety, Jeff Newton and Jonathan Van Arsdale will teach us what we can do to help ensure our safety. This is an interactive presentation that will demonstrate various self-defense strategies and show us how to react using a mock assault.

Jeff Newton has been involved in a variety of martial arts for 21 years. Mr. Newton currently holds a 3rd degree black belt in Kenpo Karate under Mr. Bob White, a brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu under Erik Paulson and he is also a level 2 instructor for the Modern Army Combative (US Army). Jeff has competed professionally in mixed martial arts also know as ultimate fighting for King of the Cage and the Ultimate Fighting Championships In 1992 he was the #1 ranked light heavy weight fighter for the North American Sport Karate Association (NASKA) and competed both nationally and internationally. In 2006 Jeff was a guest instructor at the Santa Ana police department to teach arrest and control techniques and multiple assailant strategies. Currently Jeff owns and operates Modern Combat Sports in Denver and specializes in personal training, martial arts for kids and adults and specialized women’s self defense clinics.

Jonathan Van Arsdale has been a personal trainer and nutritional advisor for over 9 years and has extensive experience with group training, boot camp, fit ball, abs, and circuit training classes. He specializes in weight management, nutritional coaching, and excels in working with athletes to maximize their strength, speed, power and endurance. Jonathan has a B.A. Human Performance and Wellness with a concentration in Exercise Science and is an ACE Certified Personal Trainer.