Empowering Minds, Bodies, and Communities.

We’re helping people feel confident, safe, and powerful through Empowerment Self-Defense and martial arts.

What we offer…

For Schools

Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) meets Physical Health Education (PHE) with our in-school workshops and residencies for elementary and secondary schools.

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For After School

Be Your Own Hero is our signature program for children ages 9-12. Combining games, discussions, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu based self-defense, fun, and friends!

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For the Community

Customized workshops based on your needs. Book us for your staff/team building, professional development, youth group, Girl Guides, or anything!

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Experiential Social-Emotional Learning

OUR APPROACH

A growing body of international evidence demonstrates that promotion, prevention, and early intervention initiatives show positive returns on investment.

About Arise

"I booked Make Your Move for my class because we’ve been dealing with some bullying behaviours. The discussion was engaging and the jiu jitsu we learnt was simple but effective, the kids were engaged the whole time and had a lot of fun! It was a fabulous experience. Thank you Jess for our session. I am recommending you to our school and to other schools that I have had contact with. You run a good program."

Teacher (grade 5/6)
"Jess is a wonderful, cheerful, thoughtful teacher-coach. She and her co-teacher Jillian demonstrated each move and broke it down into simple steps for the group to learn and then practice on each other safely. Arise is inclusive, positive and beyond self-defence, it builds confidence in young women."

Parent
"Arise came to our female identifying summer camp and taught a self defense class for 27 youth ages 11 - 18. Jess was professional and did a great job engaging with the youth. She answered all their questions and showed them some great techniques. Our youth rated her activity as a 5 out of 5 and many said that they learnt a new skill, and asked for a repeat session at our next summer camp."

PCRS Youth Leader
"Jess came in for a one day workshop to teach some self defense skills to my Brownie troupe. They were extremely patient, knowledgeable, and kind to the girls. Everyone had such a great time gaining some new self defense skills and learning that self defense involves so much more than martial arts moves!"

Girl Guide Leader
"Arise came to lead an evening of self-defense and empowerment training for our Pathfinders (12-15 year old girls), and they were totally engaged and interested and captivated the whole time! We highly recommend them for groups of girls!"

Girl Guide Leader
"My child gives Jess’s class 5 stars and says they would love to go back! They learned how to stand up for themselves and some effective self defence techniques. The class is inclusive and my child said they felt very supported. My child says Jess is a great teacher!"

Parent
"The topics and the content are really good and they create awareness on the girls. My daughter’s school does not touch base on those topics that much, so having Jess talk about them reinforces the talks we have as a family. Also, the jiu-jitsu aspect of it, makes it fun and empowers the girls. Well done Jess! We hope to be able to join again in the future!"

Parent