Hanshi Zosia Gorbaty Workshop
Hanshi Zosia Gorbaty Workshop
Join us for a day of Zujitsu with Hanshi Zosia Gorbaty!
Date/Time: Saturday, March 30th.
Morning Session: Zujitsu Basics and Drills—10:30 a.m.-Noon All levels
In this class we will explore Zujitsu’s fundamental basics and drills such as sticking, locking, re-direction, evasion, escaping, and blocking. The exercises include: Sticky Paper, Bumble Bee, Nudging, Rolling off the Punch, Cleaning the Ants, Dancing the Gauntlet.
Afternoon Session: Zujitsu Fighting Rhythms— 2:00p.m.-3:30p.m. Int. & Adv. Belts (purple and & up)
This class integrates GM Zulu’s unique style of using the rhythms of a variety of musical genres to develop control over your body and your martial art. Participants will learn a new way of practicing their art, both empty handed and with weaponry. They will enhance their timing and fluidity.
Location: Seven Star Women’s Kung Fu
Cost: $20 for one session; $30 for both sessions. Use the payment options below to register for the workshop. You will be prompted to fill out a short registration form.
Hosted by Seven Star Women’s Kung Fu
Zosia Gorbaty, Hanshi, 9th degree black belt and designated inheritor of Zujitsu-Ryu Martial Arts. She began her formal study of martial arts in 1976 and joined Grand Master Chaka Zulu’s dojo in 1981. As a couple, they operated a dojo in NYC. In 2013 Hanshi Gorbaty retired after 30 years teaching self-defense, karate, and yoga as faculty at Adelphi University and Queensborough Community College, CUNY. She has presented countless seminars on safety/rape prevention, volunteered as a certified ER rape crisis advocate, and has appeared as a self-defense expert in media. Hanshi Gorbaty served as Board Chair of the NWMAF and AWMAI. She has been a trainer at numerous national and international events including AWMAI, PAWMA, NWMAF, the Friendship Exchange Tour in China, and El Halev in Israel.