{"id":44,"date":"2009-11-22T13:02:47","date_gmt":"2009-11-22T17:02:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/boh\/?p=44"},"modified":"2009-11-22T13:02:47","modified_gmt":"2009-11-22T17:02:47","slug":"self-defense-class","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/boh\/2009\/11\/22\/self-defense-class\/","title":{"rendered":"Boston Area Au Pairs Take Self-Defense Class"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/photobucket.com\/BettinasAuPairs\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 378px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/photobucket.com\/BettinasAuPairs\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i975.photobucket.com\/albums\/ae238\/bettinavelona\/Group2.jpg\" alt=\"Au Pairs take self defense class\" width=\"368\" height=\"277\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Boston area au pairs take self defense class<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Au Pair in America counselors Bettina Velona, Joyce McGovern and Heike Kriszun thought it important for their au pairs to practice verbal and physical boundary setting.\u00a0 That is why their November meeting took place at &#8220;Together in Motion&#8221; in East Arlington, where owner Erik Condo taught his <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Not-Me! self defense class.<\/span> During the class, au pairs learned the 5D&#8217;s of self defense: decide, deter, disrupt,\u00a0 disengage, debrief. \u00a0 Erik&#8217;s class focused a lot on how to set verbal and physical boundaries with a potential aggressor and au pairs practiced different methods on how to escape an aggressor.<\/p>\n<p>In order to assure quality service to host families and au pairs, Au Pair in America\u00a0 counselors are required to hold safety meetings for their au pairs every quarter.\u00a0 This class satisfies this requirement.<\/p>\n<p>Check out pictures of this event at <a href=\"http:\/\/s975.photobucket.com\/albums\/ae238\/bettinavelona\/\">AuPairSelfDefense<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For more information on Erik Kondo&#8217;s Not-Me! self defense classes, check out <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blogcatalog.com\/blogs\/not-me-self-defense-education.html\">&#8220;Not-Me!&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photobucket.com\/BettinasAuPairs\"><\/a> Au Pair in America counselors Bettina Velona, Joyce McGovern and Heike Kriszun thought it important for their au pairs to practice verbal and physical boundary setting.\u00a0 That is why their November meeting took place at &#8220;Together in Motion&#8221; in East Arlington, where owner Erik Condo taught his Not-Me! self defense class. 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