​MISSION

Tuff Love promotes safety, empowerment, and wellness through self-defense and martial arts.

 

WHAT WE DO

Tuff Love is a nonprofit committed to transforming lives and communities through the power of self-defense and martial arts. Our unique instructional approach empowers individuals to become agents of change in their personal lives and in the world around them. We believe everyone deserves access to safety, self-confidence, wellness, and community, which is why we eliminate financial obstacles, especially for low-income and underserved individuals.  

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We achieve our mission by: 

 

• Offering ongoing free self-defense workshops 

• Holding free identity-specific self-defense workshops for underserved populations 

• Teaching low-cost Brazilian jiu-jitsu, kickboxing, and fitness classes

• Providing need-based scholarships

• Mentoring young people in martial arts, self-defense, business and leadership skills

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WHO WE SERVE

We serve our community of Oakland, CA, as well as the larger San Francisco Bay Area and beyond. We train people of all ages, genders, backgrounds, and abilities, with special programming for the following communities: women, youth, AAPI people, LGBTQ+ people, and elders. ​​

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS 

• Mollii Khangsengsing: Cofounder, Co-Director and Board President

• Karin Spirn: Cofounder, Co-Director, Board Secretary and Board Treasurer

• Shaila Regan: Board Member

• David Meyer: Board Member

• Cailloux Williams: Board Member