About the presenter:

Michelle McVadon is head instructor at Seven Star Women’s Kung Fu in Seattle, WA. She has been training in Kajukenbo Kung Fu since 1983 and holds the rank of 5^th degree black under her teacher Sifu Barbara Bones. She teaches the Gaylord method of Kajukenbo Chu’an Fa Kung Fu. She has trained in Aikido for 18 years and holds the rank of Sandan.  She trained in Jujitsu under Sensei Sheila Haddad and holds the rank of Shodan. She has taught at the national training camps for the Pacific Association of Women Martial Artists, the National Women’s Martial Arts Federation, and Women’s Festival of Martial Arts in Canada. She was honored in 2003 with the PAWMA Martial Artist of the year award.

Michelle has taught self-defense in Seattle to a wide range of populations in the community for 25 years. She was the main instructor for the Fight the Fear Campaign from 2009-2011, which taught Self Defense to underserved communities in the Seattle area including several classes at ADWAS. Seven Star has a 3-4 week Self Defense class taught quarterly and also provides seminars at schools, businesses, and to mother/daughter groups.