Killer Instincts -- 2008 April
From Austin to Aliens: How to Create Classic Tough Chicks
Instructor: Jacqui Jacoby
Class Description:
As martial artist, Jacqui Jacoby is interested in self-defense and how women are portrayed in the media. At first, it seemed as if it was only Hollywood showing women in a tough light. With heroines such as Sarah Conner of the Terminator movies, and Ellen Ripely in the Alien films, women were the ones saving the day when men were being blown up or eaten.
This workshop covers such topics as how to portray tough chick heroines. We will discuss different types of self-defense techniques and how to build a tough chick heroine from the inside out. What kind of women make up the tough chicks and what are they like in their everyday lives? What drives them to become tough? What kind of hero must stand beside her and what kind of villains will she face?
Bios:
Award winning writer Jacqui Jacoby has been studying martial arts for ten years and self-defense for thirty. It is her belief that every woman, whether fictional or real, should have a basic knowledge of self- defense. It is her goal to teach writers how to bring this knowledge to the page where they will create tough chick heroines from the inside out.
| $15 Members | $30 Non-Members |
Questions? Email the Coordinator: Sally Morrison