20180120 - LCJ - Self Defense Seminar benefits olympic hopeful (hrb)

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Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Lilibeth Papadakis, of Gurnee works with Cathy Pasinski, of Hainesville (on bottom) on a technique to break free from an attacker during the Women’s Self Defense Seminar at the Arena Training Center in Waukegan.The next seminar will be on Saturday, March 24th.(1/20/18)

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Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Nefeli Papadakis, instructor, (on bottom) works with Julianne Gantar, 18, of Gurnee on how to break free from an attacker during the Women’s Self Defense Seminar at the Arena Training Center in Waukegan. The seminar was a fundraiser to help Nefeli with travel and training expenses to qualify for the 2020 Olympic Games for the sport of judo. The next seminar will be on Saturday, March 24th.(1/20/18)

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Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Nefeli Papadakis, instructor, (on bottom) works with Julianne Gantar, 18, of Gurnee on how to break free from an attacker during the Women’s Self Defense Seminar at the Arena Training Center in Waukegan. The seminar was a fundraiser to help Nefeli with travel and training expenses to qualify for the 2020 Olympic Games for the sport of judo. The next seminar will be on Saturday, March 24th.(1/20/18)

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Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media George Papadakis, 22, assistant instructor, and his sister, Nefeli, 19, instructor, show ground work defense techniques with the attacker getting kicked during the Women’s Self Defense Seminar at the Arena Training Center in Waukegan.(1/20/18)

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Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Julianne Gantar, 18, watches Nefeli Papadakis, instructor, and Sarah Nelson, all of Gurnee demonstrate how to fend off an attacker during the Women’s Self Defense Seminar at the Arena Training Center in Waukegan.(1/20/18)

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Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media George Papadakis, 22, assistant instructor, and his sister, Nefeli, 19, instructor, both of Gurnee demonstrate how to escape an attacker during the Women’s Self Defense Seminar at the Arena Training Center in Waukegan.The next seminar will be on Saturday, March 24th.(1/20/18)

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Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Julianne Gantar, 18, of Gurnee throws her grandmother, Paty Loyola, of Kenosha, Wis., off of her back by using defense techniques during the Women’s Self Defense Seminar at the Arena Training Center in Waukegan.The next seminar will be on Saturday, March 24th.(1/20/18)

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Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Madeline Schmidt watches Nefeli Papadakis, instructor, show Olivia Johnston, all of Gurnee how to take control when being attacked during the Women’s Self Defense Seminar at the Arena Training Center in Waukegan.The next seminar will be on Saturday, March 24th.(1/20/18)

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Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Madeline Schmidt and Olivia Johnston, both 19, of Gurnee learn how to apply a choke hold from George Papadakis, assistant instructor, during the Women’s Self Defense Seminar at the Arena Training Center in Waukegan.The next seminar will be on Saturday, March 24th.(1/20/18)

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Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Maria Earth, of Libertyville and her daughter, Anastasia, 13, work on practicing the choke hold during the Women’s Self Defense Seminar at the Arena Training Center in Waukegan.The next seminar will be on Saturday, March 24th.(1/20/18)

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Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Cathy Pasinski, of Hainesville (in back) works on practicing a choke hold with Lilibeth Papadakis, of Gurnee during the Women’s Self Defense Seminar at the Arena Training Center in Waukegan.The next seminar will be on Saturday, March 24th.(1/20/18)