In celebration of Asian American Pacific (AAPI) Heritage Month, Survival Arts Academy was featured in a 2022 adidas LA campaign.
“A lot of people are familiar with other martial arts, but not so familiar with Kali," said Jamie Yancovitz, founder of Survival Arts. “It’s really important for us to bring knowledge to our communities and say, 'Hey, you should be proud that this comes from our ancestors.'”
Check out the photos and video feature of our latest campaign with adidas!
Read MoreKnowledge of survival builds self-confidence in a situation when young girls need it the most. Training builds strength and power when women are put in situations of danger. When every 73 seconds, an American is sexually assaulted, it is clear that we have no choice but to train ourselves and our girls. This is the mission of Survival Arts.
Read MoreSurvival Arts Academy 2019 "The LA Story" — Training from Bacolod City, Philippines to Los Angeles, California. What began as one Warrior's mission to protect women and children against violence & sexual assault has now become a movement creating strength, empowerment, and community worldwide. Thank you to everyone who has supported Survival Arts in this mission. We are so grateful to build sisterhood and heal together, while connecting to our roots and sacred ancestral arts.
Read MoreSurvival Arts Academy was featured in Balitang America TFC-USA on ABS-CBN News San Francisco. Originally Aired November 2019. “It’s really important that we as women learn how to respond to things like if someone tries to grab you, someone tries to choke you, put you in a corner, intimidate you, put some fear into you...”
Read MoreSurvival Arts Academy was featured in Voyage LA Magazine with an interview by Jamie Yancovitz.
”Survival Arts is a community-based training program for families of color to protect against violence based out of Los Angeles, California. It is a space where womxn and children learn how to respond to grabs, chokes, and other forms of attack, creating sisterhood while connecting to ancestral roots and indigenous knowledge… We work with and within healing spaces including Flora Y Tierra, Hood Herbalism, La Conxa, and Women’s True Healing.”
Read MoreFeatured in Bustle Magazine, Director of Survival Arts Jamie Yancovitz speaks about her training and educational work.
“Yancovitz starts with cultivating basic concepts of consent, respect, and boundaries to her students as young as five years old. ‘With little girls, for example, when I work with six-year-olds or five-year-olds, the first thing I teach them is how to say no,’ she tells Bustle.”
Read MoreA warrior queen of a matriarchal dynasty, Urduha (widely known as Princess Urduja) was a 14th century ruler of Tawalisi, in what is now known as Pangasinan. Known far and wide, she was famous for leading a retinue of women warriors who were skilled fighters, equestrians, and experts in weaponry. Learn the truth of history about our revolutionary warrior queen, Princess Urduha, and what historical sources cite her queendom.
Survival Arts continues the legacy of Queen Urduha by leading the first all-womxn’s training group internationally, interpreting Queen Urduha for the modern Filipina warrior.
Read More“Warrior chants rang from the center of Gumbiner Park in the East Village early Saturday afternoon, where three long rows of women, each woman wielding a wooden stick, maneuvered in unison.”
In this article and video published in the Long Beach Post, womxn and girls train to protect their bodies from violence, while healing from sexual assault and trauma.
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