TUFF LOVE FITNESS is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit providing accessible and affordable self-defense, martial arts, and fitness training for people in Oakland and the surrounding San Francisco Bay Area. We were founded by a team of four female martial artists with the goal of promoting self and community betterment through self-defense, martial arts, and fitness for populations that may be underserved by many traditional martial arts programs: women, the BIPOC and LGBTQ+ communities, and assault survivors. Our nonprofit operates three programs: Tuff Love Self-Defense, Four Elements Fitness, and Sweaty Betties Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. We recognize that our will to train is a manifestation of our love for ourselves and those around us. Our mission is to teach self-defense, martial arts, and fitness in a manner that promotes personal wellness, community responsibility, and social justice, providing restorative programming and resources for systematically excluded communities.
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