In partnership with the Philippine Consulate General of New York, this online class will be taught virtually to the Asian community in an effort to help keep its members safe. In New York City alone, anti-Asian hate crimes have risen 361% from 2020 to 2021 with the majority of the victims being elderly and female members of the Asian community.

The Black 6 Project will be giving online instruction on basic self-defense tactics that can help reduce the chances of harm.

To register, please email: newyorkpcg.events@dfa.gov.ph

About the instructor:

Ryan Enriquez is a Marine Corps Veteran whose family originates from Cebu City. While serving in the Marines, he would earn a green belt in the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program. Ryan has been studying martial arts for over 20 years and earned his Black Belt in Shoto-Kan Karate in 1995. His desire to explore more of his culture and background brought him to study Filipino Martial Arts under Sensei Sonny May. For the past few years, he has been training in Filipino Kali/Escrima and edged weapons in Jamaica, Queens. His profession as a paramedic in New York City is what brought him to become a volunteer in The Black 6 Project.