10/10/2026
Thankful to Life is Living Oakland festival Life Is Living for inviting our academies and asked Pantera “Coach G” to be a guest instructor at this year’s festival honoring our ancestors, the Black Panther party and Sifu Bruce Lee’s Legacy here where we call home, The City of Oakland
We are honored. Hodari Davis
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The full name “The Black Panther Party for Self Defense” is a reminder, an affirmation of the mission. This party had a purpose, to defend self, community
and each other, defend the people, from the forces aiming to diminish our lives, and our power.
These elders and ancestors were building machines to defend us, they believed
that “pending revolution” we needed to emphasize our survival. This included food programs, health clinics, mutual aide, a newspaper, a school, intergenerational activities and more.
At Life is Living, this year we are going to
highlight traditional self defense to bring awareness of the legacy of martial arts in Oakland, the incredible schools and teachers who offer classes around the Town.
We will feature Martial Arts exhibitions and workshops for attendees, especially young people, to gain some hands-on experience in various combat arts. Additionally the MOW Gun Club will present an introductory gun training workshop, and a workshop on preparing survival backpacks.
To help us we have enlisted The Bruce Lee Foundation to highlight his unique relationship to Oakland, and the Black Panther Party Alumni Leadership Network to tie it all together.
Self Defense is more than combat, but in our conversation about survival it is critical we learn how to protect ourselves.
