Event-in-a-Box playbook

Women’s Self-Defense Workshop

Plan an introductory workshop with carefully bounded learning objectives, qualified instruction, and responsible safety language.

How this connects to Dojo Wizard

Use this guide now. Saving actions, lesson progress, and event drafts is available in early access; publishing, ad spend, and payments remain under staff control.

Lead time

30 days

Best for

Schools with qualified instructors, a defined curriculum, and a clear participant-safety plan.

Goal

Provide a useful community introduction while creating an appropriate next step for participants who want continued training.

Decisions the owner must make

  • Qualified instructor and curriculum
  • Participant prerequisites and age limits
  • Safety, waiver, and partner policy
  • Capacity, price, and next-step program

Assets this guide tells your team to prepare

  • Responsible promotional copy
  • Community-partner invitation
  • Participant preparation email
  • Safety briefing and run of show
  • Post-workshop training invitation

These are planning deliverables, not a promise that each finished asset is generated. Private-pilot activation creates one linked event plus the same ten generic, placeholder-filled drafts and tasks for every playbook.

Event timeline

  1. 1
    T-30

    Set responsible scope

    • Define learning objectives.
    • Verify instructor qualifications and insurance.
    • Approve safety language and waiver flow.
  2. 2
    T-21 to T-3

    Invite and prepare

    • Publish bounded claims.
    • Confirm participant requirements.
    • Send preparation and arrival details.
  3. 3
    Event day

    Teach within scope

    • Deliver safety briefing.
    • Offer opt-out and modification paths.
    • Avoid guarantees about real-world outcomes.
  4. 4
    T+1 to T+5

    Continue appropriately

    • Send resources and thanks.
    • Offer relevant ongoing training.
    • Review incidents, feedback, and outcomes.

Measure what actually happened

  • Registrations and attendance
  • Participant feedback
  • Requested next steps
  • Safety incidents or modifications

Keep forecasts, registrations, attendance, collected revenue, refunds, and expenses separate. Do not report a projected opportunity as money earned.

Guardrails

  • Never promise that a short workshop guarantees safety.
  • Use qualified instruction and appropriate insurance.
  • Provide clear consent, modification, and opt-out choices.

Product boundary

The private-pilot workflow can prepare internal campaign drafts. This template is not legal or safety certification, and it does not provide external sending or paid registration.

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