Mr. George Manoli

  • Is one of Montreal’s leading authorities in personal safety education.
  • A dedicated martial artist & ‘Sensei’ specializing in no-nonsense ‘hands-on’ simulation oriented training.
  • Runs his own Karate, bully-proofing & Jiu-Jitsu club at the Beaconsfield Recreation Center.
  • Is an expert lecturer on assault & date rape prevention, anti-bullying & street-proofing children.
  • Is a certified self-defense & assertiveness training instructor for IVAC & CNESST clients. Working with rape & conjugal violence survivors.

Education

  • Bachelor of education degree – McGill.
  • Retired Montreal Police officer.
  • National Coaching Certification level 2 (PNCE).

Author of 3 personal safety manuals

  • Street Safe Kids – 180 p. street-proofing manual – Free download
  • Don’t Bully Me! – A parent / Child guide: Effective strategies that work
  • Don’ be a victim! – Personal safety for women.

Martial Arts background

  • Started training in Shorinjiryu Kenkokan Karate-do – 1973:
    • Seidokwan Academy, Montreal.
    • Sensei: Masayuki Hisataka & Wayne Donivan
  • Present rank:
    • Black Belt: Karate (6th Dan)
    • Judo (1st Dan)
    • Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (Purple belt)
  • Represented Canada in Koshiki Contact Karate Championships:
    • Japan, 1980 – Silver (Open division) & Bronze (Heavy weight).
    • Venezuela, 1983 – Gold (Team); Silver (Heavy weight).
    • Australia, 1985 – Gold (Team); Silver (Heavy weight).
  • International referee certification – Koshiki Karate , level ‘A’.
  • Runs his own Karate, bully-proofing & Jiu-Jitsu club – 1974 City Lane, Beaconsfield

Created personal safety programs for…

  • Air Canada flight attendants
    • Unruly airline passengers & Cabin defense security training.
    • Taught to 6500 flight attendants across Canada.
  • Montreal Police Force
    • High-risk police intervention – protecting one’s gun.
  • Bombardier Aerospace
    • Verbal Judo & passive resistance.
  • National Film Board (NFB) highlighted his self-defense program:
    • Produced by Dan Bigras
    • Encouraging women to follow a ‘hands-on’ self-defense course
      • The Ring within
      • The Volcano
  • Avis De Recherche – Illico cable network
    • 5 self-defense shows – girls in action, living attack simulations.
  • IVAC & CNESST
    • Certified self-defense & assertiveness training instructor.
    • Empowers sexual assault & conjugal violence survivors.
    • Visit ‘Manoli.ca/Media’ – view TV shows, photos, articles on his programs.
    • Taught in over 12 Montreal high schools.
    • CAFSU – “One of Montreal’s best & most realistic women’s self-defense courses.”

 

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