Georges-
Thank you so much for last night. I also hope none of us ever have to use the skills you taught us. I will mention your services to all of my friends- I think what you teach is invaluable.
Hope our paths cross again.
Have a great day…
Cynthia
Merci beaucoup
Les commentaires des femmes ont été unanimes. Elles ont grandement apprécié la formation. Elles sont fières d’elles. Pour beaucoup d’entre elles ce fut un dépassement de sois. Pour la dame qui a préféré se retirer du cours à cause de son passé qui revenait la hanter, elle nous a dit merci le lendemain parce qu’elle dit que ça lui avait fait réaliser qu’elle doit faire une thérapie et aller au bout des choses plutôt que de se faire croire que ce n’est jamais arrivé.
Merci encore une fois pour votre professionnalisme,
Magali Giroux
Coordonnatrice STTP
Dear George,
I can not thank you enough for the session you gave on us on Sunday, it was truly outstanding! I am so very glad I was able to provide my teens with your exceptional class!! My youngest daughter, for whom I had organized the class, found the session, and I quote, “Traumatizing, scary, fun and very useful!” We are all recovering from aches and pains and feeling a little proud, I would say. I will pass along your brochure to the gym teacher at Trafalgar School and see if we can get you into the curriculum. Many many many thanks!!
I have cc’ed our friend, who is organizing the over 60’s session on January 20th.
I look forward to seeing you then.
With gratitude
George and David,
Thank you so much for such a great workshop! Hands on, practical, realistic. I hope no one ever has to use it. But at least if we do we have a fighting chance. I feel better knowing the girls are equipped as they go abroad to school for the semester. I wish all the women in my life would take this course.
You do great work. Keep it up. You’re literally saving lives!
Have a great week.
Joanie
It shows that you love what you do. Having worked with people since I was 15, I can read people very quickly. I sense people’s energies. I was quite impressed with how well you were able to make the ladies feel safe. Your humor, body positioning, speech were extremely well delivered and received. What else stood out was how quickly you went from nice guy to big bad threat! I was telling our CEO about you. He is super happy we have done this. You would like to meet him, 6’5 300lb teddy bear. Very successful teddy bear who does motocross, and races in the desert for 14 day events.
I teach Boxing for fitness, gloves, pad, bags. I left you last night to teach a bootcamp class. We opened up with 20 minutes of kicks, strikes, punches etc, and I was able to pass on some of what I learnt in the short time I was present with you! Can’t wait to learn more.
Looking forward to next week George!
Hi Linda,
I loved the workshop, George and Robert are great!
It warms my heart knowing that some men are dedicated into making us women feel more confident and safe… i’m sending them much love.
The good:
The bad:
Thank you for this opportunity!
Thank you so much for organizing this workshop, it was AMAZING!
I really really enjoyed it! Nothing bad to say 🙂
Thanks again!
I wanted to thank you for that initiative! I’m more of a quiet and calm personality but it was really fun (and usefull) to have the chance to let it all out yesterday. It really brought me out of my comfort zone but it was really worth it. I now feel a lot more confident in my ability to defend myself now!
Thank you so much!
I really enjoyed the Workshop.
George is a great man with a great heart. You can tell that he is on a mission to make a difference.
I have no feedback in regard to what should be improved. I think the workshop should stay exactly as it is.
It was fun, scary and emotional at the same time. We went through a rollercoaster of emotions!
The only bad part for me was that I hurt my knee a little ( It should be ok) because I gave my 150% in one of the simulations ( I think George was impressed with my performance )
Now I want my kids to do a workshop like this when they older. Life is tough and I want them to be prepared for it.
I think this class should be mandatory at high school.
Thank you for this amazing training. My body is sore but I feel like a lion inside 🙂
L’equipe Vitalite
I was very empowering – thank you so much for it. And I’m so glad to see that your sons will carrying on this important work.
Lilly
Associate Professor
Department of Otolaryngology 0- Head & Neck Surgery
Dear George,
I want to thank you for the excellent training you provided to my team last week. It was the highlight of our offsite, and we all learned so much.
Thank you as well for working with my team to customize the training to our exact needs. I know that it was a lot of work, but I really believe that you gave my people the tools they need to keep them safe while working events.
Thank you again,
Sandra
Director of Marketing
Bombardier Business aircraft
Good morning George,
I just want to take this time to thank you and Robert for the super workshop you guys gave on Monday night at Collège Charlemagne.
This is the second workshop that my daughter and I have taken with you. The other one was in Beaconsfield several years back.
It is really great to take a refresher course. We always walk away with new tools to add to our toolbox.
As I wrote on Facebook Tuesday, Today, I am sore but my spirit soars with empowerment thanks to a fantastic
self-defence class given [by] George Manoli and Robert.
My daughter (Michelle) and I are truly tahnkfule for your passion in helping women defence themselves,
Have yourself a fantastic day,
Lynn
Just so you are aware your work does not go forgotten. Today before my aerobics class I was talking to the instructor, some how we got onto self Defense. She remembered taking a course at Avon. Could not remember the instructors name but definitely remembered the walk to the bathroom. Then because someone else heard our conversation she mentioned that she had taken a course also with someone with the name of Mano or ……… I said Manoli and right away she said yes!!! We are talking about courses you gave 15+ years ago, they have not forgotten. Just so you know, what you do is not in vain. Hope you are enjoying your summer.
Wendy