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Mr. George Manoli is one of Montreal’s leading authorities in personal safety education.

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND & CAREER

  • Bachelor of Education degree (McGill).
  • Over 35 years of teaching experience – children, teens & adults.
  • Police Science Diploma: National Police School of Quebec, Nicolet.
  • Level 2 ‘National Coaching’ certification’ (PNCE).
  • Full time police officer with the SPVM – Montreal Police Force.

 

AUTHOR OF 3 PERSONAL SAFETY MANUALS

  • Street Smart Kids: 180-page manual available to download on this site – FREE
  • Don’t Be A Victim, for women & teens: 120-page manual.
  • Don’t Bully Me! 35-page bully-proofing manual for parents and children.

 

MARTIAL ARTS BACKGROUND – KARATE, JUDO & JIU-JITSU

  • Holds Black belts in Japanese Karate (6thDan) and Judo (1stDan).
  • Successfully represented Canada at World Koshiki Contact Karate Championships in:
    • Japan, Venezuela & Australia
    • Reached the winners podium at every international Koshiki Karate event.
  • Runs his own Karate, Jiu-Jitsu and bully-proofing club at the Beaconsfield Recreation Centre.
  • Blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, working diligently towards his Black Belt in BJJ.

 

FOUNDER OF SEVERAL PERSONAL SAFETY PROGRAMS

Founder of 4 dynamic ‘attack simulation’ oriented programs

The ‘hands-on’ programs emphasize ‘Adrenal Stress’ training

  • ‘No holds-barred’ Self-defense for women & teens
    • Workshops & courses
    • Private, small & large group sessions
    • Sessions also for the physically & visually challenged
  • ‘Assertiveness training’ for rape & assault survivors
    • Private ‘hands-on’ sessions
    • Sessions done in conjunction with their therapist & psychologist
    • CSST instructor
    • Attack simulations done in a controlled, nurturing environment
    • Survivors slowly regain control over their lives,overcome helplessness & fear
  • ‘Bully-proofing’ children, teens & adults
    • Learning to avoid, defuse or stand-up to bullies
    • Parent-child courses and workshops
  • ‘Street Smart Kids’ program – abduction & luring simulations
    • Emphasis on awareness, avoidance & getting help
    • Parent-child courses & workshops

 

RECOGNITION OF HIS SELF-DEFENSE & PERSONAL SAFETY EXPERTISE 

Montreal Police Force – Gun Retention program for Officers

  • Developed & taught their ‘Gun Retention’ program (1995-1998).

Air Canada – ‘Cabin Defense, dealing with unruly passengers’

  • Developed the Air Canada ‘Dealing with Unruly passenger’ program
  • His program was taught to 6300 Air Canada crew members.

Bombardier Aerospace Canada – ‘Overzealous clients’

  • ‘Passive resistance’ workshop when dealing with overzealous clients.
  • Over 60 Bombardier employees from around the world attended his workshop.

Self-defense program rated by the C.A.F.S.U.(Comité Action Femmes & Sécurité Urbaine)

  • Rated his program as one of Montreal’s best & most realistic self-defense courses.

‘Avis De Recherche’ – A.D.R. TV Station

  • Aired 5 TV shows on his course entitled: ‘Defense Légitime’
  • See the shows on this web site ‘Media/videos’.

National Film Board Documentary (NFB)

  • NFB documentary entitled: ‘The Ring within’ & ‘The Volcano’
  • The documentary shows Mr. Manoli’s courses being taught.

Q92 FM Radio Station – Women’s get away

  • Organized yearly ‘Just for you, women’s getaway’
  • Over 250 participants attended his self-defense workshops yearly.

Television shows featured his courses

  • LCN, ‘Salut, Bonjour’, CFCF 12, CBC, Montreal Living, Tête@Kat…

Newspaper articles talked about his sessions

  • The Montreal Gazette, July 2018 – article & video clip
  • Le Journal de Montreal, July 2018
  • Le Journal de Québec, July 2018

 

HIS NO NONSENSE SELF-DEFENSE PROGRAMS ARE REGULARLY OFFERED IN

  • Schools – Marie Clarac, Villa Maria, Collège Charlemagne, Royal Vale
  • CEGEP & Universities – McGill University & CEGEP Maisonneuve
  • Companies – Aldo shoes, Merck Frosst, Pratt & Whitney
  • Community Centers – City of Longueuil & Beaconsfield
  • Private, at-home sessions – He & his team travel all over Quebec to empower women & teens

Random Photos

Flora and Joshua, congratulations on your yellow belt promotion. Dec. 2017 Sacred Heart School-Street Smart session Sept 2017 Marie Clarac 2016 group photo Villa Maria High School - March 2016 2014 Koshiki Karetedo World Cup & Canadian Open Koshiki Karatedo Championships St. Albert Booster newspaper - Edmonton, Alberta

Our Photos

September 19, 2020. Small group 'hands-on' women & teens self-defence workshop. Good to be back once again empowering these wonderful people. Lesson learnt - Depend on your animal, survival instincts....disrupt his plan any which way you can. Your resistance strategies fall into 3 basic categories: verbal, physical and passive resistance (feinting illness, acting crazy, urinating, etc.).  Empowerment through 'hands-on' attack simulations. September 19, 2020. Small group 'hands-on' women & teens self-defence workshop. Good to be back once again empowering these wonderful people. Lesson learnt - Depend on your animal, survival instincts....disrupt his plan any which way you can. Your resistance strategies fall into 3 basic categories: verbal, physical and passive resistance (feinting illness, acting crazy, urinating, etc.).  Empowerment through 'hands-on' attack simulations. September 19, 2020. Small group 'hands-on' women & teens self-defence workshop. Good to be back once again empowering these wonderful people. Lesson learnt - Depend on your animal, survival instincts....disrupt his plan any which way you can. Your resistance strategies fall into 3 basic categories: verbal, physical and passive resistance (feinting illness, acting crazy, urinating, etc.).  Empowerment through 'hands-on' attack simulations. September 19, 2020. Small group 'hands-on' women & teens self-defence workshop. Good to be back once again empowering these wonderful people. Lesson learnt - Depend on your animal, survival instincts....disrupt his plan any which way you can. Your resistance strategies fall into 3 basic categories: verbal, physical and passive resistance (feinting illness, acting crazy, urinating, etc.).  Empowerment through 'hands-on' attack simulations. St. Bruno De Montarville. July 2, 2020. Personal safety workshop for young teens. Well done. Attitude and empowerment. St. Bruno De Montarville. July 2, 2020. Personal safety workshop for young teens. Well done. Attitude and empowerment.

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