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 (6^thDan) and Judo (1^stDan).
• 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