Self-defense workshops for women are gaining ground. With Anaïs Guertin-Lacroix As concerns about personal safety grow, more and more women are turning to self-defense workshops to regain control over their bodies and their reactions to danger. Anaïs Guertin-Lacroix recently participated in one of these workshops, led by George Manoli, a martial arts expert for over …
I tried to take charge of my own safety in Montreal Because my 5-foot-1 frame isn’t going to scare anyone. When I got dressed to go running this summer in Montreal, I was hesitant to leave in just shorts and a sports bra. I ended up opting for a looser shirt to avoid comments and …
“I was put on this earth to do this,” says George Manoli, former Montreal cop who’s been teaching ‘hands-on’ self-defence for decades. His courses, geared towards woman, teens, and sexual assault survivors. Pamela Pagano reports. Source: https://montreal.citynews.ca/2024/02/16/montreal-hands-on-self-defense/ Related Images:
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How to feel safe when the feeling of fear still threatens many women who are victims of violence? The journey of Annie, who lived through domestic violence, led her to want to regain this lost confidence. When someone close to her told her about self-defense training, she saw it as another step in “taking back …
Source: Le Journal de Montréal Une victime de violence conjugale aimerait que ce «traitement-choc» soit offert à plus de femmes PHOTO MARTIN ALARIE: Le policier qui offre le cours d’autodéfense est vêtu d’un costume matelassé pour encaisser les coups. Les cours d’autodéfense permettent à des victimes de violence conjugale de survivre à leur agresseur et devraient …
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Photo: Amine Esseghir/Courrier Ahuntsic – Les yeux bandés, la victime potentielle doit se sortir de cette situation en frappant là où ça fait mal. Faire vivre en une heure et demie les situations d’agression les plus diverses auxquels une femme pourrait faire face, c’est le défi d’un atelier offert récemment à des femmes du quartier …
Manoli, the veteran Montreal police officer underneath the padding, is spending his off-hours, as he usually does, teaching some women the rudiments of self-defence to ward off would-be sexual predators. Although he has an array of black belts in various martial arts, Manoli is essentially instructing women not on the intricacies of kung fu or …