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Wen-Do Women’s Self Defence
  • March 11, 2014

Wen-Do, an Empowering Space for Women

By Sana Fatani (Centennial College) The Eden of women’s self defence in Toronto is Wen-Do. It’s a curriculum dreamed up in 1972 by Ned and Anne Paige, who had a background in martial arts and wanted to create a custom set…

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  • November 8, 2012

Women at Nellie’s attend Wen-Do Workshop

By Nellie’s Last week, the women at Nellie’s attended the first of two Wen-Do Workshops, taught by a certified Wendoka. Wen-Do is a form of Women’s Self-Defence that teaches women how to fight back and how to survive.…

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PO BOX 55533, Scarborough RPO
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Crisis Line

If you are in crisis, if you are scared or if you are in a dangerous or volatile situation, please consider calling:

The Assaulted Women’s Helpline
1-866-863-0511 or 416-863-0511

The Toronto Rape Crisis Centre/Multicultural Women Against Rape Crisis Line
416-597-8808

Testimonial

The University of Toronto Community Safety Office has offered Wen-Do Women’s Self-Defence courses for over twenty years because we believe Wen-Do is uniquely well suited to the needs of women and girls. Each course prepares participants both mentally and physically, giving them the confidence to deal with the types of aggression they are most likely to encounter in real life. The techniques taught are practical, hands-on, and easy to learn, and the learning environment is safe, supportive, and full of positive energy. Wen-Do is designed by women to empower girls and women of all ages and abilities, and that is exactly what it does.

— University of Toronto Community Safety Office

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