Wen-Do in Eastern Europe
Our Bodies, Our Wen-Do By Hanna Liubakova for Transitions With domestic violence rates in Belarus among the highest in Europe and few legal protections, some women are turning to self-defense classes.…
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Wen-Do teaches Laurier Brantford women physical and mental strength
By Sara Mathov-Olszewicki for DMJ Zone She does a full, fold wrap squeeze, thumb on the outside, drops her fist down to her waist, comes around in a circle like a piston on a train, practising smashing down and through.…
Laurier hosts Wen-Do self defence classes
By Olivia Jones for The Cord On Wednesday Jan. 23, the first class of a five-week series of Wen-Do Women’s Self Defence was hosted for students on the Wilfrid Laurier University Waterloo campus.…
Wen-Do Warrior
Arij Elmi gained the courage to speak up against racist comments after studying self-defense. Now she teaches other women to do the same By Megan Easton for University of Toronto Magazine The sounds of kids playing in Christie Pits Park on…
L’autodéfense : outiller le corps et l’esprit
Sonia D’Amico interviewed Wen-Do instructor Deb Chard for a piece on Y a pas deux matins pareils. You won‘t hear Deb, but you will learn all about what happens in a 15 hour intensive Wen-Do training.…
The Wonder of Wen-Do
Deidre Macpherson, Athletics Director and Senior HPE Teacher, writes about her experience bringing Wen-Do to the Linden School. In December, our middle school students took part in a two-day Wen-Do self-defence course for young girls and women, as part of their…