Successful crowdfunding creates Muslim Women’s Fund
Wen-Do training with Muslim women and girls in St. John’s The Muslim Women’s Fund is the product of a crowdfunding campaign organized by Wen-Do Instructor, Arij Elmi, in the fall of 2015. …
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UTM women learn the Wen-Do way
Female-oriented self-defence workshop taught awareness, avoidance, and action By Assia Messaoudi for The Medium There were flyers around campus and posts on social media saying, “Wen-Do is a program designed for women by women.”…
Spark Your Sass, Kick Some Ass
By Kris G. Hamlyn for Secret East “The Oldest Women’s Self Defence Organization in Canada” is a status that not only speaks to the credibility and effectiveness of Wen-Do as a Women’s Self Defence form, but also to it’s relevancy and importance…
Embracing My Duality – Wen Do Self-Defense!
From the Canadian Council of Muslim Women Thrilled as any girl would be to attend a self-defense class I was really excited to learn some kick-ass moves through our Wen-Do Self Defense Class on Feb 28th, 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…
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.…