Self-Defense
At Downey's Taekwon-Do we teach practical "street wise" self-defense that has been proven to be effective in realistic encounters. We also teach Self-Defense to community groups (see information below).
What some participants have said about our Self-Defense training:
On August 24th and August 31st 2009 Master Scott Downey and Master Cathy Downey instructed one-day self-defense workshops for 29 staff members from Newfoundland and Labrador Housing. The participants learned about the philosophy of self-defense, avoidance strategies, de-escalation and diffusion of aggression, and practical self-defense techniques from a variety of grabs and holds. Master Downey was selected by the organization because of his extensive martial arts background and his profession as a Psychologist. If you are an organization that would like to have Master Downey and Mrs. Downey conduct a self-defense workshop for your staff please call Master Downey at (709)753-4248 or E-mail him at scott.downey@nl.rogers.com Read participant comments at the bottom.
Group #1: August 24th 2009
Group #2; August 31st 2009
Participant comments regarding the self-defense seminar
Group #1: 14 Participants: August 24 2009
Group #2: 15 participants: August 31 2009
1.
Nadine Dalton (Housing
Administration Officer):
“Extremely helpful”
2.
Ed O’Keefe (Community
Support Liaison Officer):
“Excellent Seminar. Well taught, good instructions/demonstrations”.
3.
Mike Follett (Engineering
Technician): “Extremely helpful.
Good stuff”
4.
Crystal Butler (Housing
Administration Officer): “Great
Training, considering training on a regular basis to better myself”.
5.
Ann Marie Moores (Housing
Administration Officer): “Great
information. I will need to practice what I have learned”.
6.
Dean Collins (Project
Manager): “Very interesting. It
raised my awareness of the importance of self-defense training”.
7.
Stephen Osmond (Housing
Administration Officer): “An
enjoyable and informative day with excellent instruction”.
8.
Janet Rideout (Environmental
Manager): “It was great fun and
something that should be done on a regular basis”
9.
Rowena Bugdon (Housing
Administration Officer):
“Extremely helpful. Well Done”.
10.
Gary Dyke (Project manager):
“It was a very helpful seminar. I will practice the moves to keep them in my
memory”.
11.
Leon Organ (Engineering
Technician): “Great class. I loved
the hands on practice. Maybe the housing corporation should have weekly classes
for its staff”.
12.
Jeanne Clarke (Housing
Administration Officer): Great job.
The housing corporation should encourage us to participate in your regular
Taekwon-Do program by paying for 50% of the cost”.
13.
Terry Wareham (Engineering
Technician): “Extremely helpful”
14.
Juanita Ivany (Housing
Administration Officer): “Loved
it. I would do it all over again. Extremely helpful”.
15.
Nicole Ryan (Engineering
Technician): Today was very
informative in learning self-defense I feel that now I can be safer when walking
into an uncomfortable situation. Thank you for making it fun!”