What Others Are Saying...
Kimberly McGlashon
"An excellent tool! Read it cover to cover in no time. So many useful tips. It’s now required reading for my daughter who is heading off to university. Congratulations on your accomplishment!"
Samantha Hamilton, Ph.D
"EMPOWERED provides practical advice to women on how to identify and avoid dangerous situations. It is a useful reference for anyone wishing to learn more about how to best protect and defend themselves from harm."
Joanne Serio, Registered Nurse
"Master Jonathan’s women’s self-defense workshop was fun, informative, and teaches techniques that anyone can learn. Instructor Cheryl demonstrates without a doubt that women can be very powerful. The course was empowering and confidence-boosting!"
Grandmaster Veronica DeSantos, Canadian Hall of Famer
"World Champion, Master Jonathan Field is an awesome martial artist and teacher who empowers women through defense and empowerment training."
Emma Root
"Master Jonathan shares his knowledge of practical self-defense tactics in an engaging and meaningful way by using real-life scenarios with the assistance of an extraordinary female black belt, Instructor Cheryl Sanders, for demonstrations. Their workshops allow women the opportunities to learn and practice easy to remember self-defense tactics in a safe, easy to follow manner. I learned some valuable skills that I believe every girl and woman should know."
Adrienne Eagleson, University Student
"The self defence workshop I took as a young teen helped me feel more confident going through high school and growing up. In this course I learned important skills, knowing them makes me feel safe to walk alone."
Stacey Patterson, Nurse
"My step daughter and I attended the Self Defense Seminar with a few of our friends. We had a lot of fun with Cheryl and Jonathan. We also walked out feeling confident with ourselves but most importantly for our preteen girls. With the world the way it is these days it is so important to instill the confidence in our girls to feel more comfortable and safe in the world."
Rachel Brown, Occupational Therapist
"My daughter Tayla began training at Cobourg TKD when she was 4 years old - she was a Little Dragon. She asked to participate and I thought it would be good for her motor skills, coordination and listening. Which it did! Now, tens years later she is a second degree black belt and the lessons she learned fo far beyond those I initially was looking for. Through training with Sir Jonathan Field and all of the other skilled instructors she has obtained skills and lessons that will be valuable her whole life. Discipline, perseverance, determination, team work - the list is endless. Through self-defence training and building her strength, she has gained great confidence. As a young woman she knows that she has the skills in self-defence and protecting herself needed to manage herself competently."
DR. Courtney O'Connell, Chiropractor
"I am a female student that has participated in both fitness kickboxing and TKD classes at Cobourg Tae Kwon Do. I have found both to be very enjoyable and empowering in different ways. Fitness kickboxing greatly enhanced my physical fitness and thereby increased my self-confidence. TKD classes taught me several extremely valuable self-defense techniques such as how to escape an attacker’s grasp in standing positions and on the ground, how to deflect strikes, and how to disarm an attacker. All of these techniques have helped to increase my confidence and make me feel more secure in public settings.
The instruction at Cobourg Tae Kwon Do is second to none. Master Jonathan is professional, patient, and encouraging. He helped push me to limits of physical fitness I didn’t even know were possible. Ma’am Cheryl is an inspiration to women everywhere. I was both intimidated and awe-inspired by her 360 roundhouse kicks when I first saw her. But don’t let her physical prowess intimidate you, she is a kind and down-to-Earth instructor that adds great value to the dojang."
Alison Taylor
"My daughter and I participated in the self defense course this past year with Ma'am Cheryl and Master Jonathan. It was an eye-opening experience and we have learned so many new techniques to protect ourselves from any potential attackers. After taking this course, I can now say that I have much more confidence in myself and my daughter in being able to defend ourselves."
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