Self-Defense and Empowerment
Wendi Dragonfire has more than four decades of experience with self-defense and empowerment. She has taught, trained and advised a great number of people and organizations. Do you want to:
- learn to defend yourself
- stand up for yourself in daily life
- expand your repertoire as an SD teacher
- deepen your knowledge of the subject
- give the people in your organization the communication tools they need?
Wendi Dragonfire offers a wide range of courses and seminars you can choose from. If you have specific needs, you can contact her to discuss possibilities for a course or seminar tailor-made to suit your organization.
'Intercultural, Social, Physical and Mental Empowerment' is a course jointly developed and taught by Dragonfire and Chiara Pisanu of Pisanu Consultants. Combining Pisanu's skills as a licensed trainer and psychologist with those of Dragonfire. Together or apart, these two teachers create a safe atmosphere in which people make rapid progress in their quest for empowerment. Together they have taught city workers, non-white city workers, women's groups, professional groups etc.
'Empowerment and Safety in the Workplace' is a course developed for people who are unable to function in a regular work situation for whatever reason, generally based on emotional, physical and psychological limits.
Self-Defense Seminars. Since 1977, Dragonfire has been teaching interested martial arts and self-defense groups international seminars with regard to all aspects of these subjects.
Women's martial arts and self-defence weekend
From Fri 31 August to Sun 2 September 2012, Wendi Dragonfire is organizing a great training weekend for women (16+) of all levels. We'll be working on self-defense (including street fighting and weapon threats) and martial arts (including sparring and kata). During martial arts classes, there will be a parallel SD class, taught by certified SD teacher Yasmina Khaldi. If you want to expand your repertoire, deepen your understanding and train in a safe and inspiring environment, this is the place to be! We'll stay and train at a place in the woods near Nijmegen. You can download the invitation to the women's summer training weekend here.
Upcoming self-defense seminars
- May 12, 2012: Basic self-defense, open to all women
- Aug 31-Sept 2, 2012: Summer weekend at the Refter near Nijmegen for women of all styles and levels
Unless announced otherwise, all seminars are held on Saturday afternoons (14.00-16.30) at the hall of Zwanenveld 21-42, Nijmegen. The hall is wheelchair accessible.
Inquiries and registration: Wendi Dragonfire, +31 (0)24-344 43 49, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
Past seminars and weekends
April 21, 2012: Defenses against threatening weapon attacks, open to all
Feb. 11, 2012: Street exercises, e.g. drunken monkey, monkey line; open to all
Sept. 10, 2011: Psycho-physical principles with practical exercises to emphasize the principles; open to all
August 26-28, 2011: women's self-defence weekend, open to women (16+) of all levels (with Yasmina Khaldi)
