Stronger You Martial Arts & Self Defense

Description

In 2003, Renshi Janet (encouraged by Sensei Terry) developed a course for women’s self defense. With the help of Sensei Jim MacGillivray, she incorporated a business and began teaching women’s self defense in corporate settings, to schoolteachers and to friends and family. Toward the end of the year, Renshi Janet approached her friend and long time training partner, Sensei David Rennie, to consider turning their favourite hobby and passion into a full time school. Both Janet and Dave had done extensive teaching in martial arts and self defense and had strong ideas on how a school should be run. With the support and encouragement of Terry Kingsbury, Jim MacGillivray, Nigel Spencer, Tim Shaw and Ed Whelan, Janet and Dave built their curriculum, rented a space and opened their own school. After much late night brainstorming, Dave came up with the name “Stronger You” to reflect the culture and priority of the new dojo. This new dojo was to be about the students as it supported them in their journey to be stronger in body, mind and spirit.