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Sensei Janet - W.E.B.B.S. Member, P.P.C.T. Certified |
 Janet Heffernan began her Martial Arts in 1997 at Douvris Martial Arts (Barrhaven) which later became Greco Martial Arts. She achieved her Black Belt in Karate in May 2000, her Nidan in June 2002 and her Sandan in May 2004. Janet was promoted to head instructor by S. Tony Greco in June of 2002, and achieved certificates in Grappling that same year. In June of 2004, Janet left Greco Martial Arts and began a new dojo, Stronger You Martial Arts. She joined the National Women's Martial Arts Federation and began attending their annual Special Training conferences. Mentored by S. Jaye Spiro of Meijishi Martial Arts in Detroit Michigan, Janet was certified as a Self Defense Instructor by the NWMAF in July of 2005 at Shepherdstown, West Virginia. S. Janet has also studied Filipino Stick fighting with Sifu Dino Urbani with Tactical Advantage Combat Training and ground fighting with Sensei Terry Kingsbury. Sensei Janet was certified in Pressure Point Control Tactics by Renshi Brian Lacroix of Therien Jujitsu. Janet helped coordinate the 2006 NWMAF Self Defense Instructors Conference in Chicago, Illinois for 60 Self Defense Instructors from 7 countries. Sensei Janet teaches Self Defense courses to girls and women in the community for Girl Guides, Sea Scouts, various government departments and in elementary and secondary schools across the region. Her programs encompass both violence prevention training such as verbal assertiveness and de-escalation skills and physical self defense skills practical for women of all ages, sizes and abilities. S. Janet has developed a bully proofing and friendship making program for high functioning children with Autism (including Asperger's Syndrome, PDD, ADD, ADHD and Autism) and consults for the Ottawa Children's Treatment Centre, Autism Ontario, Autism Ottawa, Main Street Community Services and Camp Leo on Autism programming with respect to self defense and safety as well as friendship building skills. The program is called "Jinzai", Japanese for "capable person". Janet also works with survivors of violence and women at risk at St. Joe's Women's Centre in downtown Ottawa. She is active with Amnesty International, writing letters and hosting an annual Taste For Justice fundraiser event at Stronger You each year. There are currently 200 students at Stronger You including 30 training Black Belts. S. Janet is routinely adapting the Martial Arts program at SY for children with various disabilities. The Kakudan Kickers class is a one on one class for teens and young adults with developmental delays. Many a parent has been relieved and delighted at the warm welcome and continuing progress that their differently abled child receives at the dojo. This year S. Janet was nominated for a YM-YWCA Woman of Distinction Award for Healthy and Active Living. She achieved her Yondan from the Eastern Ontario Independent Karate Organization grading board in May of this year. |
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