Comments on Jacqui MacConnell:

“Great job! A female teacher in this type of class is a must. Jacqui is professional but real and easy to relate to.”

“Excellent material presented. Very thorough and knowledgeable. Has a great way of making her passion of self defense known. Thank you!”

“Very cool. Awesome speaker. Lots of great information!”

“She was so compassionate and taught me a lot. She’s awesome and she’s an inspiration to me.”

“A true inspiration to being a woman taking care of herself in a defensive manner! Great class!”

“Jacqui did an excellent job. She was very easy to understand and kept everything pretty clear, informing us without scaring us.”

“I thought that Jacqui was a great instructor. She held all of our attention and I felt that she was very real. The information was delivered in such a way that all felt comfortable asking questions.”

“I think that Jacqui was a great instructor. She was also funny. But she taught me a lot. I’ve experienced in Karate but did not teach me a lot. She gave me a lot of good advice.”

“Very empowering. Helpful. Good speaker. Great instructor.”

“Excellent! Thank you so much for offering this course. I like that you don’t soften things – but tell us the potential dangers of realistic scenarios.”

Jacqui was thorough in designing this course. She was concise and clear in explaining everything, great in individual help.”

Comments on John Monigan:

“John Monigan was enthusiastic, warm and funny. He really conveyed that he had the confidence we could put this information to work.”

“Excellent! Liked the way you really drove home your points with repetition and emphasis.”

“Awesome. Very informative. Very good information. Really wants to help. Not judgemental.”

“Very helpful and knowledgeable. He was great! He was very helpful with my physical techniques, as the other instructors were.”

“His knowledge on self defense and ability to explain each move left me feeling I had learned something useful.”

“Great job! Personable, informative, not condescending. Also shared real life experiences to educate.”

“John is a good resource for this presentation. A good balance with Jacqui. Confirmation of information with personal experience was good.”

“Good speaker and full of information. Great instructor.”

“Great. Mentioned a lot of ways to back off an attacker, showed visuals so we could see.”

About the Class

“I can’t put a price on what I learned. Being able to know that I have a fighting chance is worth whatever fee you would have charged me.”

“All of you were excellent at encouragement and constructive criticism.”

“Outstanding. Exactly what I was looking for. Please do more of these classes. I’ll tell everyone about it.”

“I really enjoyed the class. The instructors were great. I would love to take more classes with these same people.”

“I appreciate the opportunity to attend this class. It was very educational and allowed me the chance to look at life from a more realistic perspective. No one lives in a safety bubble.”

“Each instructor complimented one another. I enjoyed the humor as well as the hands on portion.”