Wen-Do
Wen-Do is not considered by practitioners to be a martial art form, but rather an organisation dedicated to practising various self defence techniques for women.
Its central philosophy is to draw from all martial arts and engender women with knowledge, skills, self defence ability and personal power, celebrating survival and a resistance to injustice.
This feminist organisation is by virtue of the fact that its core philosophy is the training of self defence techniques in a hybrid fashion underpinned by a belief in personal self development and self defence, makes it a very welcome and important addition to the growing body of hybrid martial arts.
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- Created by: chriscrudelli
- Published: 26-02-2020, 12:36 PM
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