Women's Self-Defense Instructors

Terry Donaghue
Certified Instructor
Dublin, Ireland

Terry is a Sergeant with the Garda Siochana, Ireland's national police service.  His profession has him based in one of the roughest sections of Dublin.

Because of his daily work, Terry has a keen interest in self-defense and is a student of Aikido and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.  He also is also a first aid instructor and does community work with the Order of Malta Ambulance Corps.

When teaching women's self-defense, he feels that lack of physical size should not force women to be victims.

"Good technique should combat brute strength," he says.  "Remember, it is not the size of the dog in the fight but the size of the fight in the dog".

Terry says women need to learn how to recognize and avoid the situations that lead to violence and how to deal with these situations before during and after a violent confrontation.  

"I became a Rape Escape instructor because I had seen the techniques used and my wife had done Level One and Two," he says.  "I think they are the most practical techniques I have seen for women's self defense. Simple and effective. I knew I wanted to help as many women as possible to learn these techniques.

You can reach Terry at:

terry29abbeyvale@hotmail.comx (delete the 'x' at the end before sending).