Our Instructors     

Alexis Fabricius 

Head Instructor 

Alexis has been training in martial arts for the past nineteen years. She has a strong background in Shaolin Kempo, with ranks and experience that includes:

Martial arts background:

• 3rd degree black sash in Saholin Ch'uan Fa Five Animal Fist Form Kung Fu

• 2nd degree black belt in Shotokan karate

• Brown belt in kickboxing

• 18 years of Japanese ju-jitsu

• 10 years of weapons training

• Experience in Krav Maga with the International Krav Maga Federation (IKMF)

• Trained with some of the best instructors in North America, Europe and beyond from the YKKF, IKMF, CKKA, and other federations

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Women's self-defense background:

• 15 years of women's self-defense instruction

• Taught self-defense with the Toronto Police for Project Improve (2012)

• Has taught women's self-defense with numerous large companies, community organizations and schools

• Many years of teaching adults, children/youth, and working with diverse communities (LGBTQ, blind/visually impaired, women's shelters, immigration centres, professionals who are one-on-one with clients, at-risk girls, youth shelters, etc.)

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Media appearances:

• TV:

  • (2016) Sexual Assault Prevention – Interview. CBC News: News Toronto (Late Night). (January31). http://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2682850793.2014

  • (2014) Women’s Self-Defense – Interview and demonstration. Global’s The Morning Show. (March 11, 2014). https://globalnews.ca/video/1200263/self-defense-for-women.

  • (2013) Self-Defense for Women – Interview and demonstration. CBC’s The Steven and Chris Show. (Oct 30). http://www.cbc.ca/stevenandchris/episodes/season-7/season-7-episode-28.

• Radio:

  • (2017) Violence Against Visually Impaired Women – Radio Interview. Accessible Media Inc.’s
    Kelly and Company. (October 23).

  • (2017) Violence Against Visually Impaired Women – Radio Interview. Accessible Media Inc.’s
    Live from Studio 5. (October 26).

  • (2013) How to Avoid Being a Victim – Interview. Women Connect 4 Good. [Podcast]. (Sept 2).
    http://www.drnancyoreilly.com/how-to-avoid-being-a-victim/

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Academic background:

• Hons BA (2007) York University; Hons BA (2018) York University - Psychology and gendered violence prevention

• MA (2009) University of Toronto;  MA (2020) University of Guelph - Applied Social Psychology

• PhD (in progress) University of Guelph - Applied Social Psychology

• Conference presentations on feminism, gendered violence prevention strategies, women's self-defense

  • San Francisco, CA (2014); Philadelphia, PA (2018); Guelph (2019); Newport, RI (2019)

• Journal and popular media publications

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  Craig  

Instructor 

Lee  

Assistant Instructor