About Pete Keogh

Experience

• Black Belt 6th Dan Okinawan Goju Ryu Kenkyukai Karate
• Martial Art Instructors Course
• Security industry experience from security at hotels to personal protection.
• Level 3 Security Certificate in Firearms, Baton & Handcuffs (ISTA)
• Qualified First Aid Level 2
• Certificate 4 in Training and Assessment (TAE40110) Phillips Institute
• Over 25 years of providing Self-Defence Courses in Victorian Schools
• Provider for Women’s Domestic Violence Course
• Provider for Anger Management Programs
• Providing a number of year level talks to secondary schools throughout the state on focusing on understanding and controlling the present and setting goals for the future
• Providing a holistic approach to the Prahran “YRO” Police and the City of Stonnington youth Resource on programs and dealing with “at high risk” youth
• Course Facilitator- Waverley Help Mates Aggression Outlet Training and Assessment

Other Achievements

• Speaking publicly at Neighbourhood Watch and Centre Against Sexual Assault (CASA) on self-defence and effects of abuse in the community
• Mental Health Week Panel member for the City of Kingston with Dr.Michael Carr Gregg & Sally Cockburn (Dr.Feelgood), on young people’s choices for now and the future
• Working with “Child Wise” promoting stopping the Cycle of child abuse and improving self esteem of the young
• Provider for Stay Safe for girls, Drummond St Relationship Centre
• Contract with DHS delivering “Stop the Cycle” program to ex-prisoners and high-risk youth
• Speaker at Rotary Victoria on Home Safety
• Developed and delivered ‘Stranger Danger’ and self-defence programs to North East Victoria Girl Guides and Scouts
• Developed and delivered a home safety and self-defence course for “Over 55s” called Prime Movers (featured on Good Morning Australia, Network Ten)
• Developed personal safety program for Royal Districts Nursing Service (RDNS)
• Facilitated course for women’s Victims of Domestic Violence group
• In conjunction with psychologist Martina Quirk, development and delivery of home safety and personal safety programs for victims of domestic violence
• Delivered ongoing self-defence and Safety in the Work Place Courses to employees at United Customer Management Solutions (a 2500 employee Contact Centre & BPO organisation)
• Interviewed on Channel 7 program “The Morning Show” on abuse survivors as well as the programs offered by Tritactics
• Conducted a 4-week intensive self-defence/Relaxation/Stress Relief Course at Bexton (boutique IT Professional Services firm of 60+ employees)
• Public speaking engagements for Neighborhood Watch and CASA on self-defence  and effects of abuse in the community
• Providing a Safety In the Workplace and Home Visits course for Southern Health group, a health provider regularly delivering services into client’s homes
• Guest speaker on radio 3AW for Dr Feelgood (Dr Sally Cockburn) show on “Abuse- are you a victim or a survivor?
• Speaker at Austin “House” Hospital for Adolescent Inpatient Unit on Personal Safety and Self Defence;
• Assisting local member of State Parliament Ann Barker on course for Women’s Refuges
• Assisting Victoria Police (Prahran) in the Juvenile Justice Programs
• Implementing and running a Karate program with Stonnington Council Youth Services, Adventure Playground, Prahran
• Working with the Cathy Freeman Foundation implementing and running a self-defense program for indigenous youth at the Palm Island School, Palm Island Queensland
• Working with the Department of Human Services in the Goulburn Valley Region, teaching emotional awareness to high risk adults
• Public speaking engagement for Youth Connect program, run annually by the City of Kingston
• Working in conjunction with Victoria Police and the Blue Light Foundation to assist high risk youth through individual and group-based programs to make better life choices