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In today’s a definition of Women Self Defense is all about punches, kicks and martial arts tricks. Whenever I conduct my corporate workshops on Women Self Defense, they all ask me the same “Can you show some tricks to the women which they can use to get away from threats?”. If crime can be prevented by some martial arts tricks, all the police in the world would be jobless! My sister was eve-teased in Delhi Metro, my wife had gone through certain episodes she does not want to share publicly and so have many of the women I have met conducting these workshops. Wish we had a simple answer like some tricks which could have prevented most of these trauma of all these women or even men (I went through childhood abuse and violence also).

Women Self Defense is Male oriented, Male Point of View giving Solutions using Strength and Size

[KravMagaBangalore.in] [Post] If we imagine Bruce Lee or Jackie Chan or even Salman Khan, we do not imagine a weak, bald, guy walking with sticks with a huge belly. The “HERO’ has to be an alpha male. He can protect the women. He can Fight 10 men. He can jump in and around cars. He can dodge bullets and save the world. Even if we see a women fighting, she is shown to have some or most of these characteristic of being an alpha female. So, it means self-defense or protecting yourself is only for alpha male and females?

Now looking at fighting techniques, any martial arts, most of them use these factors – strength, size, fitness level, stamina or flexibility.

Let see how these factors are applicable in three different case studies of women self-defense

1. 5.6″ tall, 56 Kg weight, 45-year-old women verbally and physically abused by her drunk husband
2. 5.2″ tall, 41 Kg weight, 19-year-old college girl being molested in a bus by a group of teenagers
3. 2.3″ tall, 25 Kg weight, 8-year-old school girl being sexually abused by her neighbor uncle

Can Strength help?

Can we ask the 45-year-old to do weights and build up her body ? Can we ask her to gain so much strength that she can use her strength to protect herself from her husband? Or what about the 19 years old, maybe she can grow few pounds in weight so she can handle a group of men targeting her in a crowded bus? Oh, yeah the 8 years can start young and gain strength as she grows but that would take years, how can she protect herself in that years gap of being a weak child to being a stronger child.

Basically, it nearly impossible for the women in all these three cases to grow as strong as the man or group of women instantly. So just having physical strength alone does not help.

Can Size help?

How can we make a 5.6″ women grow up to 6 feet so that her size can help her get away from her abusive husband? The other two girls are 5.2″ or 2.3″, and the good news is they will grow taller but how much more? Not big enough as their male counterparts. So just having physical height  alone does not help. What about width, I mean being fat? If these three women were fat, do you think that would help protect them. Will they sit on the attackers? What if the attack is inside a small space or a car or in a room? Will size of the women matter? Not much, in fact due to low fitness level they will get tired very fast and thus be a sitting duck anyway.

Can Fitness help?

So, maybe they should be fit, join a gym, gain some confidence, will that help? Yes, to some extent, as a clear healthy mind can find solutions. But fitness itself is not effective enough against crime, violence and sexual abuse. If the wife chooses to stay in the house of the husband, her fitness won’t protect her from his fist. Well, if she is very bold enough to leave her husband then yes, fitness, confidence and clear mind helped her. What about the 19-year-old? Can her fitness protect her from her tormentors? Let’s say she does not take the bus anymore after her confidence level increases due to fitness. Then it helped her. But if the group of men stay in her locality, or near her house, getting away from bus is just not enough.  Being fit and healthy helps by giving a fit, smart and clear mind/body which can help in a small way to protect.

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» 'Dr. Safety' Franklin Joseph was born in slums of New Delhi, where he was exposed to sexual abuse and violence from a very young age, and all his youth, he lived and gained in-sight of crime modus operandi and criminal mindset along with life-time real-life street combat experience.

» After 11 years after working as a IT-Creative Director, he turned into a Social Entrepreneur and Motivational Speaker to listen and share what I learned in my life.

» 1986 : Started researching and educating myself on Safety Empowerment to help me heal and elevate myself from my own sexual abuse and violent past.

» 1995 : Onwards, he researched, created and designing grass-root workshop module on Women Safety Empowerment by living or researching with women with abusive past or trauma.

» 2004 : Started learning and practising Krav Maga Israeli Self Defense in Delhi and has been trained by legends like Master Vicky Kapoor, Avi Moyal, Shlomi Moyal, Gabi Noah, Amnon Darsa etc.

» 2005 : Assisted Mr. Vicky Kapoor in many tactical training with Military, Police and Special Forces.

» 2007 : Started designing Power to Women Corporate workshops with inputs from a Woman Psychologist as well as women victims of trauma.

» 2008 : Started conducting and specialising on ‘PowertoWomen.in' : Women's Safety Awareness, Psychological Empowerment against Crime, Violence and Sexual Abuse

» 2009 : Created ‘PowertoKids.in' and Mother Child Safety Awareness workshops focusing on Children Safety Empowerment from within.

» 2010 : Founded 'BadAzz Combat Academy' working on teaching no-nonsense, hardcore training with a limited few students instead of mass-business operation.

» 2011 : Designed Specialised Weapons training modules : Knife Fighting / Knife Self Defense : Best for Women or Men alone in house in a Home Robbery or Rape situation.

» 2011 : Founded Specialised Weapons training modules : Ninja Kubaton Pocket Stick : Best for Women or Men who want Non-Lethal Pressure Points tactics to Deter and Prevent threats.

» 2011 : Created Specialised Weapons training modules : Collapsible Steel Baton : Best for people travelling to defend against Knife Threats and Car Robbery.

» 2012 : Being a Social Entrepreneur, he started free sessions for civilians on Basic Safety Empowerment and Self Defense with various organisation like Justice for Women and Volunteer Junkie.

» 2012 : Launched Motivational Workshop Module: Neuro-Science Positive Emotions and Paranormal Intervention Tactics: Looking at your life from the after-life.