The recent spate of attacks against women in India has increased the need for women to be aware of basic self-defense techniques that they can use in a potential hostile situation. A good self-defense class focuses on awareness around potential dangerous situations as well as focuses on basic techniques that women can use in case such a situation arises.
Self Defense workshops for Corporates
Corporates in India are increasingly focusing on training their women employees on basic self-defense techniques. ThinkVidya has been engaged by Corporates in Bangalore to conduct basic self-defense classes for their women employees. These workshops teach self-defense techniques that:
- Can be replicated and used by women of all ages and sizes in a hostile situation
- Can be learnt and practiced in a relatively practiced in a short period of time (a typical workshop is around 3 hours)
- Utilize any objects that women may be carrying (example corporate identification cards, keys, pens etc)
A typical workshop is organized as outlined below:
- Start with strength training: The workshops start with some essential fitness, strength and flexibility exercises.
- Teach basic self-defense techniques: We then teach all the participants basic punching, blocking, sparring and kicking techniques that they can apply to a hostile situation. As women could be dressed in different attire (example sarees, salwar kameez, jeans) when a hostile situation arises, we also teach our participants the most effective technique for the attire that they are dressed in.
- Apply learnt techniques to mock situations: In the last hour of the class, students apply the learnt techniques to mock situations. We group students into batches of two and have them practice the techniques learnt under the guidance of our instructors.
Instructors that ThinkVidya uses to conduct corporate training programs are among the most respected individuals in the field of martial arts in the world. We typically use at least 4-5 instructors for a batch of 50 students and always have some women instructors also present as part of the training session.
Self Defense workshop at a Fortune 500 Multinational company
Recently, ThinkVidya conducted a self-defense workshop for women employees at a Fortune 500 multinational company in Bangalore. Below are some of the comments from participants who were part of the training program:
- “I think that this is apt and should be directed to more women”
- “It was very informative and excellent”
- “It was a great session! Thank you”.
- “We had great time learning at your sessions! Thank you”
- “Super! Keep going”
- “It has been a wonderful experience working with you.” <HR Manager at multinational firm>
100% of the participants rated the trainer’s subject knowledge as “good” or “excellent”.
If you are interested in conducting self-defense workshops at your company,organization or apartment community, please contact us at support@thinkvidya.com
