REPORT ON WORKSHOP ON SELF

DEFENSE FOR WOMEN

Conducted by support of: PRAVAH JAIPUR INITIATIVE
FROM
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11
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June, 2010
Submitted by :
Nimisha Jain
IIIrd year,Mtech
CC,!OR"Jai#ur$
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Trainer-
%an&ari'
Students-
(#ra)ita,%ha*ya,+arima,Nimisha,Nisha,,riti-a,Ra*i,San.eeta,Su
man,Sure-ha,/eshes*i'
INTRODUCTION
0omen ha*e 1on. been considered the &ea-er se2, much to the
#rotestations o3 3eminists e*ery&here' !n3ortunate1y, this
stereoty#e e2ists e*en today in the 21st century' ,erha#s that4s
&hy *io1ent crimes a.ainst &omen are at an a115time hi.h and there
is a need to teach se13 de3ense 3or &omen'
(11 &omen 1i*e &ith a certain 1e*e1 o3 ris- 3or crime' In 3act, a 215
year5o1d &oman today has a 1 in 6 chance o3 ha*in. a *io1ent
crime committed a.ainst her' hese crimes ran.e 3rom the
shoc-in. such as ra#e to sim#1y intrusi*e 1i-e car )ac-in. or #urse
snatchin.'
0hat4s e*en scarier is that o3ten, the crimes committed a.ainst
&omen ha##en in their own homes by a 1o*ed one 1i-e a husband
or boy3riend' 0hat a horrib1e 3ee1in. to ha*e to &orry about your
sa3ety and &e11 bein. in the #1ace &here you shou1d 3ee1 sa3est'
he aim o3 this #articu1ar &or-sho# &as to &or- on de*e1o#in.
se13 de3ense &hich is the use o3 the ri.ht o3 se135de3ense as a 1e.a1
)usti3ication 3or the use o3 3orce in times o3 dan.er is a*ai1ab1e in
many )urisdictions'
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HISTOR-
Ori!in: 7arate be1ts &ere 3irst introduced in the art o3 Ja#anese
Judo' his 8co1ored be1t system8 &as then ado#ted by -arate, and
&as used 3irst by Sensei +ichin Funa-oshi and Shoto-an 7arate'
hey &ou1d say that i3 you &or- hard enou.h, the be1t &ou1d
chan.e co1ors and sho& ho& much &or- you4*e done' hat is &hy
you ne*er &ash a -arate be1t' %ut most say that the be1ts &ere )ust
8dyed8 e*ery time you &ou1d ad*ance'
K"R"TE #ELT ORDERS5
11th 7yu9 0hite %e1t
10th 7yu9 0hite %e1t &ith a ye11o& stri#e
:th 7yu9 /e11o& %e1t
;th 7yu9 Oran.e %e1t
7th 7yu9 +reen %e1t
<th 7yu9 %1ue %e1t
=th 7yu9 ,ur#1e %e1t
6th 7yu9 ,ur#1e %e1t &ith a &hite stri#e
>rd 7yu9 %ro&n %e1t
2nd 7yu9%ro&n %e1t &ith one &hite?b1ac- stri#e?ta.
1st 7yu9 %ro&n %e1t &ith t&o &hite?b1ac- stri#es?ta.s
%1ac- %e1t 1st @an
%1ac- %e1t 2nd @an
%1ac- %e1t >rd @an
%1ac- %e1t 6th @an
%1ac- %e1t =th @an
%1ac- %e1t <th @an
%1ac- %e1t 7th @an
%1ac- %e1t ;th @an
%1ac- %e1t :th @an
%1ac- %e1t 10th @an
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Se$%
de%ense %or
wo&en is im#ortant and you o&e it to yourse13 to stay sa3e' @on4t
1et the crimina1s &in 5 #ro*e to them that &omen can be stron.
too' Aearn se135de3ense and be con3ident that &hen the time
comes, you411 be'
W'( ou S'ou$d Care ")out Se$% De%ense
1' %ecause you can4t e*en ima.ine &hat it 3ee1s 1i-e to be
*io1ated 1i-e that'
2' %ecause he4s stron.er than you are and you &i11 be he1#1ess
a.ainst him
>' (11 you ha*e is yourse13 &hen it comes to se135de3ense
6' %ein. a *ictim stays &ith you 3or 1i3e and it4s not easy to co#e
sometimes
=' 0hen you de3end yourse13 a.ainst a crimina1, they -no&
there4s at 1east one &oman he can4t o*er#o&er
<' 7no&in. se135de3ense is a 1ot better than &a-in. u# at ni.ht
screamin. and cryin. 3rom a ni.htmare about the crime
7' Aoo- at it as insurance 5 insurance 3or you and your &e115
bein.
;' It4s not di33icu1t to 1earn and e*en easier to carry out
:' Aearnin. se135de3ense is your best counterattac- a.ainst
sur*i*in. a ra#e or assau1t'
Se135de3ense isn4t -arate or )udo 3or &omen' It isn4t 1earnin. ho&
to shoot a .un' It in*o1*es -no&in. ho& to a*oid situations that #ut
you at ris- then cou#1in. them &ith e*asi*e techniBues that can
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he1# -ee# you sa3e and sound' he best se135de3ense is a #roacti*e
o33ense
"n O*er*iew:
he day o3 trainin. be.an &ith &arm u# and &or- outs'
0e then #roceeded to&ards the rea1 1earnin. &here &e &ere
tau.ht *arious ty#es o3 #unches, b1oc-s, #a1ms, -ic-s, cho#s
and other martia1 art 3orms'
Intermediate1y &e he1d brea- sessions &hich &ere made
interacti*e'
@urin. the brea- &e &ere a11o&ed to ha*e banana and ener.y
drin-s so that &e donCt o*erstress ourse1*es'
0e &ere 1ater on to&ards the end o3 the &ho1e day tau.ht the
tric-y techniBues and ho& to hit correct1y on the #ressure
#oints'
Our sam#ire &as *ery su##orti*e in he1#in. us out beat the
e2ertion throu.h #o&er yo.a and meditation'
%ut on other side he e*en made sure that &e did enou.h 3ro.5
)um#s &hene*er &e &ent &ron.'
THE K"R"TE-CHOP-M"P
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PICTORI"L +IEW OF
THE TECHNI,UES WE LE"RNT-
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THE
PRESSURE POINTS INCLUDE-
he Dyes
he Nose
he %ac-
he (rms
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he Dars
he Nec-
he Chest
he Ae.s
WOMEN-S SELF DEFENSE PRINCIPLES-
./ Sta( aware o% 0eo0$e in (our surroundin!s/ Not
sur#risin.1y, crimina1s e2hibit #redatory beha*ior in
#re#arin. to attac-'
1/ Sta( wit' 0eo0$e2 !o to 0eo0$e/ @o not e*er 1et yourse13
be ta-en some&here'
3/ Kee0 a )arrier )etween (ou and t'e )ad !u(/ !se a
barrier to b1oc- him or use distance to .ain time'
4/ "ttra5t attention/ he 3irst thin. he &i11 say to you is
8don4t scream or I411 -i11 you8' Ee4s te11in. you e2act1y &hat
&i11 ruin his #1an'
6/ Contro$ 'is 'i0s and 'is 'ands/ his mi.ht sound stran.e
i3 you4*e not .one throu.h the Ra#e Dsca#e course, but the
conce#t &or-s'
7/ Use (our stron!est wea0ons a!ainst 'is wea8est tar!ets/
Eis &ea-est tar.ets are those that are most *a1uab1e, yet
ironica11y, cannot be entire1y stren.thened'
CONCLUSION
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I am hi.h1y than-3u1 to #ra*ah 3or or.aniFin. this &or-sho# &hich
#ro*ided us the in3ormation that can be a##1ied to our #ersona1
#rotection, de3ensi*e tactics, e2ecuti*e #rotection and combati*e
#ro.rams'
It a1so aided us in bein. more con3ident, stron.er and raised our
s#irits to 3i.ht the e*i1'
E(N7 /O!G''
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