Women from across South Africa, Namibia and Kenya came together for a special women\u2019s Krav Maga self-defence workshop, last Saturday.<\/p>\n
Spearheaded by Elite Defence Academy\u2019s Warrior Women brand, in partnership with South African Women Fight Back (SAWFB), the workshop aimed to combat gender-based violence and was open to women 16 years and older.<\/p>
\u201cSAWFB is a platform and community of women supporting women, with over 100 000 members,\u201d said Bronwyn Litkie of SAWFB.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe teamed up with Elite Defence Academy with the aim of teaching women how to protect themselves.<\/p>
\u201cToo many women are raped, kidnapped, attacked and murdered in this country and having the basic means to protect themselves is vital.\u201d<\/p>\n
Attendees were not required to have any prior self-defence experience or be at a specific fitness level.<\/p>\n
Elite Defence Academy (Krav Maga) Germiston was among the clubs involved in this ground-breaking project and instructor Greg Yen was excited to be part of the project.<\/p>\n
\u201cWomen are capable of doing something to protect themselves,\u201d said Yen.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is a misconception that you have to be strong or fit to be able to do something.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is everyone\u2019s mandate and everyone\u2019s right to defend themselves.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, it is a choice whether you do or you don\u2019t, but who wants to be a victim of violence?\u201d<\/p>\n