Under ‘Sashakti’ initiative by the Delhi Police, 400 school girls were taught ‘Krav Maga’ — an Israeli combat system during a self-defense workshop organised by the Station House Officer (SHO) of Badarpur Police Station Suhaib Farooqui in Southeast District of Delhi.

Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (Southeast) Ghanshyam Bansal said that the workshop was organised from February 11 to February 18 last and the students were trained by internationally certified instructors.

Students studying in classess VII, VIII, IX, and XI of Kendriya Vidyalaya, Badarpur participated in the workshop. “They were trained in self-defence moves and tackle during their morning session at the premises of the school itself,” he said.

“The participants were trained in ‘Krav Maga’ - an Israeli Military Combat System by ‘Contact Combat India’ — a professional Self Defense Training studio. Krav Mega is a military self-defense and fighting system developed for the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) derived from the combination of boxing, wrestling, judo and karate, along with realistic fight training,” Bansal stated.

The Joint Commissioner of Police (Southern Range) Devesh Srivastava congratulated the school girls for empowering themselves and for successfully completing this vigorous training.

“The students securing top 10 positions during the training programme as well as top positions in the painting competition were felicitated by the Chief Guest. Further, all the participants were also rewarded with certificates for successful completion of training,” he said.