A self-defence class is helping those who have experienced abuse regain their confidence.

Free self-defence classes funded by police have seen take-up of more than 70 per cent and received a warm welcome from participants. The sessions in Stourport, Worcestershire, were made available as ...

In response to the alarming increase in femicide cases across the country, gender-based-violence activist Dr Sharon Okubo has launched a nationwide mission; a self-defense programme for women. The ...

Three high-profile killings in London have lead to a surge in demand for women's self-defence classes - Copyright AFP/File Ben STANSALL Three high-profile killings in ...

Neha Kushwaha, a 26-year-old yoga trainer, was on her way to a class in Ashok Vihar when a group of young men standing by the road began heckling her – ‘Ladki hoke bike chala rahi hai (She is riding a ...

Samuelson has been volunteering to pass on her Muay Thai skills as a means of self-defence. She says the priority is not so ...

Self defence classes have been organised for women following spate of violent attacks in Birmingham and the Black Country. Single mother Sanni Aujla said she wanted to organise them in Sutton ...

In Jammu and Kashmir, a Taekwondo academy in Poonch is empowering girls with self-defence skills. Separately, the Indian Army ...

WOMAN in Basildon are being offered free self-defence sessions to help them feel safe and encourage "empowerment". Basildon Council is hosting three pilot self-defence sessions in the coming months ...