Self-Defense for Women: Think, Shout, Run – or Fight
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- 01 May 2023
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self-Empoweringdefense workshops for women are taught in 72 countries around the world. According to the model of this world program, workshops are also conducted in Niš. The goal is prevention, and in case of an attack - easy self-defense.
When she was 15 years old, Jasna Stojanović was intercepted one evening near her building by a hooded young man who asked for her phone. In his hand, she says, he was holding something that looked like a knife to her, writes Deutsche Welle . She was speechless, handed him the phone and ran home. She remembers telling her parents that it was raining outside.
Today, Jasna is 27 years old, but the fear has not disappeared. She no longer passes the road where it happened to her, she does not like to be alone on the street in the evening, and she speeds up her walk when she hears footsteps behind her. When she found out she could go to empowering self-defense workshops for women, she didn't wait a moment. She signed up immediately through social networks and is now attending this course for the second time.
Ask for help without feeling ashamed
"Here I realized that in those situations that are dangerous and cause fear for us, in which we are blocked, we are left without a voice and we cannot move - that this reaction is important, we must not forget about ourselves in such situations" , says Jasna Stojanović. I think it is important that all girls and women know that we can react if we happen to be attacked, she adds.
From her experience, she says that women often either don't want to ask for help, or if they do, they usually ask for it. "These workshops teach us that we can and should ask for help without the feeling of shame that most women have, and that with some simple movements that both younger and older people can do, we can protect ourselves and get out of a dangerous situation," says Jasna. She particularly likes the fact that the movements are simple and suitable for everyone, it is said. Read More…
