Self-defense certification program

Shri Madhwa Vadiraja Institute of Technology and Management in association with Women Empowerment Cell of SMVITM organized 30 hours training program on Self-defense for the benefit of girl students of the institution on Saturday afternoon from 13^th August 2016 onwards in the college premises. Mr. Chethan, Assistant Professor, Department of ECE and Ms. Mamatha of third year Electronics and Communication Engineering of the institute were the resource persons.

Women are considered as easier targets for crimes and violence. In our country gender violence are on rise, out of which many go unreported. So the women should be aware of the different strategies to be adopted under adverse circumstances. The main objective of the training is to provide awareness on how girls can protect themselves and be independent in the society.

Every Saturday afternoon training began with 20 minutes of moderate level warm up and stretching. The students were then taught the blocking techniques, striking techniques. Different kinds of attacks were demonstrated with dummy attackers, participants were tested for proficiency on a weekly basis.
From the feedback taken from the participants, it was evident that they were benefited from this training program. The training program was of great success and 20 girl students of the college actively participated in the training program.