St Agnes College holds Workshop on Self Defence

Mangaluru: Entrepreneurship Development Forum (EDF) in association with Women’s Cell and Rangers and Traffic Warden Squad St Agnes College (Autonomous), organised a workshop on “Self Defence” on 26 November 2022. Mr Arjun Shetty who is an Authorised self-defence trainer at Combat Tactical System and Prajna J Shetty, WAKO International Kickboxing Referee were the Resource persons for the workshop. They were assisted by Vidya and Prerana.

The workshop began with a Prayer song led by Michelle Kinara Dsouza, a member of EDF. Dr Devi Prabha Alva, Convenor, EDF welcomed the gathering. Lawren Maria Castelino, Convenor-Rangers and Traffic Warden Squad, Blairil Vishma Dcunha, Convenor-Women’s Cell, Nebisha Muneesha, Secretary EDF, Firdoz Banu, Secretary Rangers and Traffic Warden Squad, Jenal Weona Pereira, Secretary Women’s Cell were present for the inaugural.

The members of all three associations were present for the workshop. All of them took an active part in the session. The Resource persons gave many insights into self-defence. They also explained various methods of self-defence and gave a brief description of how to protect oneself in times of danger. The Resource persons gave a practical demonstration of the attack and counter-attack tactics. This enabled the students to understand self-defence in a better way. The students tried to practically implement the tactics taught by the trainers. A few students shared their feedback on the session and exclaimed about its effectiveness of the session.

Blairil Vishma D’Cunha, Convenor Women’s Cell proposed the vote of thanks. Dr Devi Prabha Alva Convenor EDF handed over the token of gratitude to the Resource persons. Overall it was a good interactive and informative session.