Violent assaults are the fourth most common crime against women in India and the numbers are increasing Year On Year (YoY). Self Defense training builds confidence in physical resistance skills and allows women to feel more capable and more at peace when in potentially dangerous areas as they know the proper techniques to help fend off an attacker.

On the occasion of Republic Day, Ashwin Malik Meshram Foundation organized a Self-Defense workshop with Om Sai Jansevak Charitable Trust in Kurla. Ms. Sufia Khan, Director, AMMF, spoke about the many potentially harmful situations that women find themselves in and how one can be brave and avoid them. 150+ women in attendance took part in the demonstrations and enacted the moves with the guidance of the instructors. API Navde from Nehru Nagar Police Station was also in attendance.