How India’s women are using martial arts to fight back against sexual violence
IBTimes UK explores how females in India are learning self-defence and martial arts to prevent sexual assault.
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UCLA adjunct professor brings lessons from martial arts to classroomSix years ago, three strangers attacked Ivan Lopez from behind while he was walking home at night from a bus stop on Venice Boulevard, leaving him bleeding and injured. “I thought they were going to kill me,” said Lopez, a 55-year-old adjunct professor in the department of head and neck surgery at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine.
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Women learn self defense from expert“This is not a judo or karate martial arts class,” he said. “This is a class on how women can defend themselves if they are assaulted and save their lives.” The class taught where and how to strike soft spots and pressure points to disable even the biggest and strongest assailants.
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Medford man guards against bullyingBullying is a sensitive subject for Robert Turley. As a fifth-grader in Florida, he experienced it every day at school, which made for a horrible experience. He drew the ire of a bully who had been reprimanded by a teacher who spotted him jump in line in front of Turley.
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