In order give an opportunity to the girls to learn the art of self-defense, a 10-day long workshop on self-defence was organised at Marshal Arts Hall in TT Nagar Stadium here from Monday.
The objective of the workshop is to teach the basic techniques of self-defence to the girls.
While informing about the workshop, Director of Sports and Youth Welfare VK Singh said that under the Veerangana scheme, a number of camps are being organised in all the districts of the State. As many as 20,000 women have participated in these camps till now, he added.
It is pertinent to mention here that Western dance and self-defence camps are also a part of summer vacation workshops being organised at the stadium. As many as 50 women, including teenagers, have already registered themselves for the workshop.
This workshop would allow the participants to practice techniques of self-defence by actually wearing the protective gear and get first-hand experience of tackling dangerous situations.