CNN IBN Deepa Balakrishnan, CNN-IBN Bangalore: Three IT companies in Bangalore recieved e-mail threats of attacks last week. Following this Bangaloreans are training themselves in the elite Israeli form of self-defence called Krav Maga. Ashish Puri, a product manager for an IT ...

DNA Newspaper MUMBAI: In the aftermath of the recent terror attacks in Mumbai, security has been beefed up across the city, and alert citizens are now taking the onus of protecting themselves. Self-defence classes across the city have seen an increasing number of enquiries and enrolments over the last two weeks. Whether it is karate, kickboxing, judo or krav maga (the Israeli martial arts form) more people today want to learn some form of self-defence techniques. “In self-defence classes, you learn to protect yourself in different circumstances. It teaches you to deal with real-life situations,” says Kavita Pai, a chartered accountant who recently joined a self-defence class. Ajit Verma, an instructor at the International Krav Maga Foundation, admits that there has been a quantum leap in the number of inquiries for joining classes post 26/11. “We started in Bandra three months ago, and in the last 10 days, we have received about 80 to 85 inquiries,” he says. According to him it is not just the young crowd that wants to learn the art, but also middle-aged people.

DNA India Sanghita Singh Wednesday, May 31, 2006 22:49 IST NEW DELHI: Watched the movie Enough, where Jennifer Lopez learns the self-defence technique Krav-Maga to take on a bully of a husband? Well, you can learn the deadly martial arts right here in Delhi from Vicky Kapoor. Kapoor, who moved ...

The Hindustan Times Posted on 23 Apr 2006 # IANS New Delhi: An Israeli martial arts system, Krav-Maga, which includes special anti-rape and anti-assault techniques for women, was demonstrated in the capital in an effort to pass the self-protection tools to civilians. The system used by Israeli forces is practised in 45 countries ...