Self Defence Program Organized by SPUWAC

June 05, 2015

The Special Police Unit for Women and Children (SPUWAC) earlier known as Crime Women Cell,

was set up in 2009 to give more sympathetic response to women and children complaints on priority basis. Further to empower women through exposure (demonstration) and training in techniques of Martial Arts, Self-defense training was started in the year-2002 by this unit. During the Self Defence training the participants are also being trained how to make use of things like Dupatta, Pen & Handbags to protect themselves from attacks by anti social elements, chain or bag snatching, criminal assault etc. The training helps in building up the self esteem of students/women so that they do not feel vulnerable & humiliated.

Since 2002 till date total 1057 self defence training programmes have been conducted by SPUWAC, Nanakpura and total 1,39,509 participants i.e. school/college girls students, housewives and girls in educational institutions across the NCT of Delhi have been trained in basic self-defense techniques. During the year 2014, 145 programmes were conducted by SPUWAC, Nanakpura and 17699 participants trained. In the year 2015, 17,253 participants have been trained in 65 programmes till date. Apart from it 233 one day workshops have also been organized so far which have been attended by 38095 girls/women.

To further enhance capacity building of the trainers of Delhi Police we are imparting improvement/refresher training to the members of Self Defence Team, SPUWAC through M/s Karate Association of Delhi Kanninjuku (KADK), New Delhi.

04 Summer Self Defence Camps, 2015 (i) Self Defence Training Hall,

SPUWAC, Nanakpura, New Delhi (ii) National Victor Public School, I.P. Ext., Delhi (iii) Sarvodaya kanya Vidhyalaya, Sultan Pur, Mehrauli, New Delhi (iv) Convent of Gagan Bharti, K-4 Block, Mohan Garden, New Delhi have been organized from 20.05.2015 to 05.06.2015in which 3311 participants have been trained.

In order to further streamline the self defence training, keeping in view the enthusiastic response from participants and to channelize their enthusiasm further, it was felt, that a manual on self defence, with lucid demonstrative photos and instructions is urgently required. Therefore, Self Defence Manual/CD has been brought out for the participants who, after attending the course, may revert back to this manual for self training at their respective places/homes and convenience. These self-defence skills enumerated through different assault situations and practised regularly can save them from any kind of assault.

Today i.e. 05.06.2015 the Commissioner of Police, Delhidistributed Certificates to the participants of the Self Defence Summer Camp-2015, inaugurated Self Defence Manual & C.D. and Flag off of newly allotted Gypsies to SPUWAC was done.