Prakash Banjara
Biratnagar: At first glance, Priti Kandel of Biratnagar does not look like she has a disability. But her gestures and gait confirm that she is suffering from a disability. Priti is also an example of the fact that women with intellectual disabilities are also capable of physical exercise and self-defense. Along with her sister Priya Kandel, Priti has also participated in a three-day self-defense training for women organized by the Sports Development Board of Province No. 1 in Biratnagar, Morang.
Prati has the experience that the self-defense training organized for women has taught her many defense skills. Priti, who was born with a disability, is now in her 23rd spring. But due to his physical disability, he is losing a lot of things in life. In a conversation with the state portal on the second day of the three-day training, Priti said that the training gave her confidence that she could save herself if she needed self-defense somewhere.
Elijah Marik of Morang is a Usu player. Elijah, who has already participated in her national competitions, has also won a silver medal. Although she is a martial arts player, she says she has learned new defense techniques and styles from national-level self-defense coaches. According to Elijah, the training in the group also taught him how to present himself in public and how to speak. Eliza, 20, says that after three days of training, she will be able to train other women in her ward for self-defense, which will benefit her.
However, Bipana Pradyan, who has come from Bhojpur's Temkemaiyu Gaonpalika Ward No. 6 for self-defense training, is a Palika level volleyball player. Although she is participating in martial arts and self-defense training for the first time, she believes that self-defense training has taught her how to defend herself.
Radhika Karki of Sunsari, who is active in organizations and social work, believes that self-defense training will be very useful in countering the incidents of child related crimes taking place in the country. Radhika, who came to participate in a three-day self-defense training organized by the Provincial Sports Development Board under the Ministry of Social Development of the state government, said that she has learned many self-defense techniques. The training has taught us how to block and how to escape and how to avoid the enemy if we retaliate, 'said Radhika.
Ishwori Dahal Niraula, who came from Nechasalyan village in Solukhumbu district to participate in the self-defense training, has reached the age of 37 but she has been taught for two days of self-defense training that her age does not stop her from taking the training. Ishwari, who hopes to become very mature by the third day, is a health worker by profession. Niraula, who said that self-defense training is necessary for all women and not just teenagers, said she was hopeful that the three-day training would go to the village and teach women sisters.
Meanwhile, Taekwondo instructor Kamana Rai, who came from Udayapur's Chaudandigarhi village to participate in the training, said that she was very satisfied with the training. Although she wants to teach taekwondo to kick and boxing, she says she has a lot of knowledge of self-defense, but she says she has had the opportunity to learn how to avoid a sudden attack, how to defend against backtracks and bubbling.
He hopes that if he gets the opportunity to go to his district and teach the knowledge he has learned in three days as a volunteer in schools, he can teach self-defense to many teenagers. She also said that the training would be useful if the children knew that if they did this, they would be able to avoid the attack. After completing this training, Rai plans to go to his district to make a program with his friends and give training on self-defense together.
On the other hand, Shrestha, who has just passed the SEE exam, is a taekwondo player like Shrestha Kamana. The role that has reached the blue belt in Taekwondo feels different from Self Defense Karate and Taekwondo. "Self-defense is not just karate and taekwondo, the instructors have taught everyone to understand." The role told the state portal.
After the training, she plans to play the role of self-defense skills to her neighbors, family, sisters, relatives and friends. Sushma Lawati of Sunsari, Dharan has a similar plan. Sushma, who is affiliated with a social organization, says that self-defense is the training that people of all walks of life need.
After the training, Lawati affiliated with Sunsari Consumer Rights Forum is planning to train the girls of each school in collaboration with the wards of Dharan. However, Binita Dahal, who reached Biratnagar from Sunsari's Inaruwa Municipality for self-defense training, has reached 42 years of age. However, Dahal said that age does not stop her from learning immunity. Even though it is short, Binita says that she has learned many technical things in the training.
Dahal, who is also the chairperson of a non-governmental organization called Our Sahyatra Manch, says that the training organized by the state sports development board is very helpful. Member Secretary of the Provincial Sports Development Board Hans Raj Wagle says that the Provincial Sports Development Board has organized women's self-defense training to make the women of Province 1 strong in self-defense.
Ritesh Shrestha, a member of the Sports Development Board, said that the self-defense training was organized by the state sports development board targeting women in order to protect them from the ongoing incidents of violence against women.
Shailesh Kumar Bisht, a member of the board, said that the board would bring such training programs for women in the coming days to prevent and counter sudden attacks.
The training, which is being conducted in collaboration with the Nepal Self-Defense Association, is being held at the meeting hall of the Morang Trade Association in Biratnagar from Tuesday. The training will continue till Thursday. Sanju Maharjan is the head coach along with DB Ranapal, president of the Nepal Self Defense Association, Radhika Hamal is the trainer and Bhagwati Adhikari is the psychologist.
The Nepal Self-Defense Association has so far imparted self-defense training to more than 70,000 people in 33 districts of the country, said Chairman Ranapal. According to Ranapal, special training has been given to the trainers to teach them special techniques.
