Do you think girls should learn some form of self defence techniques?

i think it is very important that girls and boys learn to defend themselves from attackers. martial arts should be definitly encouraged right from a young age so that the girl grows up to be confident and brave. self defence is something which should be really encouraged from the school level.

yes i do believe that women should be able to defend themselves, and they should be taught when they are young. they should not have to be afraid when they are out some where. and with the amount of domestic violence their is in the world today some even need to be able to protect themselves at home.

Yes,girls should learn self defence.When i was in secondary school,i become taekwando member.I learn how to defence myself from bad guy.I beleive every parent should give their children a self defence learning so they can protect themselve.Today,many bay people around us,we dont know who they are but they know us too much and easily hurt us.....

Yes. Women nowadays should learn how to defend themselves especially with all the crimes going on. I've read from somewhere that there are some workshops being offered to women who wants to learn how to defend themselves. I'm also thinking of signing up for one in the future.

I would certainly encourage girls to learn some form of self defense technique. I agree that now-a-days girls in general are the victims to verbal and physical abuse. Even if we equip them with pepper spray, that would not suffice. Have met with an encounter, needs one to be prepared at all times. So I definitely would want, my sister, my mom or anyone for that matter learn self defense to fend for themselves.

It'll be good and important for girls to learn martial art or some self defense techniques at least. Agree with you that nowadays it's really not very safe for girls while being outside of their home and especially when they're alone (It's not even for guys too!) News of women or girls being attacked or harrassed are common here and there. Thus, i'd encourage girls to learn up at least some self defense techniques for their safety.

It is not only just girls, but also boys should learn some form of self-defense techniques to protect themselves in case they meet someone doing some harm to them. At least, this is what I think. Take care.

of course females should learn some kind of self defence to protect themself. i tought my daughter how to box when she was growing up. and for a 4'11 girl she got one mean right hook. she's 24 now but once she got jumped by 5 boys, and she won. she hitted this one boy so hard we thought she broke her hand, but the cop told us if she didnt break the boy jaw she came really close too.

Yes I agree. Girls should learn to defend themselves. I have always been wanting to learn martial arts to defend myself in case someone attacks me or wants to harm me. But I do not have time for lessons because I have a son now and my husband is the only one working. I just keep on being safe and always alert whenever I am outside. I know that self defense is very important but it is not also easy to learn some. But if there is a chance and time then every girl that has it should grab it. Learn some techniques in self-defense so that bad guys won't succeed in harming you.

not being sexist but why just girls??both sexes should learn self defence as both boys and girls are attacked. I myself do kickboxing and it is not about whooping the attackers butt, its about learning restraint and being confident when situations happen. I also think the way you walk and come across affects the chances of being attacked if you walk with a sense of confidenc yu are less likely to get into trouble.

Certainly. It's important to protect ourselves. I'm a girl and i learn two martial arts. I learn tai ji and wushu. So far i learn those martial arts for body practises. I need to keep my body fresh and energic. It's important for every girl. But since those things are martial arts, of course they should be useful as self defencing technique in dangerous moment. We don't know, and no one would know, when the bad guys come to harming us. So prevention is the most wise thinking. Have a nice day and happy mylotting.

Well I think that they should learn some form of self defense techniques. Primarily because, everyone should have some knowledge about protecting themselves against some goons and thugs out there. But for me, I want to learn Capoeira. It's a form of self defense that's a combination of dance and fighting moves. It's pretty fun to learn, and you can even apply it to breakdancing! It's a pretty nice and cool way to defend yourself.

I totally agree with you .in this society too many guys have bad behavior.Recently i always see some rob case .the victim is most of the female.why is female? because they seem too weak.and they without the ability for pertect themselve.so they always hurt.i think grils should learn some kung fu to pretect themselves

yes! i think girls should learn how to protect themselves specially now a days that bad guys are almost everywhere looking for there next victims. Learning self defense can also be use in helping other people for example you are at situation where in someone is being attack by a bad guy.

Yes, I do agree...girl need to be able to protect themselves, since they are targeted mostly. I will register my daughter for aikido lesson near my house as soon as her age permitted. BR.b

Girls should be able to defend themselves and be aware enough of their surroundings to know when they might be in trouble. Just because you know how to defend yourself doesn't mean that when the time comes to use it you will be able to. First and foremost when attacked you have to stay calm and alert so you will know what is going on around you. With any luck and self preservation no one will ever have to go through an attack.

they should even learn it from school. It should be part of the girls physical exercises in school as well. And if they weren't able to learn it from school maybe taking up some classes of karate or judo will allow them to gain some self defense moves.

yes definitly, in this universe of globalisation boys and girls are equal, so why we think that every advantage should go towards boys only. martial arts or other self defence techniques is highly important to girls to protect themselves. keep it up.

yes!!!!!!!!! i have a 13 year old daughter and she is learning to defend herself, with society the way it is i want her to have every advantage to defend herself to keep her from getting hurt, like i was hurt when i was her age. god forbid if anything happens to her like with me. what ever you have to do give her the chance to defend herself. not only does it teach her to defend herself, it also teaches herself displine as well as make her feel good about herself, my daughter loves it.

yes, can't never tell these days, simple harrasment could happen to girls, like when riding a bus full of passengers, a man bumped you intentionally so he can feel your private, or when you are in a concert , hands are everywhere, you'll never know if those are just frantically waving to their idols or touching you, some men can get aroused with these simple acts especially those who are deprived. Better be ready than be sorry as they say..