6-Week Ninjabi Course - Basic Self Defence for Muslim Women

[Yasir]

Islamic Circles Presents:

6-WEEK NINJABI COURSE - BASIC SELF DEFENCE FOR MUSLIM WOMEN (E London)

Delivered by Sensei Nasreen Shah (3rd Dan Black Belt)*

Dates: Saturday 14th April - Saturday 26th May 2007
Time: 5.00 pm - 7.00 pm
Venue: Froud Centre, 1 Toronto Avenue, off Romford Road, Manor Park, London, E12 5JF

From the mean streets of London, where Islamophobic attacks from chavs, hoodies and pervy so-called Muslim men have become increasingly common, and our unchivalrous brothers fail to deliver when the going gets tough. It's time our sisters stood up and defended their honour!

Enter the Ninjabi. This is a tailor-made course that will strike fear into the hearts of potential offenders and make them think twice about any attack. All classes will start with a ten-minute warm up. Students will be taken through a series of conditioning, toning and stretching exercises. The course will cover basic moves such as blocks, strikes and punches. After the course sisters will insha'Allah know how to defend themselves against attacks by knife, stick and throat as well as general body attacks. The course also intends to cover reaction training, street awareness and confidence building.

* Sister Nasreen Shah has a 3rd Dan black belt in Shotokan Karate and is the Chief Instructor of the Chikara Women's Karate Academy in East London. She is a member of the World Shotokan Karate Association and the Karate Union of Great Britain.

Spaces are very limited and by prior booking only.

To book a place or for more information please contact:
Tel: 07743 075 911
E-mail: women@islamiccircles.org

[abu_ibrahim]

ninjabi lol. thats a good name.

[Umm]

I think these courses can benefit some sisters, but in a lot of cases it will give them a false sense of confidence. This is when you get cases of single sisters staying out late and saying "If anyone comes near me I'll whack them" etc etc.

[Ibn Adam]

I think these courses can benefit some sisters, but in a lot of cases it will give them a false sense of confidence. This is when you get cases of single sisters staying out late and saying "If anyone comes near me I'll whack them" etc etc.

The focus of self defence orientated classes tends to be more how to escape or how inflict an injury that'll allow you to then escape. It's not really directed at how to engage someone physically with a view to knocking them out.

It's true that one of the early transitional phases that a lot of us will pass through in learning any martial art is over-confidence. However, that should soon give way as you learn humility through training with those more skilled than you. Especially in an art that emphasises randoori (live sparring). As a beginner you inevitably will lose consistently until you've grasped various techniques to an executable standard. In the process you learn how to deal psychologically with losing and this invariably lessens a person's tendency to think they're bullet proof on the street.

You also will pretty soon catch on to the fact that you really cannot tell who you are meeting in the street. Physique is not always a reliable indicator of skill. I've seen people that you'd assume were wide open for having their pension book snatched from them outside the post office but having seen them in action I know that'd be the last move I'd ever make if I tried it.

Whilst six weeks isn't enough time to learn enough to truly "keep you safe" and you'll doubtless forget some of the techniques you're taught, you can still learn some invaluable tips on how to deal with a conflict situation. There are many very simple things that once you've been made aware of they can greatly improve your chances of survival under a serious attack.

A common misconception that people have is that they can depend on blind rage to get them out of harm's way. They think that I'll just get so mad, I'll do x, y and z and they'll think twice about messing with me again. But if you don't know what you're doing you can expend a lot of energy very quickly and you leave yourself more vulnerable through exhaustion or by having exposed yourself into a worse position through your naivety. It's much better to have had this myth shattered for yourself in a class room with an instructor than to find yourself untrained and attacked on the street, unable to stop an aggressor.

A self defence course provides direction and focus. It'll help you know where and how to attack but most importantly how to escape and get away. I'd strongly recommend that sisters get involved in these types of events as these skills can really improve your chances of survival under attack. They're not there to produce walking tanks but to give you an edge that may very well one day save you from harm. Plus once you get a taste for martial arts, hopefully you’ll continue learning and develop yourself further.

Allahu a'lam.

[abu_ibrahim]

Yeah, 6 weeks is nothing. Thats like 12 hours, but these 12 hours is better then having no training in self defence.