Last updated on May 5th, 2023 at 04:43 pm
I, Krystal Joseph have a few friends near my house. Some of my friends, do not like the way I am. They want me to listen and do what they want all the time. They never listen to me. They always me to sacrifice for them, but they never sacrifice for me.
Being Different
They also make fun of the way I behave or act. I like being funny and make people laugh with funny faces or gestures. Some of my friends call me ‘different’ from them and ‘they do not like me’ because I am different.
I love being different from anybody else. It makes me feel special. Because, I am a special girl, I feel I get more love from my family and relatives.
Being special is something that I learned from my parents.
My father is specialist in girl safety empowerment which is very different job for a man to do. He married a divorcee and adopted me as a his daughter which is also a rare thing to do.
My mother also did a very different thing by going through divorce which many women in India are afraid to do. She was not getting respect and freedom and was afraid for my future.
Asking for respect
One day, it was my friends mother birthday. She told me to draw a cartoon. I drew it and gave it to her in the evening.
Then I heard, my friend telling to her mother, she drew this cartoon for her. I asked her why she lied to her mother about the cartoon drawing, when I made it with all my hard work.
She replied, the cartoon was given to me, so its her choice what she does with it. I felt very very bad to be used by her.
I believe we can trust the people who give us respect.
My father created this website for me, so that I can share and talk about things that happen with my life. This shows respect as my words are important.
My mother also thought about my freedom and future respect and took a difficult decision to get divorced.
Girl-child : Respect and being Different
Many girl-children are not getting respect and are not allowed to be different. Boys are allowed to be different and people respect them too. Girls do not get respect, as people think girls are very weak and they cannot do anything. Some people want girls to listen and do what they say. That why girls do not get respect.
As boys can go out and play in the sun, the girls are told to sit at home and not go out as they will become black. They not told to run or climb like the boys. They want girls to sit at home and do household work all day and make babies. They are told not to be different.
I believe girls must be different and get respect. Girls must fight for respect and being different to be free. I want to grow up to be a scientist and be respected as a strong, smart girl who does 40 push-up at the age of 11 .
Krystal Joseph
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About Ms. Krystal Joseph
- Corporate Workshop - Amazon India, Bengaluru (ONLINE)
- Corporate Workshop - Larsen & Toubro, Bengaluru
- Women Day Workshop - South Indian Railways, Hubballi
- Kids Workshop - The Baale Mane, Gorurpura
- Kids Workshop - Needbase Happy Home School, Bengaluru
- Kids Workshop - DAV school, Hubballi
- Kids Workshop - Kendriya Vidyalaya, Hubballi
- Video Shoot - Unacademy, Bengaluru
- In Dharwad, Karnataka, Ms. Joseph was the youngest Krav Maga Israeli Military Civilian Self Defense Instructor.
- 2018 awardee of the iTeachPower.in Instructor award
- Krystal began training in Krav Maga Self Defense at the age of six.
- In this Krav Maga Boot Camp training with older opponents, Ms. Krystal was the youngest participant.
- Ms. Krystal Joseph serving as Franklin Joseph's assistant instructor in a TEDx Talk on the topic of combat science.
- She has participated in a number of capsules with other trainees, including the Anti-Assault Capsule in September 2018 and the Shiv Weapon Capsule in February 2020.
- Ms. Krystal led multiple online training sessions for Bengaluru-based children, women, and men during the Covid pandemic.
- Krystal Joseph served as the primary trainer for Mr. Kautak's Krav Maga Self Defense course in Dharwad in the month of August and September 2021.
Ms. Krystal Joseph participated in a number of Krav Maga Israeli Military Self Defense boot camps, including
- Year 2012 - October 29-30 - Krav Maga Boot Camp, Dharwad, Karnataka, India
- Year 2013 - April 27-28 - Krav Maga Boot Camp, Dharwad & Dandeli, Karnataka, India
- Year 2013 - July 07-08 - Krav Maga Boot Camp, Dharwad & Dandeli, Karnataka, India
- Year 2013 - October 05-06 - Krav Maga Boot Camp, Dharwad & Dandeli, Karnataka, India
- Year 2014 - March 29-30 - Krav Maga Boot Camp, Dharwad & Dandeli, Karnataka, India
- Year 2014 - July 26-27 - Krav Maga Boot Camp, Goa, Goa, India
- Year 2016 - May 21-22 - Krav Maga Boot Camp, Dharwad & Dandeli, Karnataka, India
- Year 2016 - August 13-14 - Krav Maga Boot Camp, Goa, Goa, India
- Year 2018 - May 19-20-21 - Krav Maga Boot Camp, Dharwad & Dandeli, Karnataka, India
- Year 2022 - July 23-24 - Krav Maga Boot Camp, Dharwad & Dandeli, Karnataka, India