Last updated on May 5th, 2023 at 04:33 pm
Need Base India Rainbow Home, Bengaluru
iTeachiPower.in ‘Girl Empower, Mentor, Lead & Educate Girls’ Instructor Workshop for School & Colleges
Teaching young girls is always a challenge as well as a learning experience. Kids get distracted easily and it becomes a fun challenge to keep their eyes on you as well as make them understand what you are teaching. I got a chance to work on this skill in Need Base India Rainbow Home, Bengaluru. I, Krystal Joseph, Social Entrepreneur, Specialist & CEO of iTeachiPower.in ‘Girl Empower, Mentor, Lead & Educate Girls’ Instructor Workshop for School & Colleges, started the session with a short introduction about myself followed by a story. I told them the story of my first pushup and how hard it was for me in the beginning and my gradual improvement to doing 40 pushups. My father, Guru-ji Franklin Joseph told me to do a pushup as a demonstration of what I was talking about. One of the reasons why I think it is important to demonstrate me doing a push up is to break the myth that a skinny girl like myself cannot do a simple pushup. Also to help the girls understand the struggle inside their minds that they too can do it.
Let me share something I remember – the first time was told to do a pushup in my Krav Maga Self Defense session with my father Guru-ji Franklin Joseph. In simple words, I didn’t want to (I was stubborn!). One of the excuses I gave to get out of it was that I was too skinny and tiny to be able to do a pushup. I struggled (literally) to do one pushup and when I finally did it and though my dad would leave me alone, he didn’t. He asked me to do another pushup. When I did 2, he told me to do 4 and so on. Over a period of time I did 40 pushups. When I finally thought “haa I have done it!”, my father Guru-ji Franklin Joseph said “sike!” and told me do a knuckle pushup on a marble floor. I cried because it hurt my knuckle. Again, over a period of time I could do 20. So, if you think you cannot do physical or painful activities because of your physique, you can do it with practice and perseverance. I am still skinny & still look smaller than my age, but still I am psychologically & physically strong.
Coming back to the iTeachiPower.in ‘Girl Empower, Mentor, Lead & Educate Girls’ Instructor Workshop for School & Colleges, when I did the push-up the girls gasped and were eager to try it for themselves. Some attempted to do a push-up, of course it was not perfect as it was their first time, but it was their initiative & confidence that made me feel proud that they tried & pushed their limits. I was requested by the girls to speak in Kannada as it was the local language. I was surprised by my ability to teach in a language as I was not used to teaching in Kannada.
We did an activity where we taught the girls how to punch the punching bag using Krav Maga Self Defense techniques. They could not contain their excitement of punching the bag, which is a common occurrence I have seen amongst girls in my iTeachiPower.in ‘Girl Empower, Mentor, Lead & Educate Girls’ Instructor Workshop for School & Colleges. According to me, this is because girl are usually not encouraged to do physical activities or sports even if they are willing & able to. So, when they get to challenge their physical limits, they get thrilled & seize the opportunity. After the first round, most of the girls were sneaking back into the line so they get another shot of the punching experience.
The next lesson in iTeachiPower.in ‘Girl Empower, Mentor, Lead & Educate Girls’ Instructor Workshop for School & Colleges, was to teach them was Krav Maga Self Defence tactics of hand grab release. After they had learnt it, we asked some girls to come on the podium & showcase what they had learnt. My dad and I took turns grabbing the girl’s hands simulating an assault situation. When the girls were able to release the grab, they giggled with excitement which made us feel proud. We finished with a group activity where we divided the girls into two groups – Group A & Group B. Group A girls were asked to go grab the hands of Group B girls and they had to release their grabs & vice versa. We did this activity to simulate a real life crime situation where both psychological & physical limits of the girls are tested. Some girls who got stuck in the tactics were given a revision of the self defence tactics.
Finally, we concluded saying ‘Jai Hind’ in sync as a respect to the nation as well as military background of Krav Maga Self Defense. Overall, this experience taught me how to teach kids & bear their shrill screams !!! It taught me how to balance between being a teacher & also being a big sister/mentor so they feel comfortable & approachable.
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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