Last updated on May 5th, 2023 at 04:40 pm
Baale Mane, Gopalapura
iTeachiPower.in ‘Girl Empower, Mentor, Lead & Educate Girls’ Instructor Workshop for School & Colleges
It is important to start somewhere. I started my journey as a solo instructor/mentor with iTeachiPower.in ‘Girl Empower, Mentor, Lead & Educate Girls’ Instructor Workshop for School & Colleges through an online workshop with the Baale Mane, a non-profit organisation in Gopalapura. It was my first solo workshop because my dad Mr. Franklin Joseph was in Bengaluru taking his Krav Maga Israeli Military Self Defense classes. Despite taking many Krav Maga Israeli Military Self Defense classes in the past, I was a little nervous starting out, since this was the first time I was the teacher and mentor for a group of teens and kids. My syllabus and my years of training told me what I needed to teach. But at the beginning, I was a bit concerned that the girls might not enjoy my training. Despite this, I drew strength from the fact that all great teachers were amateurs once.
Baale Mane iTeachiPower.in ‘Girl Empower, Mentor, Lead & Educate Girls’ Instructor Workshop for School & Colleges began. My dad Guru-ji Franklin Joseph watched the workshop briefly on Zoom. I told him to speak a little, but he had internet connection problems. While he talked without any audio, all of us awkwardly waited for him to finish -_- . Then I started the session while my dad had to log out due to bad connection. The girls at Baale Mane made me feel very welcome with their enthusiasm. They were very responsive and energetic which made me feel more motivated.
The Baale Mane girl’s called me “Akka” – big sister in Kannada language. This was the first time anyone in a iTeachiPower.in ‘Girl Empower, Mentor, Lead & Educate Girls’ Instructor Workshop for School & Colleges or Krav Maga Self Defense class had called me Akka! I was very happy and pleased with the respect I was receiving. 🙂 When I was a kid, I used to play teacher-teacher with my family especially my father, who used to sleep while I taught him ABCD! I am a teacher who teaches girls how to deal with real crime and possibly save a life by educating and empowering them. I am so proud of myself !!!
This experience made me feel that every duty seemed difficult at the beginning. I realized, however, that the apprehension I was feeling was nothing more than my fear of failure. I was fearing something that hadn’t even happened yet, thinking of all the things that could go wrong. Fortunately, I wasn’t influenced by it. I committed to doing my best and not letting pressure get to me. I think it’s important to recognize & acknowledge our struggles so that we can emerge from them stronger. The workshop was outstanding and the girls enjoyed the iTeachiPower.in ‘Girl Empower, Mentor, Lead & Educate Girls’ Instructor Workshop for School & Colleges and I, too, enjoyed it. When we, the teachers, observe how girls learn from the knowledge we provide them and see how it can save their lives / dignity, despite their insecurities, small stature, and physical weakness, we see a job well done.
The faces of the Baale Mane girls that I saw were innocent & curious. One part of me wanted them to remain innocent and out of harm’s way, but the other part of me wanted to transform their innocence into knowledge about what the nature of crime is, where it happens, how it occurs, who does it, and so on. Kid’s knowledge & vision is confined to the world around them, such as their family, school, friends, social media, and television. While good & bad are funny in cartoons, the kids are rarely taught about good touch, bad touch, strangers or known predators, self defense, etc. So, I made sure they learned all of this, in a way that was fun and in a way they could understand. This is one of core beliefs of iTeachiPower.in – ‘Girls Empower, Mentor, Lead & Educate Girls‘ Instructor Workshop and that is why we educate girls with Krav Maga Israeli Military Self Defense system.
There is an interesting part of my observations of the Baale Mane iTeachiPower.in ‘Girl Empower, Mentor, Lead & Educate Girls’ Instructor Workshop for School & Colleges along with the feedback from the Baale Mane participants on the iTeachiPower.in website – The post is titled – ‘The Baale Mane, Gopalapura – iTeachiPower.in ‘Girl Empower, Mentor, Lead & Educate Girls’ Instructor Workshop for School & Colleges’
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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