My first solo iTeachiPower.in workshop with girls

Baale Mane, Gopalapura

iTeachiPower.in – Girl Safety Empowerment & Girl Self Defense Wellness Education Workshop

It is important to start somewhere. I started my journey as a solo instructor/mentor with iTeachiPower.in Girl Safety Empowerment & Self Defense Education 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 iTeachPower’s Girl Safety & Self Defense workshop began. My dad watched the workshop briefly on Zoom. I told him to speak a little, but he had 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 workshop or 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. The girls enjoyed the session 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.

There is an interesting part of my observations of the Baale Mane iTeachiPower.in Girl Safety Empowerment & Girl Self Defense Wellness Education workshop 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 Safety & Self Defense Workshop’

Ms. Krystal Joseph

KRYSTAL JOSEPH

My name is Krystal Joseph, born 2002, youngest Krav Maga Self Defense Instructor in Dharwad & Hubballi, Karnataka. I am also the head of the youth wing of https://www.iTeachiPower.in campaign.

FRANKLIN JOSEPH

Social Entrepreneur, C.E.O. & Specialist –
Indian Institute of Strategic Threat-Intelligence Analysis & Combat Tactical Science

Specialist Guru-ji Franklin Joseph is a Social Entrepreneur, Founder and C.E.O. of Indian Institute of Strategic Threat-Intelligence Analysis & Combat Tactical Science (I. I. S. T. A. C. T. S.), Dharwad. The main organization – I. I. S. T. A. C. T. S. have various projects that focus on empowering the men, women and children to prevent, avoid or escape from crime, violence, sexual harassment and sexual abuse. Some projects are Franklin Joseph Krav Maga Self Defence Academy, Power To Women Corporate Workshops & iTeachiPower.in Girl Safety & Self Defence Wellness Workshops for Schools and Colleges.

Franklin Joseph Krav Maga Self Defence Academy,Bengaluru, Hubballi & Dharwad

In 2007, he migrated to Karnataka & founded Franklin Joseph Krav Maga Self Defence Academy. In this academy, apart from learning Israeli Military Krav Maga Self Defence tactics, these one-of-a-kind unique features exclusively incorporated by Specialist Guru-ji Franklin Joseph are added to your training – Pro-active Combat Science, Guerrilla Hit & Run Deception Strategy, Neuro-Behavioral Crisis Management, Warrior Mindset, Fear Counterinsurgency, Pro-Failure Conversion Technique, Psychological Anti-stress Drills, Conflict Situational Awareness, Verbal Modulation Drills, De-escalation Drills, Criminal Profiling, Tyre & Hammer Combat Fitness, Body & Mind Pain Conditioning, Decrypting Pre-Crime Sequence, Battle Strength Fitness etc.

Mr. Franklin Joseph started his Krav Maga training in 2003 under Mr. Vicky Kapoor, Chief Instructor of Krav Maga in India. He was internationally certified as a Senior Civilian Maga Self Defence Instructor (2003 batch) and was the Regional Director of the International Krav Maga Federation (‘IKMF’) at Bangalore from 2007 onwards till 2012. He had also trained under and was certified by the Grandmaster Avi Moyal, Chief Instructor, IKMF, Israel and has attended countless workshops by Krav Maga legends & stalwarts like Grandmaster Eyal Yanilov, Chief Instructor, KMG, Israel, Master Shlomi Moyal, Master Gabi Noah and Master Amnon Darsa etc. Now, he founded & run an independent organization – Franklin Joseph Krav Maga Self Defence Academy in Bengaluru, Hubballi and Dharwad.

‘Guru-ji’ and ‘Dr. Safety’ are honorary alias given to him by his Krav Maga Self Defence practitioners. He also added Ninja Kubaton Pressure Points Self Defence in his Krav Maga capsules to help promote its unique and amazing tactics.

Franklin Joseph Power To Women Corporate Workshops& iTeachiPower.in Girl Child Safety Workshops

Mr Joseph has conducted 400+ Power to Women Self Defence Workshop for Corporate Women from Jaipur, Delhi, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Chennai etc. He has also been invited as guest lecturer on Girl-Child Self Defence in various schools and colleges all over India.

Franklin Joseph’s ‘iTeachiPower.in’ Girl Safety Empower and Mentoring Girls project is in its pilot stage and will soon be implemented with help from school and college students in Karnataka.

Franklin Joseph’s Award, Achievement,Recommendations & Clientele

In 2017, Franklin Joseph’s Krav Maga Self Defence Academy was granted ‘Best Service Excellence Award 2017’ by Luxury Travel Magazine, London, United Kingdom.

Mr. Franklin Joseph has imparted his training as an Assistant Instructor with National Security Guard (N. S. G.) or Black Cat Commandos.

He was also the Senior Krav Maga instructor training the I. P. S. & I. A. S. probationers officers in S. V. P. National Police Academy, Hyderabad. He has also trained Krav Maga Self Defence to women personal of the Hubballi-Dharwad Police.

United States of America Department – O.S.A.C. organization’s Indian Women Safety Report 2014 stating a recommendation -“Franklin Joseph is a good Self Defence instructor that also focuses on psychological empowerment in his workshops”.

Mr. Joseph was honorarily awarded a plaque for his commitment towards women entrepreneurship and economic empowerment by Government of Karnataka in ThinkBig 2016 Women Entrepreneurs Convention Exhibition.

Among Franklin Joseph prestigious clients include Government of India Indian Railways, Defence Research Development Organization (D. R. D. O.), Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (H. A. L.) and Bangalore Commissioner of Police along with Vanitha Sahayavani N. G. O.

Franklin Joseph workshops have been conducted in more than 100 corporate PAN India clients – NASSCOM, TATA, Wipro, HP, APC, HSBC, Dell, TNT, Amazon, GE, COLT, Alcatel-Lucent, Harman, Syngene, Titan, P&G, Ebay – Paypal, Cisco, Qualcomm, Dupont, Yahoo, 3M, ABB, Dupont, HCL, Deutsche Bank, ITC Group, Accenture, Cognizant, Monsanto, Tavant, NIIT, NESS, Infosys, Goldman Sacs, Thomson Reuters, Total etc.

He has been guest lecturer in many universities and colleges like Indian Institute of Management – Bengaluru, National Institute of Technology – Trichy, SIES College of Arts Science and Commerce – Mumbai, SRM Institute of Science and Technology – Chennai, Mithibai College & Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology – Mumbai, Christ & Jain University – Bengaluru etc.

Experiences that forged Franklin Joseph’s spirit

Mr. Franklin Joseph was born into the slums of New Delhi, India, and from an early age, he was unwillingly exposed to some elements of sexual abuse and violent crime. After surviving 22-25 years in street violence and abusive circumstances, he gradually converted his bad experiences into positive knowledge. Today many of his projects have their base in what he learned from his grass-root level experience from crime, violence & abuse from his past merged with cutting edge scientific knowledge & skill set he has acquired since then.

In his TEDx talk video, he showcases his dark humour, skills and knowledge of ‘Combat Science’ with a jaw-dropping opening line “I See Dead People” indirectly referencing to the fact that lack of preparation against crime could be a fatal mistake. He is voluntarily self-retired after 11 years of working in the IT industry as a Creative Director, Project Manager, Senior Website Designer and Search Engine Optimization Specialist.

He also worked as a freelancer with Mr Kailash Satyarthi, Nobel Peace Prize Winner 2014 for 7 years when his quest to educate others to help them understand and deal with crime and violence was born.

Franklin Joseph’s Modern yet Radical Approach

Mr Franklin Joseph, in essence, represents the changing face of self-defence especially women self-defence education. He is among the pioneers who have recognized just as crime is dynamic, changing and adapting, so too should crime prevention methodology and fighting tactics. He has tirelessly, and often at a great personal sacrifice to his financial growth or his family life, overcome enormous hurdles to advance the cause of helping improve safety for men, women & children. No matter what the cost, he is clear that he will achieve his mission of a safer world through proper education, training and a holistic approach to self-defence.

Press, TV & New Media presence of Franklin Joseph

Franklin Joseph has been featured in various articles or videos showcasing his goal of a safe world, free of abuse and crime, especially for girl-child and women. Some media names are Times of India, Hindustan Times, Bangalore Mirror, DNA, Deccan Herald etc., Magazines like Tehelka, 080 Bangalore, Bengaluru Pages, LiveMint.com, GlobalPost.com, TimeOut Bengaluru etc., TV shows and News Channels like ZeeTv, CNN-Ibn, NDTV 24×7, TV9 News, Swarna Channel, Aaj Tak, Headlines Today, Times Now etc.