City Survival Training Program (For Ladies Only)

I went for this thing called City Survival Training Program (for ladies only) yesterday and I've learnt a lot of things during the 5-hour training. Time flies when I'm having fun... I didn't even realize I was in there for 5 hours...

I've also learnt that the so-called "survival tips" given by certain "wise" ppl on the Internet DUN HELP AT ALL. E.g. putting your finger on the mirror to detect 2-way mirrors, etc. THIS METHOD DOES NOT WORK!!! PLEASE!!! Tips given by the Fire & Rescue Dept. are way more reliable than what you read in magazines and on the Internet! DUN BE SO NAIVE, PPL!!!

The main trainer, Vol. Capt. K. Balasupramaniam. PKPB. PJB (aka Bala) is the founder of The Malaysian Volunteer Fire & Rescue Association (MVFRA). He was a member of Malaysia Fire & Rescue Cadet Cops for three years and obtained his basic knowledge in Fire & Rescue in the Academy of Fire & Rescue in Kuala Kubu Bharu in 1988. On 20th May 1999, Bala was awarded the highest award of the Fire & Rescue Dept., the PINGAT KETUA PENGARAH BOMBA (Honory title of PKPB) by the Director-General of Fire & Rescue Dept. YAS Prof Datuk Dr. Soh Chai Hock for his contributions towards the country in safety and rescue related matters. He's a 30-something Indian guy who has a great sense of humor. He's prolly the funniest guy I've ever met and the ladies who went for the training totally love him... He cracked us up the whole time! =D

The trainers gave us lotsa survival tips (some were really hilarious) and they also showed us pics of rape victims like Canny Ong, Nurul Huda Abdul Ghani, Audrey Melissa, etc. Btw, I can't reveal much here cuz I'M SWORN TO SECRECY. I can't tell anything I learnt to anyone, esp. GUYS. I can't even tell my boyfriend, nor my brother, nor my dad. Anywayz, the pics of dismembered bodies, burnt bodies and decomposed bodies were really disturbing... the pics were not even shown in the media cuz they were just too horrible. One pic that's still haunting me is the pic of this girl whose private part was forcefully penetrated with a broom handle and her lower body was so bloody and mashed becuz of that... arrgh... how could anyone do that to another human being??? Those monsters should burn in hell!!! Then there was another pic of a victim's decomposed face... it's a close-up shot... the look in her dead eyes really made my heart froze... her body was found in a river, I think... *shudders*

The past few years have been especially traumatic for women and children as we read and hear about violent crimes against women and female children: car thefts, muggings, bag snatching, sexual harassment, domestic violence, kidnappings, rapes and murders. Why should our women and female children live in fear? Our women and children have the right to be safe, and feel safe and confident when they are on the streets.

While the laws/regulations are in the process of being amended to give more protection towards women and children, we should do our very best to create awareness and make them street wise. So ladies... pls visit this site http://www.oshdynamics.com.my/oshholdings/index.htm for more info.

Lemme tell you a lil' bit more about the training...

After 10 long years of research on violence against women and updating ingenious techniques used by rapists and snatch thieves, Bala showed us the ways to counter perpetrators. We were able to see and be better informed of the latest gadgets used by rapists, perverts, robbers, snatch thieves, etc. The practical session enabled us to practice and familiarize the defensive and escape techniques effectively.

City Survival Training Program is designed for ladies to learn preventive measures (survival techniques) to avoid a would-be attack. We learnt the basics of self-defense, the correct way to strike at the vital points of an attacker, learn how to convert common items like handbags, combs, pens etc. into useful defense weapons.

We also learnt how to identify other common devices for personal protection, how to handle prank calls, maintain proper security in the home as well as how to handle vehicle safety.

Most importantly, it creates self-confidence when dealing with adversary!

The objectives of the training are:

- To develop female staff with ways of defending themselves.

- To take precautionary measures to reduce risk of attacks.

- To learn and practice self-defense techniques.

- To learn how to create self-confidence when dealing with an attacker.


What we learnt during the training:

- Make Your Own "Home Intruder's Traps"

- Identify Dangers

- Convert Handbag Tools Into Defense Weapons

- Make Safe Cash Withdrawal at ATMs

- Avoid Being Victim To Con-Men Using Hypnosis ("Pukau")

- Handle Road Bully Scenarios

- Handle Abduction in Bus Stop, Parking, Break Down, etc.

- Know About Public Transport Safety

- Apply Rape Prevention Techniques

- Detect 2-way Mirrors in a Changing Room

- Detect Closed Circuit TV Spy Cam in Hotels, Public Toilets, etc.

- Handle Telephone Assaults

- Tackle Domestic Violence

- Handle Sexual Harassment in Workplace

- Attack Scenarios

- Defense Methods

- Pepper Spray Demonstration and Techniques.


Methodologies/Approach Used In Program:

- Lecture

- Demonstration

- Practical Exercises

- Group Discussion