Empowering Young Women Through Safety Awareness

SSVM Mettupalayam hosted a Self-Defence and Women Empowerment Workshop for girls in Grades 10–12, led by Mr. Francis Xavier, a veteran trainer and Black Belt in Taekwondo and Karate who pioneered the introduction of Korean Taekwondo in Tamil Nadu.

Through practical demonstrations and hands-on learning, students explored personal safety, crisis management, conflict avoidance, legal awareness and self-protection techniques. The workshop also helped them recognise potentially unsafe situations, understand personal boundaries and respond with presence of mind.

The session offered more than physical skills. It strengthened the awareness to recognise risk, the judgment to respond wisely and the confidence to stand strong.