{"id":40897,"date":"2017-12-11T11:29:48","date_gmt":"2017-12-11T11:29:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=40897"},"modified":"2017-12-11T11:29:48","modified_gmt":"2017-12-11T11:29:48","slug":"depth-combat-sports-protection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2017\/12\/11\/depth-combat-sports-protection\/","title":{"rendered":"In depth: Combat sports for protection"},"content":{"rendered":"

With data revealing that more than half of women in Cardiff feel unsafe at night, should women be encouraged to take up combat sports for protection?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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It\u2019s been a long day at work, and all you want is to do a bit of exercise to unwind. So, you go for a jog. But, it\u2019s dark outside, and you don\u2019t feel as safe as you would in the daylight. You try to forget this and focus on maintaining your pace, but with each corner you turn, you turn with caution, never sure of who may be lurking behind. It wouldn’t be so easy to run away as you\u2019re already out of breath, leaving you defenceless.<\/p>\n

This is how 34 year-old GP, Rosie Harrison, felt when alone at night. However, tired of feeling defenceless, Rosie took matters into her own hands and decided to begin training in <\/span>Krav Maga<\/span><\/a>, a self-defence system. <\/span><\/p>\n

“After I had my second baby I had taken up running as a way to lose the baby weight. It started getting darker in the evenings, so it was a thought that taking up <\/span>Krav Maga<\/span><\/a> would be a good way to improve fitness but also to hopefully learn something. Initially, it was just a few techniques to protect myself, I didn\u2019t think I would carry on doing it this long,\u201d chuckled Rosie.<\/span><\/p>\n