RAJ KUMAR
Ranchi, June 28: Now that Krav Maga has been added to the curriculum at the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA), Mussoorie (Uttarakhand), officers of the Indian Administrative Services will be posted in districts across the country with the requisite training in self-defense.
The Hebrew word for contact-combat is Krav Maga. The major goals in a dangerous circumstance should be to protect oneself and one’s companions, according to this combat method, which was developed in the middle of the past century to educate the Army of the State of Israel. In other words, the obstruction must be neutralised as quickly and with as little physical effort as feasible. It is crucial to strike the aggressor’s body’s sensitive areas, which are divided into categories based on the degree of damage they have inflicted. Other than the traditional martial arts, which necessitate frequent practise to memorise, like Karate, Judo, etc., Karv Maga is not included in the games category.
According to Assistant Director (Outdoor Training) Harilal Chouhan. LBSNAA is the first institution in the nation to offer this kind of training, which has been going on since March of this year. Chauhan happens to be a 2013 batch IPS officer of the Jharkhand cadre.
The purpose of teaching IAS officers Krav Maga is to enable them to protect themselves and their families from immediate threat, according to Chouhan, who had just recently arrived in Ranchi and took the time to train female students at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) and D.A.V.Gandhinagar.
In addition to providing them with training, Chouhan stated, “we also encourage them to teach this expertise to schoolchildren throughout their separate field postings.”
Chouhan justified the training saying it is the need of the hour.
“If we see the basic definition, it is protecting oneself from any external harm by defending the opponent. Self – defense use is under legal jurisdictions called the “right to self – defense”.
“In today’s world, it is very important to know how to protect yourself. There are several reasons you might want to learn self-defense. The most obvious reason is that you want to be prepared to defend yourself or your family if you’re ever in immediate danger,” Chouhan said.
Asked how the training could be introduced, Chouhan said: “Prime Minister Narendra Modi on various occasions has shared the importance of learning self defence skills. The importance of being equipped with survival skills cannot be emphasized enough specially for the women in society. “LBSNAA Director Srinivas Katikithala worked on the vision shown by the Prime Minister and for the first time in the Academy due focus was given to ensure the basics of self defence,” he said.
Chouhan, who was earlier in the Indian Army before joining the Indian Police Service, said he had learnt the technique when he got an opportunity to visit Israel.
