Ladies, if you’re getting bored of the usual offerings of Zumba or piloxing classes, why not consider karate classes that not just keep you in good shape, but also teach you valuable self-defence skills that you can use in real life?

Many people may not instinctively think of karate when they look for self-defence classes for women, or as an option for women to get fit. Karate, despite the movies made about it, is still better known as a male-dominated sport.

​While that may be true in the past, today, women are making a mark in the sport, especially in Japan.

Don’t believe us? 
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Check out this awesome kata demonstration by an all-women karate master team from Japan at the World Karate Championships.

Following the creation of the A-Baton, the Founder designed the "handguard", a portable self-defence implement.

Combining the functionality of other well-known portable implements like the kubotan and knuckle duster/ brass knuckle, it acts as a force-multiplier to supplement the user's basic self-defence skills.

For self-defence training, the handguard's design and user concepts provides an excellent bridge to employing common everyday items such as the pen and house keys into implements to escape a violent altercation.