The Kapamilya star recently promoted “Fight Like A Girl,” an all-women Krav Maga seminar set to be held on Sunday, August 18, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the FTX Fitness Exchange Gym in Salcedo Village, Makati City.
Here, participants will be taught how to strike enemies using common objects, and defend themselves against knife attacks and handgun threats, among others.
Leading the seminar is Santos’ Krav Maga instructor, Dindo de Jesus, who is also the country director and chief instructor of International Krav Maga Federation (IKMF) Philippines.
IKMF Philippines recently uploaded a photo of Santos holding a poster of the “Fight Like A Girl” seminar as the actress promotes the fund-raising event, which will benefit a kidney transplant patient.
Santos, dubbed as the “Queen of Pinoy Soap Opera,” began training under de Jesus in June, initially for her role in “Huwag Ka Lang Mawawala.”
In the ABS-CBN primetime soap, Santos portrayed Anessa, a woman who learns how to fight back against her abusive husband, Eros (Sam Milby).
KC Concepcion, who plays Alexis, the “other women” of Eros, was also seen training under de Jesus.
“Nag-outdoor drills kami, nag-burpees, gumulong sa sahig at putik, lahat ginawa niya,” de Jesus said of Santos in a phone interview with ABS-CBNnews.com last month. “Wala siyang special treatment. She really goes through our rough regular training.”
“Na-hook na siya. She wants to be one of our regular students,” he added.
General principles of Krav Maga, a practical and tactical system developed in Israel, include counterattacking, targeting a person’s most vulnerable points such as the eyes and throat, and neutralizing an opponent as quickly as possible.
Its techniques have been used in a number of movies, such as Jennifer Lopez’ “Enough” and the “Taken” series starring Liam Neeson.
Here in the Philippines, groups such as IKMF Philippines hold training sessions for regular students, and occasionally for bodyguards and law enforcement units.
For more information about the "Fight Like A Girl" seminar, call (02) 211-7261 or 0917 894-2728.
source: www.abs-cbnnews.com
