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“You must no longer touch me”: against domestic violence, women are taking up combat sports

2024-04-02T04:27:14.703Z

Highlights: MMA champion Djihene Abdelillah has created a specially adapted defense method, which she uses almost everywhere in Île-de-France. The trend, difficult to quantify and predominantly female, is confirmed by numerous observers who see wives, wives and girlfriends arrive in their training sessions to learn how to deal with aggression. “They want to protect themselves both physically and psychologically, they want to stop suffering,” relates Abdelilah. They also regain self-confidence after a complicated journey.


More and more of them would try it to learn to defend themselves, but above all to gain self-confidence. On the island


It’s the actions that save. Faced with the scourge of domestic violence which affects nearly 250,000 women each year, some of them are taking action. They no longer hesitate to enter fight clubs or take self-defense courses. The trend, difficult to quantify and predominantly female, is confirmed by numerous observers who see wives, wives and girlfriends arrive in their training sessions to learn how to deal with aggression.

“They want to protect themselves both physically and psychologically, they want to stop suffering,” relates Djihene Abdelillah, an MMA champion who has created a specially adapted defense method, which she uses almost everywhere in Île-de-France. They also regain self-confidence after a complicated journey. »

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