TESDA Self-defense Seminar for Women Safety and Security

As part of its initiatives for its Gender and Development Program, as well as for the observance of International Women’s Month 2024, the TESDA Provincial Training Center of Nueva Ecija held an introductory self-defense seminar to help promote safety and awareness among its staff and some select students.
The seminar was made possible through the efforts of Ms. Reina Concepcion M. Bernabe, TESD Specialist ll, and Engr. Esteban O. Samatra, Jr., center administrator.
TESDA stands for Technical Education and Skills Development Authority, a government agency responsible for the creation and implementation of vocational technical skills develoment programs for Filipinos. Students who succesfully complete a course and fulfill all necessary requirements are awarded a certificate as proof of competence which they can use to help them attain job security in various services.
Shown in the video are a mix of self defense techniques from Arnis/ FMA, Brazilian Jiu jitsu, as well as those I learned during my time under Coach Edmundo Ongsiako of Krav Maga Global - Greenhills.
In the video with me are coach Kevin John De Leon, a certified Muay Thai instructor, FMA instructor, as well as an active fighter, and my wife, coach Abigail Ladignon - Tiongson, a Brazilian Jiu jitsu coach and competitor. She is also an accomplished marathoner and a veteran Spartan race participant and placer.
My FMA background includes Rapido Realismo Kali, Modern Arnis, and some limited Pekiti Tirsia and Dekiti Tirsia Siradas.