The NCWNZ Wellington Branch recently hosted a free Women’s Self-Defence Workshop as part of our events raising awareness for the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, and it was a fantastic success. A huge thank you to everyone who attended and to the Wellington Hapkido Academy for leading such an engaging and empowering session.

Participants gained valuable skills in awareness, confidence, and practical self-defence, and we received really positive feedback from those who took part.

We’re excited by the strong response and are hopeful to run similar events in the future!

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