31/08/2026
🥋 FROM DIALOGUE TO ACTION: GUARDIAN GIRLS JU-JITSU 🇲🇾
As part of the Southeast Asia Women Citizen Dialogue (SEA-WCD Malaysia), Guardian Girls Ju-Jitsu was proud to take the conversation on women’s safety and empowerment from the stage onto the mats.
Representing Guardian Girls Ju-Jitsu and the Malaysia Ju-Jitsu Federation (MJJF), Cassandra J. Poyong and Izwani Ismail led a Ju-Jitsu demonstration followed by a practical women’s self-defence seminar for female students from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM).
The session introduced participants to practical self-defence skills while demonstrating an important principle behind Guardian Girls: empowerment is not only about having a voice — it is also about having the confidence, awareness and skills to protect yourself.
Through Ju-Jitsu, the students had the opportunity to learn techniques designed to help them respond to threatening situations, while developing confidence in their own physical capabilities.
Earlier in the programme, Cassandra also joined the “Safe to Compete, Strong to Lead” forum, sharing the perspective of women in combat sports and contributing to the wider conversation around the challenges facing female athletes and the importance of creating environments where women can participate, compete and lead.
For MJJF, this is exactly what Guardian Girls Ju-Jitsu represents: taking the knowledge within our sport beyond competition and using it as a practical tool to help women and girls become safer, stronger and more confident.
We are incredibly proud to see Ju-Jitsu playing its part in this important movement — and this is only the beginning. 🥋💪🇲🇾
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