A self-defense workshop for VTC drivers and users in Marseille

In sportswear, barefoot, they are invited to “anchor yourself in the ground“In a circle, eight young women jump up and down to warm up.”We inhale, we become aware of our body in space and we exhale“, says Anouk Hajage, coach and psychologist.

This Thursday, May 28, a self-defense workshop brought together around ten Bolt VTC drivers and users at the SWAG studio, a stone’s throw from the Old Port. Offered by the Bolt transport platform in partnership with the Bagarre Therapie collective, this workshop allows you to “create meeting spaces and a bond of trust between female drivers and VTC users“, says Eva Dieudonné, in charge of marketing at Bolt.

“It reassures me to know that I can defend myself”

For two hours, they discover combat techniques and self-defense methods through role-playing scenarios. “We teach them to set their limits through a mixture of martial arts. The idea is above all that they gain self-confidence and that they feel capable of defending themselves in the face of danger.“, explains Laura Martin Person, MMA coach for the Bagarre Therapie collective. An essential initiative when 61% of…