Self-defence trainers in Bengaluru

The nearest published price is for a school day. Franklin Joseph Krav Maga's own FAQ says a company can sponsor a 1-day workshop at a school or college for ₹20,000. The FAQ doesn't say how many girls that covers. Its 3-day programme takes 100 to 200 girls on the first day. It is what a sponsor pays for a school, so use it only as a rough guide for an office day.

A seat at an open women's workshop. Bodyforce Fight Club posted ₹750 to ₹799 a seat for a 2-hour women's workshop in October and November 2024. We don't know today's price.

Paid for by the state, for some girls. Karnataka launched a self-defence course for girls in some government hostels in 2022, and a 2025 budget line plans one for girls in minority residential schools. Big campuses run their own: the Indian Institute of Science has a 10-class course for its own women staff and students. Ask your school, college or employer first.

Of the 10 requests for self-defence mytribe got since April, two named a budget: an office wanted ₹500 to ₹1,000 a head for about 15 women, and one man about ₹3,000 a month for a group class.

Franklin Joseph Krav Maga prices a school workshop two ways, both paid by a company as a sponsor:

One day

₹20,000

Three days

₹30,000

A 1-day workshop at a school or college

Day 1: 100 to 200 girls learn to spot danger early and how fear makes you freeze

Its FAQ gives no head count or content for it

Day 2: 10 to 15 captains learn more, and learn to teach the others

Day 3: an exam; captains certified, then monthly video calls

The extra ₹10,000 pays to train 10 to 15 girls to lead practice after the trainer leaves, and for calls to keep them going. An office or a society can do something like it for little: ask the trainer for a 10-minute drill everyone repeats, or book a second session a month later. Raw Krav Maga runs a four-session course, usually one 2-hour session a week, for up to 30 women. Its page gives no price.

For yourself, a workshop is a taste. Real skill comes from a regular class over a few months: Franklin Joseph Krav Maga calls its first 3 to 6 months the beginner stage.

What the two hours cover. Krav Maga Global, the school we work with, runs its 2-hour office workshop in this order:

• How to notice trouble in an office, a cab or a parking lot.
• How to speak and stand so a situation cools down.
• A short part on what Indian law allows.
• Then the moves: a stance, blocking slaps and punches, escaping a wrist grab and a basic choke.

None of the workshop pages we read says two hours makes you able to defend yourself.

You pay more an hour at Franklin Joseph Krav Maga: about ₹240, against about ₹40 at The School of Martial Arts (our sum, weekend batches, before tax). If its ₹3,800 covers the buffer week too, it's nearer ₹190. The krav maga school says its first months cover grabs, chokes and falling.

Settle these with the trainer before the day:

• Who exactly comes, by name, and whether a woman is one.
• Who the moves are shown on: their own assistant, a pad, or someone from your group who has said yes.
• Whether people can sit out a drill without saying why.
• A quiet way to tell the trainer, beforehand, about anyone who has been hurt before. Franklin Joseph Krav Maga's own FAQ asks for exactly this, says every drill is voluntary, and advises against filming.

Keep a women's workshop women only. Krav Maga Global told us most of its office workshops are for women, with the odd man:

If the men want it too, give them their own session. For schoolgirls, keep a woman teacher in the room the whole time, and tell parents before the day what will and won't be touched.

We found no seniors' batch in Bengaluru, so ask a beginner class or a women's workshop:

• Do older people and complete beginners come?
• Can I skip the falls and the work on the floor?
• How many are in a class, and can I watch one first?

Krav Maga Global, the school we work with, takes anyone from 13 with no experience in its regular classes, and told us its trial class is free.

Want a trainer to yourself? Franklin Joseph Krav Maga, a separate school, sends a trainer home: ₹8,800 for 4 hours, over 2 to 4 weekends. Its own page says its training works without strength or fitness.

Living alone? The part that matters most is the first part of any class: noticing trouble, keeping distance, and who to call.

What to wear: track pants and a T-shirt for a class. Franklin Joseph Krav Maga says to bring running shoes, so ask what yours wears. For a workshop at work, office clothes are fine. Franklin Joseph's corporate page says its moves work in sarees and skirts.

Krav Maga Global takes 35 to 40 people a session at your office. It splits 80 people into two sessions and 100 into three, runs 2 hours, or 1.5 if your team can't spare 2, and brings strike pads and focus mitts. A conference hall, a cafeteria, a lobby or any open space works. Everyone gets a digital certificate.

Raw Krav Maga takes up to 30. Franklin Joseph Krav Maga's FAQ calls up to 50 the best size and advises against very large groups, though it also sells sessions for 100 to 200 or more. The Indian Institute of Science's own women's course runs batches of up to 30.

For an apartment, hold separate sessions for mothers and for kids. Decide before the day whether the association pays or each family does, and expect fewer people than signed up.

Krav Maga Global runs a batch for children aged 6 to 12. Franklin Joseph Krav Maga's page says 6 in one place and 8 in another, so ask.

Being bullied at school? A self-defence class teaches you what to do in that moment earlier than karate does. A martial art like karate builds confidence over months, with belts and exams. Either way, ask the coach what they tell a child to do before using any move.

A trainer at home for one child? Ask. A parent asked us this in September 2026, and we hold no answer yet.

A school's Instagram shows the head coach, and someone else may come instead.