Hi, I’m Gulshen Bano!

At a petite height of 5’ 0” I completely understand from a female perspective what it’s like to be faced with the dangers and issues women and girls come across.

I began my Krav self defence journey after looking for an effective self defence system that would help protect me and my two children whilst out and about. 

With no martial arts background I needed something that would be quick and simple to learn, but produced real effective results on the street..Over the years I have been on the receiving end of numerous real life situations such as mugging, threats and a potential car jacking. However each time knowing the essential self defence skills and situational awareness techniques Krav Maga has taught me I have been able to get both myself and my children home safely. 

Our Instructors now teach these very skills at Strike Back to women and girls just like you all across the world, so you can stay safe and protected. 

From street harassment, to coming home alone at night or for young girls travelling on their own to and from school, everything we teach is centred around how to stay safe and what to do if you need to protect yourself using both physical and verbal skills. 

My team and I are passionate about women’s safety and we work with numerous DV shelters across the UK and world, advising and teaching skills as well as with police forces across the globe. 

We regularly teach self defence workshops to women and girls across the world and are partnered with the DV survivors charity Hopefull Handbags as their Women’s Global Self Defence Instructors. 

We believe every female across the planet has the right to feel safe from violence and threats of violence and our mission at Strike Back is to ensure we are empowering women and girls with these skills everywhere.