Karate for Protection

India -- Chennai sex workers are learning karate as self-defense to protect themselves from violent customers, according to medindia.net.

Deprived of legal protection -- prostitution is illegal in India -- they often have to put up with violence and harassment at the hands of their customers.

By equipping themselves with karate skills, the female sex trade workers feel can protect themselves from being assaulted by violent pimps and customers.