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Make smart choices and travel safe
Besides staying alert to the surroundings while travelling, arming yourself with self-defence skills is another way to protect yourself
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From bag snatchers on motorbikes to pickpockets on the subway, travelling carries an inherent risk.
So it pays to be equipped with basic self-defence skills, which my colleague, Straits Times multimedia journalist Cheow Sue-Ann, and I learn during a krav maga session at The Coactive Self Defense and Fitness school in Craig Road.
