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Two women with short dark hair and athletic clothing practicing self-defense or martial arts outside at night near a chain-link fence with barbed wire, one woman in a white t-shirt with purple graphics and the other in a light gray t-shirt, engaging in a training exercise or sparring.
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Empovervan in the Media

BBC

27.02.2026

Muay Thai fighter teaches refugees self-defence

In this BBC feature, Muay Thai fighter and EmpowerVan volunteer Kat Samuelson shares how she uses her skills to teach self-defence to women in refugee camps near Athens, focusing less on perfect technique, and more on confidence, boundaries, and feeling powerful in their own bodies.

Read on BBC