Inclusion of Krav Maga as Self-Defense Training for Female Housekeeping Employees

The main purpose of this study is to look into the threat experienced by female house keeping employees and the challenges and opportunities this [Krav Maga] training may face. Descriptive-correlation and quantitative research method was used in the study. The first phase involves identifying the variables included in the study. Then, the second stage was data gathering from the participants in terms of age, educational attainment and housekeeping positions. Afterwards, the analysis of data to determine the practices in  relation to prevention of occurrence of threat was considered. The results showed that the housekeeping department has developed practices in relation to prevention of threat and that consistency of implementation of these practices were observed. Challenges also showed an overall result of “Agree”which means that female employees were aware of what Krav Maga training may face. On the other hand, the respondents clearly stated, in the opportunities, that they “Strongly Agree” of the Inclusion of KravMaga as Self-defense training. A total of 88 female housekeeping employees were asked to answer the survey. A survey instrument was utilized to gather the necessary information from the respondents. Descriptive statistics such as frequency count, percentage and weighted mean were utilized to answer the objectives of the study. The study pointed out that the entire women employees were in union in saying that it is important to have some learning about Krav Maga to prevent threat while they are working. It is therefore recommended that several strategies, and development of ideas to the hotel industry, managers, women employees, students and future researchers be established and practiced.

Keywords: Krav Maga, Threat, Descriptive-correlation, Qualitative research method, Practices, Challenges, Opportunities, Housekeeping employees