New York Women Seek Self-Defense Classes Amid Surge in Stranger Punch Attacks 🥊

Within days — and miles — of each other, several women reported eerily similar stories of getting punched by strangers in New York.<br /><br />Several women went viral on TikTok after describing their attacks.<br /><br />On Tuesday 19 March, comedian Sarah Suzuki Harvard was walking alone on Delancey Street when she was hit by a man from behind.<br /><br />“I didn’t see it coming,” she told The Independent.<br /><br />Senior Lifestyle Reporter Meredith Clark attended a self-defence class to see how women could be better equipped for public attacks.<br /><br />Instructor Tsahi Shemesh says class sign-ups have gone up by 400%.