According to the police crime statistics for Bavaria for 2023, there were more than 79,000 people who were victims of physical injuries. Over 40 percent of the perpetrators had no relationship with their victim, so they attacked on the street, for example. But it is precisely there that potential victims could ideally defend themselves with simple martial arts techniques.
There are also figures in Bavaria’s statistics for cases of domestic violence. In over a quarter, the perpetrators come from the victims’ “social proximity,” which means that in over 20,000 cases it was a physical assault in a marriage, partnership or family.
The number of unreported cases is significantly higher – knowing full well that social isolation and
Economic dependency can often make women victims of domestic violence. However, there is also an important message for all victims: the blame never lies with the victim themselves.
Johannes Daxbacher, who founded the judo department in the Königsbrunn police sports club at the age of 19 and has been working in the police service for 45 years, has another one
Group of people in conversation. He hopes to be able to address them during the action days. “It’s the one
Group of those who are not allowed to look away. The intention not to interfere in the affairs of third parties is understandable, but anyone who believes they know a victim of violence should talk to them and not look away.” It is dangerous to want to remain anonymous, not to get involved and not to show any moral courage show. “A nucleus in this country is the family, where things often begin that later become difficult to break,” says Johannes Daxbacher, who received the Federal Republic’s Cross of Merit at the beginning of the year for his national and international commitment to judo and police sports. He and his wife Regina are also active around the world – for example in Ethiopia, where the rate of violence against women is extremely high.
