The school girls , aged between 16 and 18 , undergo a five-day intensive knife-fighting course to learn self defence . The students are being trained by a former special forces soldier called Inspector Tan who supervises the drills . The 27th March Huizhou Integrated High School purchased 250 knives - with plastic retractable blades for safety . In addition to these weapons they also have an array of other items including knives, machetes, baseball bats, batons and even water bottles which can be used as weapons.
The school girls , aged between 16 and 18 , undergo a five-day intensive knife-fighting course to learn self defence . The students are being trained by a former special forces soldier called Inspector Tan who supervises the drills . The 27th March Huizhou Integrated High School purchased 250 knives - with plastic retractable blades for safety . However , Instructor Tan said following his course the girls will be able to defend themselves even with chopsticks .