Taipei’s Bear-Wielding Moms Prep For War, Trolls & Trauma
Welcome to Kuma Academy in Taipei, where 80,000 civilians—70% fierce moms aged 25 to 45—swap knitting needles for tourniquets, prepping for the nightmare of a Chinese invasion. Founded in 2021, this ‘cute’ nonprofit sports a bear mascot brandishing a rifle, because nothing screams civil defense like woodland creatures with guns. The $40 one-day course involves learning to stuff and press deep wounds, mastering the fireman’s drag, and spotting fake news scams from WeChat spies—because disinfo’s the silent killer. Meanwhile, founder Puma Shen gets death threats about his kid’s orphanhood (party poopers much?), and a chip tycoon sues China. It’s all very serious, except for the bear merch.
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War prep disguised as cute bear merch and tourniquet self-practice, while trolls threaten orphans and chip tycoons sue China. Because nothing says ‘civilian readiness’ like forests armed for Netflix apocalypse marathons.
Nothing says ‘Get ready for war’ like a cartoon bear with a rifle and moms practicing bleeding arms for $40. Civil defense or cosplay meetup? The line’s blurred, but hey, at least it’s cute.
Kuma Academy: Training moms to spot fake news, dodge China, and turn into walking emergency kits, all under the watchful eye of death threats and black-cloaked staff. Taiwan’s civil defense just went from ‘meh’ to ‘messy cute.’
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 9/15/2025 | Author: Huileng Tan
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