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“Women Empowered” through self-defense class

“Women Empowered” through self-defense class – WVVA

Family Martial Arts in Beckley is introducing a new self-defense course geared at empowerment and building a community around safety. Some women’s self defense classes are seeing a spike in enrollment as their new years goal.

 

‘It’s not about being strong’: Self-defense classes in Kelowna help empower women

‘It’s not about being strong’: Self-defense classes in Kelowna help empower women

Pacific Top Team, a martial arts studio in Kelowna, is helping women learn how to defend themselves using Brazilian jiu-jitsu moves. “We like to call it a more intelligent way to defend yourself,” said martial arts instructor Sarah Draht. “It’s not about being strong and big. It’s about technique and leverage.”

 

 

Brazilian jiu-jitsu champion fights her way to the U.S.

Brazilian jiu-jitsu champion fights her way to the U.S.

SAN ANTONIO – Fabiana Borges grew up in the slums of Brazil, and fighting on the mat was a way of survival. “There were shootings between drug traffickers, and sometimes we would hide ourselves a little bit,” she recalled. At 11 years old, her dad took her to her first jiu-jitsu class.

 

SWFL teen overcomes obstacles to achieve 10 world titles

SWFL teen overcomes obstacles to achieve 10 world titles

Katelyn Donaldson, 16, may have just earned her driver’s license, but she already had 10 world titles in karate, the sport she said helped her overcome bullies, a heart condition, and other other obstacles in her life. “It’s amazing, and I wanna use it as a way to inspire other people, especially younger girls,” Donaldson …

 

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