North Palm Beach Martial Arts instructor teaches people self-defense techniquesNORTH PALM BEACH, Fla. – “Elbow, groin, no. Yeah, there you go.” Self defense instructor Chris Fortney says 50 percent of the people in his classes are women. “Get a lot of calls on women who are scared, that are fearful for their lives, for the safety of their children, even victims of rape.”
Martial arts instructor was fighter pilot, Top Gun trainerFour years from now, when he is 74, Skip Leonard will take a test. If all goes well, he will become a sixth-degree black belt in taekwondo, and when I pointed out that most 74-year-olds aren’t even thinking about roundhouse kicks, he just shrugged. “Doesn’t bother me what they’re doing,” said Leonard.
Hamilton martial arts instructor named ‘Competitor of the Year’HAMILTON – On weekends and in the evenings, after his day job and teaching martial arts, Ed Yuncza spent every spare moment whipping himself into fighting form as he prepared to come out of a 12-year retirement. The martial arts instructor stayed long after students filed out of his studio, continuing to work for a couple of more hours.