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STRONG AND SWEET FEBRUARY TRAINING MONTH By Elizabeth Vreeland Jennie Trower, the founder of Boom Self-Defense, has been a student of martial arts since 2000. Her mission is “to help connect people to their personal power and exist more safely in the world by teaching them practical and effective self-defense.” Over the years, Jennie switched gears from traditional martial arts to Krav Maga on which she bases her current teachings. Krav Maga is an Israeli self-defense system which is described as a “practical self-defense method.” During the training session, League members learned about the pre-fight and fight stages of an altercation. Members were encouraged to have an increased awareness of their surroundings (put those smart phones away), to not be afraid to be loud and to communicate effectively and forcefully if someone has crossed a boundary. For the fight stage, members learned and practiced a palm heel strike, groin kick and a rotational defense for a choke hold.
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