Filipino Martial Arts Help KC Women Learn Self-Defense

KCUR | By Alex Smith

Published January 18, 2011 at 11:10 AM CST

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Kansas City, MO – Action movie fans may have noticed some different fight moves on the big screen in recent years. In the James Bond film Casino Royale and all three of the Bourne Identity movies, the good guys are using Filipino martial arts to bust up the bad guys.

Now, a former police trainer living in Prairie Village is adapting those moves to help women learn self-defense. KCUR's Alex Smith dropped in on a class to find out more.

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