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    Jessica Laughlin Concrete Jungle

    Self-defense course teaches students how to disable an attacker


    Jessica Laughlin is about to take all of her pent-up aggression out on this poor soul who chose the wrong time to mess with the wrong woman. The man, in this case, is actually a torso-sized punching bag, but for the 10 seconds it's going to take her to pummel the thing, it doesn't matter. It's good that the bag's not a person. If it were, she'd quite possibly kill the guy. This isn't your stab-him-with-your-car keys self-defense class. It's not "Model Mugging" or the new aerobic health club craze of "cardio kickboxing." This is Concrete Jungle Self Defense, eight weeks of classes that teach one to "Think like a bodyguard. Fight like a Marine."   More

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Self-defense course teaches students how to disable an attacker

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