Genbu-Kai Karate recently tested and graduated three women who participated in the eight-week self-defense class offered at Royal Palm Beach High School’s adult education program.
The women were taught fundamental releases from attacks such as wrist grabs, bear hugs and chokes with karate moves such as elbow and palm heel strikes, knee and stomp kicks. The testing was conducted with the lights off, in a dark and unfriendly atmosphere in order to assimilate a real life night attack.
The program was taught by Brent Bedwell, an assistant instructor at Genbu-Kai Karate. Chief Instructor Sensei Keith Moore said the women did exceptionally well. The main focus for the graduation ceremony was to make the attacks as real as possible, while keeping student safety paramount. All women are from the western communities.
Genbu-Kai Karate is in the Wellington Marketplace. For more info., call (561) 804-1002 or visit www.floridagenbukai.com.
ABOVE: Assistant Instructor Brent Bedwell, Connie Guzik, Diane Lambert-Cole, Jackie Fignar and Chief Instructor Sensei Keith Moore.
