Ruby Gertz winds up for a solid kick to a would-be attacker during a self-defense class. In this case, the pads absorb the blow. (Staff photo by Nicole Goodhue)
Exerpt:
MAAV hits sexual violence with one-two punch
By Dan Mac Alpine/ melrose@cnc.com
Thursday, March 17, 2005
The six-foot-tall, middle-aged man appeared suddenly: “Hi miss, can you tell me how to find …” But the conversation immediately blurred for 16-year-old Jessie Schmitt. He was leaning into her face and towering over her slight 5-foot frame. “Better, yet, why don’t you show me.” And he had her by the wrist, pressing, pressing ever closer. Schmitt knew she was supposed to do something. NOW. But what was it? “Even better, why don’t you just show 'em to me. You’re so pretty. C’mon. Why don’t you…” And words came through in snippets. Swears. Sexual commands. Bits and pieces. Schmitt tried to remember. Hit? Kick? Scream? But she went blank. She froze. And then she was down with him on top of her …
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Not a bad article really I think. I like the fact they are addressing the fear of defending yourself and freezing up.