EPISODE · Oct 26, 2020 · 49 MIN
026: Melissa Soalt, the teaching of womens self defense needs a reset! Part 1
from Fighter Mindset Podcast · host Dag Terje Helle
I am happy and thankful to release the first part of my long interview I did with Melissa Soalt, or Dr. Ruthless as she is called. Melissa is one of the pioneers of womens self defense, and she was a part of starting the movement back in the 1970`s which was a resistance to all the rapes that was going on in the United States. She is also an s an award-winning women's self defense expert, a Black Belt Hall of Fame recipient, creator of Fierce & Female, and a former trauma psychotherapist. In our interview, Melissa is talking about the origins of the WSD and also talks about how todays teaching needs a reset in the Martial Arts world. Check out www.fierceandfemale.com and her facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/fierceandfemale/
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I am happy and thankful to release the first part of my long interview I did with Melissa Soalt, or Dr. Ruthless as she is called. Melissa is one of the pioneers of womens self defense, and she was a part of starting the movement back in the 1970`s which was a resistance to all the rapes that was going on in the United States. She is also an s an award-winning women's self defense expert, a Black Belt Hall of Fame recipient, creator of Fierce & Female, and a former trauma psychotherapist. In our interview, Melissa is talking about the origins of the WSD and also talks about how todays teaching needs a reset in the Martial Arts world. Check out www.fierceandfemale.com and her facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/fierceandfemale/
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