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Self Defense Is Focus For Kickboxing For Fitness Mom Westchester NY

Appearances can be deceiving. You hear this all the time. It is demonstrated perfectly when looking at Shirin. Her smile is contagious. When she smiles it is almost as if it forces one out of you. She is a bright light and a great lady. With that being said she is a MONSTER. In jiu-jitsu class she is fierce with her attacks and relentlessly tough. Her favorite move is the guillotine so you can bet you will get caught with it once or twice in each round. In kickboxing class she is what I affectionately call a stalker. Similar to myself she only goes forward. She figures we are here to fight so lets go. Her training method inspires everyone around her. She is always will to stay a little later and help others in the class. Simply said she is awesome.

Her own progress and achievements mean a lot to her but it’s not everything. She trains to make sure she is safe. Her career causes her to travel to the worlds most dangerous ares very often. She told me one time about the “Kidnap Training” she must go through. Kidnap training??? I like to think I’m tough but any job where they say being kidnapped is an “On The Job Hazard” I’d probably pass on it. Her training most be more to her than mere exercise. The self defense that she learns may save her life on day so she doesn’t have time to play around. She is here to work and that mentality catches on to those around her.

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Another motivation for her to push her self past the normal human limits is that she wants to inspire someone very important to her, he daughter. Nadya sees her mother going through the same rigorous training that she does herself. Her mother doesn’t give in when fatigue begins so neither does she. Her mother doesn’t skip classes so neither does she. Her mother has a non-quitting spirit that she takes off the mat and applies everywhere else in her life. It makes sense that this is also inherited by Nadya. Shirin doesn’t preach from the grand stands but actually leads the way and sets the example through her actions. I’m honored for both of them to be part of our school.

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