Asian women learn self-defense after attacks

PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."With an increase in attacks on Asian Americans in New York City, some martial arts practitioners are offering self-defense classes to women.

SCOTT SIMON, HOST:

Asian American and Pacific Islander women in New York City are learning martial arts as a means to defend themselves. This follows a rise in anti-Asian violence in the city and across the country. Debbie Truong takes us to a class in Brooklyn, where the sport Muay Thai is taught.

DEBBIE TRUONG, BYLINE: Inside a community room on a rainy day in May, Jess Ng faces seven women. She directs the women, all of whom are Asian, to practice getting away from an attacker. They learn footwork and back toward exits with their arms raised."...