My Mom is a Fighter...Literally!

When you think about getting into a fight with someone, an unassuming, precious grandmother probably isn’t the first person who comes to mind.

But in Ramsey, New Jersey, an increasing number of women in their 60s and 70s are signing up to learn krav maga — a self-defense system developed for the Israeli military that combines techniques from boxing, wrestling, and a variety of other martial arts.

And my mother is one of these women.