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I was born into a family of first-generation Eritrean immigrants. In 1998, during the Eritrea-Ethiopia war, my parents were rescued and airlifted to Egypt by the United State government. I am forever indebted to and proud of the role that the US Armed Forces played in our lives.

In 2015, during a trip to Eritrea, I witnessed blatant misogynistic behavior towards females and heart braking forced marriages of innocent teenage girls. I deplored those reprehensible acts. Just as the US Armed Forces aided my parents, I made my decision to help them.

Martial Arts training gave me a desire to teach self-defense skills to those who weren’t able to defend themselves. In particular, the underage girls who fell prey to older males. Practicing Martial

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