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Nearly 5,000 Metro women have learned to defend themselves with a form of karate called Wen-Do, developed in Toronto
Nearly 5,000 Metro women have learned to defend themselves with a form of karate called Wen-Do, developed in Toronto

Nearly 5,000 Metro women have learned to defend themselves with a form of karate called Wen-Do, developed in Toronto

Date3/20/1975
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Original Toronto Star caption: Nearly 5;000 Metro women have learned to defend themselves with a form of karate called Wen-Do; developed in Toronto. One part of warm-up exercise period is kicking. At the top of kick; they let out a scream. From left: Instructor Alice Macpherson Mala Beri; Marcia Lyons. Pam Welstead; Gisele Kienast; Zeba Leonard and Jeanette Whynotte practise at Grenoble Public School. A mother of two and just 5 feet tall; Mrs. Kienast says she doesn't fear an attack.
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