rjw@ptsfc.UUCP (Rod Williams) (03/14/85)
This story is culled, without authorization, from the pages of the San Francisco Chronicle, dated March 13, 1985 (slow news day): In O'Fallon, Missouri, Lucille Thompson, an 88-year-old great-grandmother, showed off her skills at the 1985 Tae Kwon Do championships by breaking a board with her elbow, crushing a piece of concrete with her foot and vanquish- ing a male opponent. Thompson, who saw a demonstration of the Korean martial art a year ago, has been taking lessons ever since. Called "Killer" by her grandchildren, she said she spends an hour a day at a studio working out, and then goes home to practice. "I was brought up a lady," she said. "I was never al- lowed to do anything athletic, and I seethed inside. This is my release. I can go out now and blow my stack." There was a very impressive photograph accompanying this article. Alas, I haven't quite figured out a way to reproduce it here. Ideas, anyone? -- rod williams -------------------- dual!ptsfa!ptsfc!rjw