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?
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rod williams
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