On October 29, the Newton Rotary Club heard about self-defense and mixed martial arts from Buddy Allen (left), who teaches these skills at his business, Freedom Martial Arts. He has been a certified instructor for over ten years and has worked with young people for many years, teaching self-defense, self-discipline, self-confidence as well as physical fitness. He also teaches classes that specialize in dealing with bullies, and a special class about self-defense for women. He helped illustrate some self-defense moves by doing a walk-through with his friend, Rotarian Jonathan Broscious (right), who chaired the day’s meeting.
