My grandmother has a black belt!
August 13, 2010 • By Sarah Richardson
Ena Mallet, a 77-year-old
grandmother, has become the first woman to get a 7th Dan Black
belt in Spirit Combat International jujitsu.
The martial arts granny, who lives in Britain, says she might be getting old but she can still deal with "any big bloke who comes along."
Mallet started practicing martial arts in 1979 to stay in shape, ended up as an instructor in 1987 and continues teaching classes in the town of South Walsham.
She has taken out her moves once on a 14 year-old shoplifter to whom she gave a wrist lock.
"I gave him the shock of his life, and he quickly dropped the mints," she said.
Though Mallet has risen to a high rank in martial arts, she says that she is not giving up the belt anytime soon.
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