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WEST JORDAN — Watching Zach Evans punch bags and perform self-defense moves could make even Chuck Norris hesitate.
Evans, co-owner of the Krav Maga Reborn gym in West Jordan, was part of a public training Saturday morning to teach others how to defend themselves during a very realistic scenario: an attempted carjacking.
“We try to make our classes as realistic as possible,” Evans said. “This is one of the situations that just happened recently, so we try to cater to that and get our students as much information as we possibly can.”
Evans teaches his students how to act, react and fight back with everything they have. He even shows them how to disarm an attacker when there is a weapon involved.
Kelsey Pearson was first attracted to the class because she wanted to have a reaction plan as a potential target.
“Being female, (I’m) more likely to be attacked out on the street (while) getting in my car,” she said.
Now, two years after her first self-defense class, Pearson feels more confident.
“I like the idea that some guy tries to come up to me and attack me and they realize right away that they chose the wrong chick,” she said with a laugh.
While no lesson can guarantee safety, Evans teaches his students that it gives them a chance at it.
“We have violence happening everywhere,” he said. “ … I want people to know they can fight back and they do have options.”
Anyone interested in more information on the self-defense classes offered at Evans’ gym can visit Krav Maga Reborn’s official website.
