Airway Heights to offer self-defense class

By AL STOVER

Staff Reporter

Airway Heights residents will have an opportunity to learn some martial arts techniques.

The city’s Parks and Recreation Department is holding a free self-defense class, every Tuesday from Sept. 15 to Oct. 20, from 6-8 p.m. at the community center.

Students who attend the class will learn basic Wing Chun techniques. Wing Chun is a Chinese martial art that utilizes both striking and grappling in close-range combat. Its concepts and principles are designed to end a violent encounter in a way that is fast, safe and efficient with techniques geared around proper body st...