Linda Pulido may have gotten into Tae Kwon Do for all the wrong reasons, but it would also be wrong to say the black belt and 10-time world champion has stayed involved in martial arts for those same reasons.
Growing up tough on the streets of Gilroy, Pulido rarely backed down from a fight. The only thing that made her start training in Tae Kwon Do was so her foes would be the first to fall.
"I got into it for all the wrong reasons," Pulido said while sitting in her gym, Pulido's Pro Fitness, which also houses her training studio Champions Martial Arts. "I learned how to fight better, but it also taught me discipline and respect.
In this video, we talk with Pulido and her students while showing you them sparring and stick fighting.
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