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Filmmaker Madeleine Hunt-Ehrlich spotlights 16-year-old Ammarah Haynes, a straight A student and Muslim who forms a Muslim student alliance in her school to facilitate conversation and awareness.
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00:00Hello, ma'am. Hello, sir. Hi. Are you ready to start your workout? Yes, sir. All right. So what I want to do today is start with the mind part first. You know, as you become empowered, I want you to become aware and to be able to sense and feel some of the things that's actually going on.
00:23My name is Jesse Bowen. I'm a martial artist. I've been studying the martial arts for about 40 years. I've been in business for 35 of those years. I'm on staff at Duke University. I'm a 10th degree black belt.
00:39You know, life is just a journey. It's about your desire and your heart of what you want. And if you can now see that, then the opportunity will present itself.
00:50Martial arts is an excellent tool for women. And number one, because it helps to empower them. You know, I have three daughters myself, and most of my black belts are actually female.
01:05And what I find is that with ladies, once they find that sense of empowerment of punching, the kicking, because it's not about the self-defense all entirely. It's about discovering themselves.
01:16So what I'm going to do is have you just sit down for a second.
01:19Yes, sir. Like this, sir?
01:22Yeah, that'll be fine, ma'am. And so what I want you to do, close your eyes so you can remove all of the distractions that's been going on today in your life.
01:31We can see with our eyes, but a lot of times we can close our eyes and we can see and experience more.
01:37I understand struggle, but I also understand how to move from struggle to a whole level of personal success.
01:44Anyone can get involved in the martial arts, and they can grow.
01:47But martial arts is one of the closest things you can do to enhancing a person's life.
01:56You know, a lot of my students have graduated from my courses, you know, have been with me since they were four, and they've gone off to college.
02:03You know, they're a neurologist. They're all different things that they've achieved success in.
02:08And for, you know, it's a light, it's a process, a life process. It's not a now process. It's a life process.
02:13It's not a now process.
02:26It's not ajúrgo.
02:27It's not a now process.
02:32It's not a nuisance.
02:34It's just a typeset.
02:35It's not a now.
02:37It's not a place to go.
02:38It's just a matter of fact.
02:39It's not a now process.
02:40It's not a now process.
02:41It's not a law of course.
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