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Podcast: Everyday Martial Artist
Episode: Arlene Limas – Pave Prevention – EP260
Description: Arlene Limas is a pioneering martial artist and leader whose career has helped reshape combat sports, self-defense, and personal empowerment.
She began training at just five years old in Shaolin kung fu before transitioning to tae kwon do, where she quickly rose to the highest levels of international competition. In 1988, at the Seoul Olympic Games, she made history — becoming the first American and the first woman to win an Olympic gold medal in tae kwon do as the sport made its Olympic debut.
Over the course of her competitive career, Arlene earned national titles, Pan-American ti...