The Italian army is extremely ingenious. For training soldiers, instead of a tall man, a 77-year-old woman was employed. And surprisingly, this woman is able to knock any private to the ground. Martial arts expert – Keiko Wakabayashi – she is called by her students “Samurai grandmother”. This inconspicuous person despite her age and height – just 152 cm – can do a lot of harm to many people. A great grandmother knows jujitsu, kenjitso, judo, kendo i karate. However, the Japanese woman can laugh at the nicknames given to her. He tells the soldiers over and over, that they would look at her and think, that anything is possible. – Don't think to yourself, that it was impossible. Body composition plays no role here – this is how the Japanese woman tries to mobilize her students. Wakabayshi has been training for many years, that's probably why the Italians from the Folgore branch decided to hire her. Officers also have hope, that the humiliation and mobilization of soldiers by a woman, and at that age, will strengthen them. On top of that, of course, there's learning hand-to-hand combat, which the soldiers will definitely need, especially if they don't have a gun with them.
77-summer grandmother trains Italian soldiers
