Photo Gallery: Gracie Barra La Cañada Flintridge gym and the La Cañada Flintridge Youth Council offers self-defense class for teens
Gracie Barra La Cañada Flintridge owner and martial arts world champion Orlando Sanchez teaches Allison King, 13, top, and Lynn Ryu, 18, bottom, how to get out of an attack during the La Cañada Flintridge Youth Council self-defense class, in La Cañada Flintridge on Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016. The 1 1/2 hr. self-defense class is for 13-18 year old boys and girls. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Students like Emilie Risha, 14 from Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy, learned how to properly fall without getting hurt at Gracie Barra La Cañada Flintridge gym during the La Cañada Flintridge Youth Council self-defense class, in La Cañada Flintridge on Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016. The 1 1/2 hr. self-defense class is for 13-18 year old boys and girls. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Gracie Barra La Ca–ada Flintridge owner and martial arts world champion Orlando Sanchez and participating students at the La Ca–ada Flintridge Youth Council self-defense class, in La Ca–ada Flintridge on Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016. The 1 1/2 hr. self-defense class is for 13-18 year old boys and girls. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Gracie Barra La Cañada Flintridge owner and martial arts world champion Orlando Sanchez shows how to protect from a punch during the La Cañada Flintridge Youth Council self-defense class, in La Cañada Flintridge on Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016. The 1 1/2 hr. self-defense class is for 13-18 year old boys and girls. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Gracie Barra La Cañada Flintridge owner and martial arts world champion Orlando Sanchez shows how to get out of a tackling attacker during the La Cañada Flintridge Youth Council self-defense class, in La Cañada Flintridge on Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016. The 1 1/2 hr. self-defense class is for 13-18 year old boys and girls. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Gracie Barra La Cañada Flintridge owner and martial arts world champion Orlando Sanchez showed how to get out of a choke-hold attack during the La Cañada Flintridge Youth Council self-defense class, in La Cañada Flintridge on Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016. The 1 1/2 hr. self-defense class is for 13-18 year old boys and girls. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)