Tae kwon do instructor offering free self-defense clinic in wake of sexual assaults
A Lawrence tae kwon do instructor is offering a free self-defense clinic in response to a series of rapes in the city.
The course will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 27, at Lawrence Tae-Kwon-Do School, 1846 Vt.
Ki-June Park, owner and chief instructor, said he became concerned after hearing about several sexual assaults in Lawrence over the past five years. The assaults are connected, police believe; the most recent rape was Dec. 1 in southwest Lawrence.
Park said anyone wanting to attend the clinic should wear loose clothing. No reservation is necessary. The course could take up to three hours, he said.
Park said he planned to host the course periodically.
More than one dozen students and community members attended a two-hour self-defense workshop Thursday afternoon at Kansas University.
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