Martial arts classes on Chicago’s South Side

Reset Lost & Found: Where can I take martial arts classes on the South Side? — In a photo from Jan. 28, 2015 in Southfield, Mich. Jayson Harris punches a pad held by Michael Hunt during the Kids Kicking Cancer class.

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Reset Lost & Found: Where can I take martial arts classes on the South Side?

We found one studio in South Shore that’s been teaching self defense for 43 years.

In a photo from Jan. 28, 2015 in Southfield, Mich. Jayson Harris punches a pad held by Michael Hunt during the Kids Kicking Cancer class.

(AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

By Claire Hyman

Whit was struggling to find martial arts classes in his neck of the woods, so we assigned a producer to help the WBEZ listener locate a South Side studio that taught self defense.

Along the way, Reset learns about the health benefits of a martial arts practice and the community cultivated in one South Shore dojo that’s been around for more than four decades.

GUEST: Hanshi Larry C. Tankson, owner of TAC Karate & Fitness