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 Do not
let her petite physique fool you. Amy Losek Ladenheim is a
powerhouse in business and on the mat.
In
1989, she left a lucrative career as a distributor for grocery,
health and beauty aids to open a martial arts academy in
Pembroke Pines. Her school, the largest in the area for children
and adults, taught more than 400 active students within its
first year of operation.
Combining savvy business skills with a passion for martial arts
allowed Losek to create a unique program with traditional
training and a progressive business style. Her business model
has been written about in professional magazines, and her
martial arts programs have been featured in local papers and on
broadcast news stations.
Losek
was the first female in Florida trained and certified to teach
Krav Maga, an Israeli self-defense system that has become a
fashionable style of training.
In
January of this year, she opened a new chain of training schools
called FIST, an acronym for Fighting Instruction Self-Defense
Training. She opened her second such school in August and her
third just a few weeks ago.
According to Losek, martial arts has gifted her
with the discipline, perseverance and the “yes I can” attitude
necessary to be successful in all areas of life. How would she
describe herself? As “a true example of a person who wears a
black belt not only around her waist, but also around her
heart.”
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