I was tired of running for them and to be a gang leader you have to be able to fight everybody in your own gang. Hyman never actually used any of the things he learned on the streets. He fell in love with martial arts and spent his life teaching others the things he learned. He understands the great asset that karate knowledge could be to a woman to defend herself, and he regrets that there aren t more women in martial arts . I n class, Hyman is hard on both men and women.
Women are prepared to block attacks and to punch right from the beginning.
Hyman also has taught his son and daughter since they were small. As a teacher, he is even harder on her than on other students. Women at their karate class in Harlem. A lyssa Hyman says she feels as like as she has learned karate since the moment she was born. Both of her parents are trained fighters, and her father is the one who taught her everything.