Here, too, Seagal relies on his martial arts training before resorting to any kind of lethal force.

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After his release, Raja and his small team spent countless hours counseling Mansha at a variety of locations in east London, including after prayers at mosques and after martial arts training sessions at gyms.

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He has training in mixed martial arts and Brazilian jiu-jitsu.

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However, his parents instead enrolled him at the China Drama Academy, a talent school of hard knocks with a draconian regime that included training in music, acrobatics and martial arts that lasted 18 hours a day.

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Sallie Mae ( SLM - news - people ) loan paid directly to a Dahn affiliate, the Sun Institute, a New Jersey massage school, for "DahnMuDo" training, a 12-day course in noncombative martial arts she attended in Sedona.

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