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 Even the best self defense can fail a person in the heat of the moment. Your mind and body can freeze up. You can forget your moves and training. And if the attacker is just stronger than you, training can sometimes not be enough especially in cases where men attack women. That was probably what Thomas Jones was counting on when he first spotted Nashali Alma working out in the apartment complex gym. Posing as a resident he pulled on the door motioning to Nashali to let him in. Not thinking he was up to anything other than getting a workout going, she obliged and returned to her weights. Nashali Alma during NBC interview It didn't take long for Jones to start acting strange and approach Alma to grab her. Clearly noticing his lack of personal space she jumped into action initially batting his arms away, shoving him, and putting exercise equipment between her and the assailant. But soon he closed in and forced a physical confrontation and that is exactly what he got. Using her self d...

 Jumping requires functioning legs you say? Trampolines are no place for a wheelchair you say? Well you would be wrong and Wyatt Burggraff would know. In a recent viral video this courageous young man, who deals with the challenges of spina bifida visited a local gym and quite literally jumped on a trampoline. The gym is a TNT facility in Fargo North Dakota built and operated specifically for those with special needs. Wyatt has been attending the fitness & gymnastics programs at TNT now for two years. At first he was very nervous and maybe even scared of the trampoline. But as you will witness he not only loves jumping on it now, he can be heard in the video shouting "Faster! Faster!" as if to say to Nate (the trainer) this needs to be even more thrilling, take it up a notch. Director of TNT Kim Pladson remarked, "To just see how they have embraced the joy that we, almost at times take for granted because that's just who we are, that's who TNT is, and our co...