Jiu-jitsu world champion fights Philippines’ sex abuse problem
- 5 years ago
Filipino martial artist Meggie Ochoa, who gained a jiu-jitsu world championship title and national fame in her home country last year, is turning her training towards a new opponent: the Philippines’ rampant child sexual abuse problem. The 2018 Asia-games bronze medallist and Jiu-Jitsu International Federation gold medallist has spent the past two years teaching martial arts to child sexual abuse survivors as a form of recovery and empowerment. In October, 2018 she launched Fight to Protect,…