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Martial Arts Helped Action Star Maria Tran Stand Taller
Imagine hating school because you were either getting bullied or witnessing someone else getting bullied regularly. This was the life for Action Star Maria Tran, when she was younger. Now she is considered the “Queen of On-Screen Action” and she attributes her success to training in the martial arts. Before she became an Australian Action Star at the age of eight she attempted to stop another kid from being bullied, but ended up getting beat up in a Brisbane schoolyard. This terrible experience motivated Maria to take Taekwondo classes. She believes the training, enabled her “to stand taller” and to not be afraid to look people in the eye. Developing