Kimber Johnson

Kimber Johnson began her career in martial arts at the age of 4. She is a World Champion Forms/Fighting and AAU Champion with a 17 and 0 amateur boxing record, and holds a third-degree black belt in tae kwon do and a first-degree black belt in kung fu. A co-founder of the Women's Street Combat Rape Prevention program, she is also the mother of four children.

Melissa Soalt is a veteran women's self-defense trainer specializing in practical and full-force, scenario-based methods. A former psychotherapist who has successfully staved off physical attacks, she has been featured on NBC Nightly News and in Self, Woman's Day, The Wall Street Journal and Newsweek Japan. She has published numerous articles and is working on a book. Also known as "Dr. Ruthless," she is a Black Belt Hall of Fame Recipient and Woman of the Year, and was recently named Winner of Black Belt's Industry Award for Best Women's Self Defense of 2008.