In December 2005, Francisca Alatriz and her two children, Leticia and Victor, qualified to compete in perhaps one of the largest and most prestigious martial arts tournaments. She intends to use the international forum to bring attention to domestic violence.
"A lady of her age and bullet wounds -- two near fatal -- to take up an endeavor such as karate is amazing," said Roscoe Dabney, Tonto Apache Tribe police officer.
Through the whole ordeal of the shooting, recovery, waiting for the trial and finally seeing Diaz convicted, the Alatriz family stayed positive and focused through martial arts.
"It (has become) more than a sport. It became our way out of domestic violence," Leticia said.
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