Thursday, July 29, 2010 - “Fire Starter”, an article recently published in the August/September 2010 issue of Bust Magazine, features the story of a bold young hero named Dallas Jessup. The author, Phoebe Magee writes, “Dallas Jessup was a 13-year-old Portland, OR high school freshman in 2004 when she first saw the surveillance video on the news of 11-year-old Carlie Brucia being abducted from a Florida car wash.” The piece continues to describe how Jessup, “a black belt in Tae Kwon Do and a student of Filipino street fighting …realized she possessed a certain set of skills that could protect other young girls from the same fate. So she created Just Yell Fire, a free 45-minute video”. The video teaches young women ages 11-19 a set of basic martial arts skills they can use to defend against sexual assault or other attack.
Now 18 Jessup has helped spark a movement that she calls a “million-girl revolution.” In the Bust article Jessup says proudly, “Girls are fighting back. Even in places not known for standing up and defending girls’ rights.”
A DVD of this video is also available for shipment anywhere in the world. The video is free and available through her website, www.justyellfire.com or write to “JUST YELL FIRE” P.O. Box 5647, Vancouver, WA 98668 for a free DVD.
For the entire article, check out the August/September 2010 issue of Bust Magazine, available at your local bookstore or through mail order at www.bust.com
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