A former police officer who left a 15-year career to follow her passion for fitness is now is going viral on TikTok for her self-defense techniques. Collating her police training and martial arts experience into bite-size safety tips, she is now helping others stay safe, one technique at a time.
At 47, mom of four Nichelle Laus, of Toronto, Canada, closed the doors of her gym amid the pandemic. In order to recover from her lost business, she partnered with her husband and another associate from across Canada to open a tactical supply shop for emergency services personnel in the same space that was her gym.