Leslie is the Founder of Reclaiming Your Courage, a Trauma-informed Self-Defense Coach, Author, and International Keynote Speaker. She became the “Self-Defense Mama” when she decided to become the mother she always needed by breaking the cycle of intergenerational trauma. Leslie is a second-generation Korean and Chinese American, mother of two, wife, executive assistant, and entrepreneur.

She is a San Francisco native and has been a martial artist for 20 years with a black belt in Tae Kwan Do, Hap Kido and Kenpo Karate. Today she is passionate about Muay Thai and Jiu-Jitsu. Her mission is to save the lives of AAPI womxn and allies to the BIPOC, Latinx, LGBTQIA+, Neurodivergent, and Differently Abled communities. She teaches her clients how to become stronger self-advocates through mind, voice, and body. She empowers womxn to stand in their power by rewriting their instincts and rooting themselves in LOVE and COURAGE.