of italian soldiers floored by 77-year-old japanese woman

Italian soldiers floored by 77-year-old Japanese woman: Italian soldiers are facing the embarrassment of being beaten up daily by a 77-year-old Japanese grandmother.


Keiko Wakabayshi, nicknamed the "Samurai Granny" effortlesssly neutralises an opponent

Martial arts expert Keiko Wakabayshi, nicknamed the "Samurai Granny", has been hired by the country's military to train recruits in hand-to-hand combat.

Miss Wakabayshi, who stands exactly 5ft tall, looks tiny compared to her charges who are mostly over 6ft.

But the pensioner is a trained master in an array of martial arts disciplines including jujitsu, jojitso, kenjitso, judo, kendo and karate.