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Susan Martinez 
Author, Black Belt & Personal Safety Expert
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Susan
Martinez is the author of seven books, a press agent, a certified hypnotherapist,
a 2nd degree black belt in American Tae Kwon Do, and personal safety expert..
She
earned her first degree in 1991. She
is the founder of Black Belt Do-Gooders (Just a bunch of black belts doing a few
good deeds!). She continues to train and teach at Out On A Limb Martial Arts in
St. Paul, MN. There are three living
generations of martial artists in Susan’s family:
Two of her children are black belts, and her six-year-old granddaughter
is an orange belt.
Susan
is the mother of five grown children, grandmother of two, and resides in
suburban Minneapolis, Minnesota with her husband TJ Martinez.
Contact: blackbelt@tjsusan.com
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OUTSMARTING THE BAD GUYS:
A Personal Safety Guide for Women
Book Info
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Other
Books
by Susan (Erling) Martinez
Skye Blue Mystical Adventure Series, Book 1 (juvenile fiction)
Skye
Blue & the Dream Catcher Ghost
Skye Blue Mystical Adventure Series, Book 2 (juvenile fiction)
Last
Call for Alcohol:
Healing
a Marriage Harmed by Alcohol Abuse (self-help)
Angels
& Dreams:
Add
Sparkle to your Life with the Help of your Angels and your Dreams (self-help)
Life-Guard:
A
Woman’s Personal Safety Guide (self-help)
Safe
& Sound:
A
Parent’s Guide to Self-Protection for Kids (self-help)
These
books are available at www.amazon.com.

Susan (on right) with
daughter Noelle Erling and son Jake Erling

Susan
with granddaughter Sophia