Girls, it's time to get your fight on. No, not in the streets of funky Chinatown. Right here in L.A.

Recently, I found a beginning Karate class that my seven year old and I could take together. Now, every Friday night we go learn how to kick and punch and fight like girls. The class is free and loose and we like it that way.

Our Sensei knows what he is doing.Not only will you get a great workout (Just try doing 25 front kicks quickly on one leg!), but you'll gain the graitfying knowledge of how to land a punch and a swift groin kick to anyone who trys to mess with you.

Women are the most frequently attacked, most frquently by men, so we need to know what to do and be trained how to do it. Karate is like insurance... you're not always going to need it, but when you do, you're gonna be glad you have it.

My daughter loves to demonstrate her new moves on Dad, who has learned the hard way to back up a bit when she does her demo on just how to deliver a hard foot to the family jewels. I guess watching karate for years like my Chinese hubby has done, may make your kicks look better, but I don't care what I look like. The family joke is that I kick like a white girl, cause, well, I am. Bring it.

I just like knowing that when push comes to shove I can give it back like a real woman. Ladies, we all know men are the weaker sex. Let's be ready to prove it when it counts.