Real-life warrior princess fights subway slimeballs with street smarts: Jab them in the eyes and run.
She’s a knockout — and she’ll knock you out.A martial-arts expert in Brooklyn named Crystal is getting a kick out of her Big Apple adventures by becoming a real-life Warrior Princess on social media.Armed with bulging biceps, taut traps and lats and leg muscles aplenty, Crystal — who, like Cher and The Undertaker, needs no last name — is capable of protecting herself against the occasional slimeball on city streets and subway platforms. But the steely siren isn’t going around Gotham looking to get her kicks by kicking others down.
Instead, she’s promoting self-defense skills to women who struggle to feel secure in a world that isn’t always safe. “I’ve been the victim of abuse and harassment, in my personal life and in everyday life here in New York City,” Crystal, 34, told The Post.“My goal is to help others, especially women, understand the importance of awareness and preparedness in everyday scenarios, so that fighting for their lives is the last resort.”It’s this noble ethos — combined with flirty fashions like plunging V-necks and teeny skirts — that recently propelled Crystal into viral fame with a kickass video, which reached nearly 15 million viewers online.The self-nicknamed “ninja” is trained in Muay Thai, Jeet Kune Do, Kali weapons, self-defense and boxing.But the millennial martial goddess told The Post that there’s a clear distinction between her skill set as a professional bruiser and the simple safety tactics she teaches her in-person students — and her half-a-million internet fans.“Martial arts is a discipline.
It’s more like a competitive sport,” Crystal explained to The Post.“Self-defense is for the streets.
It’s real.There are no rules in life-or-death situations.”Her trending clip and survival tips come amid an unfortunate series of crimes against women in and around the boroughs.
From random curbside assaults to fatal stabbings in Times Square to the recent Cornell assault accusation...