Alisa Baksh Patel, a mother of 3 all who started training at Franklin Family Karate. 4 years ago when her youngest began to train, she decided to begin her training as well. Her inspiration came from watching what she describes as the strong an independent women training and made the decision that she too wanted to be a part of this. Outside of training, Alisa has a career in insurance, specializing in commercial real estate and mortgage financing.