As a lifetime martial artist and holder of five black belts, Karen Barbaro Potochick is passionate about empowering young people through teaching and story-telling. Teaching martial arts and self-defense for over thirty years, Karen is passionate about teaching middle grade students to be the heroes of their own stories. What in the Sam Hill is meant to be an entertaining story as well as a teaching guide and "how-to" handbook of martial arts and self-defense techniques.