Nonwater escapes using ropes and handcuffs are fun she says, but the water cell is emotionally draining. "It was important for me to be a strong example for young women in particular, so I thought I would do something most women don't do, and that is the escapes," she says. I'm not Vegas showgirl, that's not me," she says. He wanted to put together a show and he really wanted her to be in it. It was during that time she met Ridgeway. Johnson became an escape artist after taking a break from her job at aįortune 500 company to help her mother run an entertainment business. "I use a shallow water free diving technique where I take a number of breaths so I can take in more oxygen and oxygenate my blood," Johnson says. She practiced picking locks, and she worked with a dive master to slow her heart rate and hold her breath. Johnson first publicly performed this escape in 2003. "The world's premiere female escape artist - give it up for Kristen Johnson!" Ridgeway exclaims. After nearly three minutes Johnson has picked every lock and freed herself from the chains. Johnson pulls a bobby pin from her hair and begins to work on getting the handcuffs off. Boise State Public Radio Kristen Johnson as Lady Houdini in an upside-down escape.
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