“The Real Housewives of Orange County” are spending the day at a self-defense studio. Why? Despite their skills at verbal sparring, it seems there’s room for improvement when it comes to hand-to-hand combat.

That’s clear from the moment the housewives start to arrive. Gretchen Rossi , who is hosting this outing, is dressed in a pretty good facsimile of a Lara Croft costume, which doesn’t suggest she’s taking it all that seriously.

The fun begins as the other housewives arrive, unaware that the studio has decided to stage a role-playing scenario to test their readiness. That it gives the show footage of them freaking out a little doesn’t hurt either.

Gina Kirschenheiter and Tamra Judge arrive first. As their SUV driver slows to a stop and muscular, tattooed man approaches their win

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