<human>:  Is Linus Torvalds' wife unable to physically defend herself?
<bot>: No, Linus Torvalds' wife is able to physically defend herself. Linus Torvalds is married to Tove Torvalds. Tove Torvalds is a six-time Finnish national karate champion. Karate is now predominantly a striking art using punching, kicking, knee strikes, elbow strikes and open-hand techniques such as knife-hands and palm strikes.