My son and I are students at White Tiger. During our trial lesson, DS got a big surprise when the instructor told him to address her as “Sir”. “I earned the title,” she said. “I did everything the men did.”
That started me thinking. I seem to find more equality in martial arts schools and classes – even from Asian teachers – than in American society, which is supposed to be egalitarian. Inside the dojang / dojo we’re the same: men, women, Caucasian, African-American, Asian, Islamic, Christian, Buddhist or other. Here we’re segregated by only one thing: the color of our belts (okay, and whether we’re a child or adult 
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Tags: equalilty, women in martial arts
