Who is the Martial Artess?
Martial Artess (Cheri Arbuckle) studies taekwondo, where she holds the rank of yellow belt. She’s also dabbled in several other martial arts, including bojutsu, shotokan karate, t’ai chi, and fencing. She trains with her son as they both pursue their dreams of becoming black belts. She has a passion for all martial arts and would love to expand her training to include aikido, kumdo, and gong fu, if time and money permitted.
Why “Martial Artess”?
It’s a play on the phrase “martial artist”. Because I wanted to focus on the special experiences of women in the martial arts, I decided to use the somewhat archaic “-ess” ending that converted any occupation to one performed by women: steward/stewardess, author/authoress.
