As you’ve all probably noticed, I haven’t really been posting for quite awhile now. It’s not because I haven’t wanted to or don’t have anything to say — it’s just time.
Recently, I was accepted into a program to help budding game designers and writers build a solid, profitable business. This is something I’ve been working [...]
Here’s a list of the top ten most popular posts from On My Own Two Feet.
15 Must-Read Martial Arts Blogs. A description of my blogroll and why I chose those sites.
Famous Fighting Females. Introduction to the irregular series profiling legendary female warriors.
Do You Need a Black Belt? Why obtaining a black belt is important, at [...]
Thanks for making this journey with me. I’ve learned a lot about martial arts I’d never even heard of and I hope you’ve enjoyed it. Without further ado, here’s the final six: U-Z
Uechi-ryū (Japan): Okay, I’ve had to break one of my rules to find a “U” martial art — I had to include karate. [...]
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Let’s face it — web sites for female martial artists don’t usually stand out and scream “Here I Am!” The following is a list of web resources for women in the martial arts:
Association of Women Martial Arts Instructors: An organization for female martial arts instructors.
National Women’s Martial Arts Federation: A nation-wide organization for female martial [...]
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After almost 15 years, I’m finally free of my emotionally abusive marriage. Friday, at 9:30 am, the judge here in Wake County, North Carolina granted me my divorce. And just like that, it’s final. It’s over. Finally.
I’m not completely rid of him, since we have a child together and joint legal custody, but Dynamo’s spending [...]
Ugh — rheumatoid flare got up an bit me hard this last week and a half, finally necessitating a trip to the Urgent Care clinic and a coritzone shot. Hopefully, I’ll be back to blogging regualarly next week.
I’m sure stress played a major role in this. Tomorrow is my day in divorce court. If all [...]
I stumbled across a blog entry on a site called PinkRaygun.com commenting on another post about how TV has become a bastion for women and gays and that there’s really no programming out there for white men anymore. No, seriously. Read the two posts and come back.
What I find really interesting is how vague, and [...]
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Top 10 Posts
Here’s a countdown of the top ten most-read posts since this blog went live in February:
10. Domestic Abuse: 12 Reasons Why Women Stay
9. Legendary Fighting Women: Mulan
8. [...]
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… at least for me. I thought I’d introduce my blogroll blogs and explain why I follow them. Maybe you’ll find some new favorites among them, too.
1. American/Traditional: A/T’s author is a teacher and student martial arts and is highly traditional, as am I. I enjoy reading his philosophy and often find his beliefs echo [...]
What I present in this post is my own experience and the experience of the many other women I’ve known who’ve also lived through domestic abuse in any form. I refer to the abuser as “he” and the abused as “she” because I’m writing about why women don’t leave, but also because the vast majority [...]
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